Emma

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I got pregnant the first time I had sex. I was just 18 and knew nothing. I was desperately in love with the father, who was older than me. I knew we should be using a condom, I even said that to him the night I lost my virginity, but he still had sex with me without one.
He also had a fiancée. I thought he would leave her for me, I was stupid and believed every word he said.

I just knew I couldn’t have a baby, I was barely an adult myself and I was scared. I made up my mind I had to have an abortion, it was my only option.

After I had the procedure I felt relief. Then when I got back home the father rang me and told me it was over between us. It shattered me. He had a baby with his fiancée a year later.

Twenty years on and I still feel regret about my decision. I feel as though it may have been my only chance to have a child and the whole experience has really fucked me up.

Of course when I consider the situation I think I made the right choice but it doesn’t make the pain any less.

2000 Austrália

The awful thing is your feelings can change as you get older. I never thought I would feel so sad about having an abortion when I was so convinced it was the right thing to do when I was young.

I was scared as hell and thought I may actually die. I realise now I must have been in severe shock. All I remember was walking down a dark corridor into a surgical room, then I remember lying down with my legs in stirrups, counting back from ten. Then I woke up and some nurse was checking a pad between my legs to see how bad the bleeding was. It is literally like a nightmare that happened to someone else.

I wanted to go to University

A ilegalidade de seu aborto afetou seus sentimentos?

No.

Como as outras pessoas reagiram ao seu aborto?

My family was very supportive.

Tamsen Reid

I had an abortion because I did not want to be pregnant. I wasn't ready to…

Dawn & Kevin

I had two abortions

Ididit

Miałam aborcję wykonaną farmakologicznymi środkami otrzymanymi od Fundacji…

Ary

Yo he abortado 4 veces.

Natalia M

Yo aborté, y no me arrepiento.

Natália Sampaio

Abortei sim! Não foi fácil. foi um dos momentos mas difíceis da minha vida, mas…

Louise Harper

I have had two abortions. One at the age of 22 which I paid privately for at 9…

kathy

No me sentía lista

Camila

Yo aborté los miedos, la pena, el vacío y el amor.

Beth

No estaba 10% segura pero lo hice,
Yo aborte.

Paulette De los reyes

Decidi lo mejor para las dos

kate swanson

I didn't intend it to, but safe, legal abortion played a huge part in my family…

Maria

Ser mamá por elección, no a la fuerza.

Abril Violeta

cuando tenía 24 años, recién terminaba la licenciatura, estaba desempleada, en…

Layla Sesey

I had an abortion when i was 19 yrs . I last saw my period in December till…

Cristina

No fue bueno pero fue lo mejor.