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2002 Netherlands (born in Portugal)

I felt stupid for getting pregnant, guilty and irresponsible for not being more carefull with my body. I felt ashamed that something like that happened to me, because I'm not a teenager anymore and know how to not get pregnant. I felt afraid that I would damage my body, that it would hurt, but I was sure I didn't want to have a baby at that time and with that boyfriend.

It's was nothing special. No pain, no trauma, just a choice, just a medical procedure.

I would be unhappy, the child would be unhappy, my boyfriend would be unhappy.

Did the illegality of your abortion affect your feelings?

Yes. It's much easier to make a decision when you know that you can get the right support and help for your choice.

How did other people react to your abortion?

Abortion is illegal in Portugal.

A alexandra

Mi futuro, mi familia

M C

Fiz um aborto de aproximadamente 4 semanas e tomei o cytotec que o amigo da…

chanel

I did it because as a female that is my right to control my body no man or…

Gaby

Força, tudo que precisa!

Marta M.

Dokonałam aborcji

Laura Helena

Olá meninas , me chamo Laura , tenho 21 anos ,uma filha linda de 2 aninhos e…

Liz Price

I had an abortion

Jaq

I was 21, and nowhere near ready or willing to carry and birth a child because…

Lu

Unexpected feelings

Jillybean

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

CJ Koivuniemi

I had an abortion. I was twenty years old and living in Ireland, a country…

Emilia Aguilera

Tuve un embarazo inesperado y por una medicación que tomo de por vida, mi hijo…

Lily

I had an abortion and I'm not ashamed

Lilian Godfrey

I had an abortion twice this year. One was around August, and the second today…

Wer

Tomé la decisión correcta, tal vez no justa, pero correcta.

Leah

I was twenty years old, terrified, and completely alone.

Charlotte Sigler

I had an abortion