Han

Deel je ervaring

Don’t confuse ‘what ifs’ with regret.

2016 Verenigd Koninkrijk

Sometimes I feel selfish, but then I stop and tell myself, no it’s my body and my life. I don’t regret what I did and need to stop letting the what ifs get into my head!!

The process itself was straight forward in terms of how everything went about. But for me mentally and physically it was horrendous. I knew as soon as I found out I was pregnant that I didn’t want the baby. I wasn’t ready. I’d just handed my notice in at work and my partner and i were going travelling later that year for 12 months. Like I said, the process was straightforward. I met with my GP who gave me the number of a clinic I had to ring. I made an appointment, had a scan and discussed options. The nursing staff were incredibly friendly and non judgemental. It felt like a very warm environment. My first option was the pill. I could have taken one then and come back the following day and taken another one, but because I’d already lied to work about where I was, the fact I worked an hour away and the fact I was a teacher, I couldn’t go through with it. So because of time restraints my second option was minor surgery to remove the fetus. It was painful, and both during and after. After a few hours there was a lot of a blood and the cramps were horrendous. There is still a stigma around abortion and because of that I’ve lived with this secret for almost 2 years. Because of the stigma I couldn’t tell my boss so I had to go back to work the next day and teach 32 ten year olds whilst I was in incredible pain and still miscarrying.

Hoe reageerden andere mensen op je abortus?

The only person who knows about the abortion was my partner at the time. Something I’ve found difficult since I made my decision was coping with the fact he didn’t want me to go through with it. It’s something he held against me for the rest of our relationship.

Luciana

Hace exactamente 1 año y dos meses. Arranque el 2017 con todo. Supe el día que…

Marcela

Es más una historia de amor, que de un aborto pero posiblemente en algo te…

Maru

Se puede acceder de forma legal

Klaudia

Miałam aborcję i nie żałuję! Znowu czuję, że żyję. Opowiem wam w skrócie moją…

Maree

It was sad but necessary

Julia

Uwolniłam się od piekła i zyskałam szansę na szczęście

Cacau

O aborto é uma escolha apenas da MULHER.

Alice

This is how it went for me

A alexandra

Mi futuro, mi familia

noha

y la verdad para mi fue un alivio, esto comenzó un el mismo dia que decidi…

Natalia M

Yo aborté, y no me arrepiento.

aileen

I have had two abortions

A.

Pomimo zastosowanej antykoncepcji, zaszłam w ciążę. Brałam tabletki.

Emmy Smith

It was the best decision of my life

Marie

I had an abortion. It's a choice I want available for every woman, for…

Anonimowa

Dokonałam tego co jest zakazane w tym kraju. Nie czuję się winna.

Javiera

Yo aborte en Chile, en pandemia gracias a Wow