CJ Koivuniemi

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I had an abortion. I was twenty years old and living in Ireland, a country known for its stance in abortion rights. At the time I was a product of my Catholic conservative upbringing, and I was not a supporter of abortion rights, to say the least. But when I took a pregnancy test, I knew I couldn't have a child in my current situation. I hadn't finished University, I had no money, I didn't have any help for a pregnancy and childbirth and rearing a child. I had an abortion through Women On Web four years ago and I finally feel like I can tell my story. It's been more than four years and having the power and autonomy to end a pregnancy and continue my individual life has continued to improve my life. I have a career, a partner, and things in my life that an unwanted pregnancy and child would have barred me from. I advocate for abortion rights because it's personal.

2014 Ireland

Painful but fortunately, no complications.

Did the illegality of your abortion affect your feelings?

Yes. I felt trapped and lost, like there was no way out and death was the only option.

How did other people react to your abortion?

My family doesn't know because if they knew, they would never speak to me again. My partner is supportive and validates how alone I felt. My therapist validates and listens and offers support and healing. No one else knows.

Katarzyna

Nie mogłam mieć dziecka z kilku powodów: jeszcze się uczę, chłopak w ogóle nie…

Amanda

E não me arrependo, não se culpe por isso
Você é dona de si.
Eu sou bem jovem

Sun Flower

Me, and my guy friend had just found out I was pregnant, though he was super…

Ana

Fiz um aborto e não me arrependo. O meu desejo é que todas as mulheres tenham…

Pam

No había otra opción.

Natasha

I had come off the contraceptive pill as it had me feeling un well, we thought…

Serena

I had an abortion

Machilla

“I had an abortion” will appear automatically, but please feel free to change…

Alice

This is how it went for me

T.C.P

Bom, o espaço de tempo entre descobrir que estava gravida e realizar o aborto…

BC

Depois de algum tempo lendo os depoimentos por aqui, decidi deixar também o meu.

M. .

Fiz um aborto e me sinto aliviada. Agradeço muito a toda a equipe do Women on…

Vicky

I had an abortion

Jezzi

Yo aborte con cinco semanas de gestación.... En el mi corazón siempre vivirás.

Paegan

I had a SUPER LATE abortion.

elizabet campos

aborte hace 3 semanas y tenia un embarazo de 3 semanas nose aun si fue la…

Mari

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