Lauren Jackson

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I got pregnant while in college in Tennessee in 1976 and had an illegal abortion because it was illegal to have one. The pill was not available during this time.

1978 Соединенные Штаты Америки

I got my college degree, enjoyed a successful career, got married when the time was right, had 2 fabulous children and am going to be a grandmother soon. Now at 60 years old, I have had an extremely happy life, still married for 36 years to my best friend, and never, ever, looked back at the decision I made and thought it was the wrong thing to do. I sincerely believe that women who face an unplanned pregnancy who make the choice to end it knows it was (or is) the best thing to do at that particular time in their lives. The men who get these women pregnant then know that it was terminated never seem to be haunted by this so why should women be the only ones carry any afterthoughts?

I have NEVER FORGOTTEN the vacuum abortion without anesthesia/pain medications even though I am now 60 years old. I shudder at the memory even as I write this now. I have been an abortion rights advocate ever since.

Незаконность аборта повлияла на ваши чувства?

Not at all...laws made mostly by men who almost never take responsibility after each time they have sex with a woman and walk away...are meant to be ignored.

Как другие люди отреагировали на ваш аборт?

My college roommates were totally understanding and supportive. I could not tell my parents/siblings or neighbors back home because they would never understand that having a baby at 19 years old would have ruined my life...completely.

Edyta

Nie wstydzę się tego, że jestem teraz szczęśliwa!!!

Eléonore Delmas

I had an abortion

Cathy

Tuve que hacerlo

Sara

Siedziałam przed psychiatrą, opowiadając jej wydarzenia sprzed ostatnich…

Daniela Moraes

É fácil defender o aborto das outras. Difícil é decidir quando a gente precisa…

Mulher

Uma escolha pra vida!

Sierra

I had to get an abortion after my Skyla IUD was placed improperly or slipped. I…

Weronika

Dzien w którym potwierdzila sie moja ciaza był jak wyrocznia... Mam dużo swoich…

Lulu de Carton

Elegí por el bien de ambos.

Cristina Lima

Fiz um aborto.

A .

16 semanas de terror

yunni lee

yo aborte. por mi situación económica, por tener otro hijo, porque estudio y…

deja la vida volar

decidí escribir mi experiencia en detalle ya que en mi país el aborto es…

M.

Nie chce się rozczulać. Każda kobieta sama podejmuje tą decyzję ale powinna…

Stormy-Hayden Skylar

I don't regret my abortion in the slightest.

Fran

YO DECIDÍ

ROCÍO

Lo logré....estoy tranquila