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I had an abortion

I'm a single mom, and i was 21 when i got pregnant the second time. Abortions are illegal in my country, so i didnt have a lot of options. At first i tried cytotec, but it didnt work as well as i hoped. after thirty tabs i gave up. the person who sold me cytotec led me to a sort of midwife who did it for a fee. by then i was three months pregnant. although im not particularly proud of what i did, i feel that i made the best choice: for myself, and for my 3 year old son.

2007 Filipinas (nascido em Philippines)

im okay, i guess. the guilt is there, of course, but it's not as bad as i thought it would be. the main thing im concerned about now is my health: i wasnt given any instructions or medicine to take after the abortion so im afraid i might get an infection. but im just trying to put it out of my mind because it's been one day after the abortion and im feeling okay, health-wise.

it wasnt pleasant, because of the circumstances surrounding my abortion (no anesthetics is one of the worst parts) but im glad i did it just the same. im glad i can now say that my uterus is not government-owned.

A ilegalidade de seu aborto afetou seus sentimentos?

yes. i had been pro-choice for years, and the difficulty of getting an abortion in the philippines angered me. if legal abortions were available, then we wouldnt have to pay such astronomical prices and be forced to have the procedures done in ramshackle country clinics with no anesthetics and no post-abortion care. i wish the women in my country had more options: i wish no one had to go through what i did.

Como as outras pessoas reagiram ao seu aborto?

my best friend was sympathetic, as she also had an abortion two years before. she did her best to help me, before and after the procedure. she didnt think i was a bad person, and i didnt think she was a bad person either. we were just trying to figure out what was the best for all concerned.

Lorena Lore

Yo aborte con 5 semanas de gestacion !! No ago responsable a nadie yo me ago…

Katarzyna

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

Bree

It was the right decision just hard than i thought it would to deal with

Candice

My first pregnancy came quite unexpectedly. I was 17 and my boyfriend and I had…

Ana Vargas

Mi aborto lo hice a los 14años hoy tengo una hija de 23 años y un hijo de 17…

Aguaperdida Pam

Fue una decisión muy difícil pero estoy segura de que fue la mejor.
Un embarazo

Andreita

yo aborte

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This website gave me the confidence that I could do it. It gave me all the…

Issabela

Doloroso pero libre

Mulher

Uma escolha pra vida!

Dolores Feffer

I had two.

No woman should ever have to justify a dessicion on her own body.

CJ Koivuniemi

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

Viridiana Aguilar

I had an abortion

Meg.

Your a strong women!

Mariana Leitão

A tal história do “ engravidei por acidente” é real!

Gadzinka

Moja aborcja przemineła tak jak miała , wziełam tabletki potem dojadałam .