Dani

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2012 United States

I'm sad that I can't have any more children. My health has gotten worse since the abortion. I have heart and colon problems that weren't diagnosed at that time. I'm grateful now that I had the abortion. I could have died and wouldn't been here to raise my other two children and be with my husband.

I tried the herb method first, pennyroyal, cohosh, parsley, any teas not recommended for pregnancy. They didn't work. I was having an awful time finding someone in my state that would do them. There is only one place in my state that does. The Planned Parenthood downtown.

One of the biggest reasons I had was my divorce wasn't through yet. Me and my ex husband had been separated for a long time but the divorce was taking forever to get through without lawyers. In my state you can't divorce if you're pregnant, even if the child doesn't belong to the person you're married to. Finally, my ex got an attorney and it bumped us up the list. My health wasn't great and the condition I have get's worse with every term pregnancy. My fiance was more concerned with possibly losing me or crippling me than he was about any legal issues. He knew if something happened to me he would hate the child and I wouldn't want to risk a situation for a child in which it could end up hated by it's parent and siblings.

Did the illegality of your abortion affect your feelings?

No, the legality didn't change how I felt about it. I would have done anything necessary. The cost was more of an issue.

How did other people react to your abortion?

My friend and my fiance were both very supportive. I didn't tell anyone else.

Fran

YO DECIDÍ

Mary

YO ABORTE CON CYTOTEC, con ayuda de una chica de un grupo de apoyo de méxico.

y.enedi

yo decidi un aborto,

Mulher

Uma escolha pra vida!

Val

Am I a horrible person

Kamila

Ożyłam

Maria Madalena

Fiz um aborto e me sinto muito, muito aliviada!!!

Naad

I had an abortion when I was 23 years old

carmilla

J'ai avorté quand j'avais 18 ans. Je ne le regrette pas, je suis fière d'avoir…

keira

Chcę mieć kontrolę. Zrobiłam to i NIE ŻAŁUJĘ.

Wzięłam pierwszą tabletkę, czułam…

F. B

Vivi 2 meses em um pesadelo

Ania Kijawska

Mam dziecko, dom, męża zdecydowałam się na aborcję.

Angelica

Order right away. Pill will arive after 10 days.

Ana Lu

e vida nova pela frente...

Elizabeth

I had an abortion.

Kate

and I'm so relieved

Jennifer

Sin duda ha sido la decisión más difícil que he tomado en lo que llevo de vida