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I had an abortion and never talked about it with anyone

2002 United States (nascido em Mexico)

I am surprised at how long I have carried these feelings with me. In part I think it's because I never grieved properly, was in denial and threw myself into intense activity, working and studying as if my life depended on it. I also never really got to talk about it because of shame or not wanting to make people feel uncomfortable. I am just starting to realize that I need to do the grieving process properly in order to be able to heal. I don't feel guilty though, and I know it was the right decision. If anything I just wish I had taken better care of my emotions and made sure I had some support. I'm glad to have realized this now and started my healing process.

I tried first with herbs, a very intense schedule drinking infusions every 4 hours, even through the night, for 2 weeks. I had cramping and other reactions, but was unsuccessful. So I decided to go to a clinic. By then I was 6 weeks pregnant.

I felt like I had no support in the world and didn't feel capable of being a parent on my own and give a child a good life. I didn't want to carry a baby to term and give it away in adoption because I thought that would be even more painful.

A ilegalidade de seu aborto afetou seus sentimentos?

Abortion in Mexico was illegal back then, not sure how it is now. But the illegality definitely made me feel scared. I decided to travel to the US in order to not have to deal with any of the back street horror stories you hear about.

Como as outras pessoas reagiram ao seu aborto?

My boyfriend at the time wanted us to never tell anyone, so I didn't. But this in time made it more painful. I am still afraid of people's reactions.

Vale

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A…

Sara

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dessa

fiz um aborto sozinha

Alex

Never felt so relieved in my life. I owe everything to planned parenthood and…

Eli

Difícil decisión

Gemma

The best decision for me.

P

...Lo quería pero no podía

Raqueli

misto de melancolia e alívio

Teaser

Nunca hubiera querido estar en esa encrucijada

Andrea

And it was just fine. I had just turned 20, and was living in a rented room in…

Josefina Navas

A diferencia de muchas mujeres, yo al enterarme de que estaba embarazada y que…

Adriana

Myślałam, że będzie gorzej, na szczęście cały czas była ze mną moja druga…

Cacau

O aborto é uma escolha apenas da MULHER.

Someone Great

It wasn’t the easiest thing, but it was the best thing I could have done for…

E. Souza

Espero que ajude outras mulheres, pois assim como eu, no desespero, procurei…

Rocio Beron

Tome mi decisión y estoy mejor haciendo lo que quiero y siento!!

Mariana C

Estava grávida de 08 semanas e não sabia!