Anne

Deel je ervaring

I knew exactly what I wanted and needed- to be there for my kids, to find a job, to get settled in the new city. Not to have a third child.
It is mandatory in Germany to have a counseling before I could even go to a doctor. It was a very disturbing experience, the person trying to talk me into continuing the pregnancy. Then I struggled to find a doctor tp provide the abortion, run out of time to do it with pills. The doctors and nurses at the private (and expensive) clinic I finally found were treating me like shit, making me listen to the heartbeat against after I had asked them no to etc.
This made me realize what a long way we have to go. Experiencing the partriarchy on/at my own body was a surreal experience. Today I accompany friends and strangers in their abortions to make sure they are safe.

2018 Duitsland

the medical procedure is very easy and quick. the way how I was treated was the problem.

Had de illegaliteit van je abortus invloed op je gevoelens?

well it is still illegal here but not persecuted if you do the mandatory counseling and have it before 12 weeks. I could do it in a clinic which is a major privilege but the way how I was treated and how difficult I found the access to be showed very clear that the public opinion and the very fact that it is officially still considered a crime does play a big role.

Hoe reageerden andere mensen op je abortus?

once I started to share and speak up about my experience, more and more people shared their stories as well. I ended up going on stage and talking about it in a play. reactions from friends and family were positive. my mum told me she had an abortion too when she was my age, had to travel to a different country in the 70s because it was not possible here then.

Florencia

No podía quedar embarazada, las posibilidades para que eso suceda (según los…

Melina

Yo aborte con oxaprost

Stormy-Hayden Skylar

I don't regret my abortion in the slightest.

Macarena

Yo aborte , con oxapros en Buenos Aires tengo 24 años

G.

Zawsze miałam nieregularny okres, także tydzień spóźnienia nie dawał mi…

Lu

Y aunque todos los días piense que podría haber sido, fue la mejor decisión…

Yukino

Yo aborte

Fabiana

y te lo cuento

Gina

Porque no era el momento indicado y los anticonceptivos fallaron.

Julia

Postanowiłam się podzielić swoją historią, ponieważ gdy szukałam informacji na…

Hajat

Życie składa się z podejmowania trudnych decyzji

Hikaru

I had an abortion

I'm a single mom, and i was 21 when i got pregnant the…

Kate

and I'm so relieved

Mandy Amanda

Hora de recomeçar

Maria

Eu havia acabado de sair de um relacionamento quase passional. Tive uma recaída…

Pam

No había otra opción.

Jillybean

Women's bodies belong only to us. Men, families, society, have no right to…