Hattie Ladd

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I have had two abortions. The first one was when I was 20 and the second when I was 22, and both times I was around 7 weeks pregnant. I didn't want to have children, I was too young. Though it wasn't an easy thing to go through and it caused me a lot of upset, I've never regretted it. My heart goes out to all those who aren't permitted to make that choice as easily as I could.

2012 Reino Unido

I want to add that both times I was pregnant I felt like this thing was taking over my body that I didn't want it there - this heaviness in my belly that was leading to one certain, inevitable thing - a baby - and my body was screaming out to make it stop. During the days that I waited for an abortion I felt trapped and unhappy. In the future when I do make the decision to have children, I want to feel joyful that I'm pregnant, and that I choose to have child freely, safely and happily.

The first abortion I had was surgical and it was awful. As I was going under general anaesthetic the doctors were laughing and joking about, one was trying on a silly hat and shooting something into the bin like a game..it was weird and surreal and there was nothing I could do about it because a few seconds later I was conked out. I woke up in a room of girls and women, some crying, either with pain or anguish. I wanted to go and see my boyfriend who was waiting downstairs but I wasn't allowed, then got taken from waiting room to waiting room till I had calmed down from the experience, and came out feeling numb. I felt like I wasn't allowed to deal with the emotions I was feeling, and it made them a lot harder to come to terms with. The second abortion I had was a medical abortion. I took some pills, and basically had a big period whilst taking a few painkillers. I was safe and comfortable at home.

Como as outras pessoas reagiram ao seu aborto?

Friends are totally fine about it, my mum was supportive and caring but I haven't spoken to the rest of my family about it. My boyfriend at the time felt confused and I think he wanted to feel like the decision was his as well, so he felt upset that I had made up my mind without him.

Mariela

Aunque me cueste decirlo, yo aborté

Leah

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

Aldana

Una decisión que se tiñe de lucha

Joanna

Moje życie to moje wybory. / My life is my choices.

Riki

We're not monsters!

Anonimowa

Dwie kreski...Te dwie czerwone kreski na białym papierku były jak kubeł zimnej…

Maria

La decisión más difícil de mi vida

Ray

Toda mulher tem direito à um aborto seguro, não importa quais sejam seus…

Bryann Turner

It was the right decision for me at this time.

SD

I had an abortion. It was in October of 2008, when I was 21. The guy I was…

Vivian

I had an abortion 6 months ago.My boyfriend and I were not ready to have a baby.

Andrea

Todo va a pasar, hace apenas 72 hs que termino pero se me han hecho eternas, se…

Evelyn

Un ángel que me guía.

Lise

I had an abortion and I don't regret it. It was a hard decision but one I knew…

Rike

It was a birthday

~ Energia divina en la mujer ~

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