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.

A alexandra

Mi futuro, mi familia

Lisal M. C

It was a big decided that I made in my life. I had a complexity relationship…

P

...Lo quería pero no podía

a.

Początek był raczej standardowy - spóźnił mi się okres, zrobiłam test ciążowy

Renata

Calma, eu sei seu desespero. VAI DAR TUDO CERTO! #FORÇA

Maca

Tuve suerte...

Anonimowa

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

Lily

I had an abortion and I'm not ashamed

Izabela

Mam 20 lat i zupełnie nie byłam przygotowana na ciąże.
Ja i mój chłopak…

Daria

Mam 17 lat i jestem z moim chłopakiem od lutego. Aborcji dokonałam z wczoraj na…

Nih

Fiz um aborto com 13 semanas , não se desespere vai dar tudo certo !

Fabiana

y te lo cuento

Fran

YO DECIDÍ

Yasmin Silva

Enfim, vou contar minha história com muita paz no meu coração e na minha vida.

Jamie

And I am so happy! I am so lucky that I had the choice to have an abortion! The…

María

Yo aborte

Lulu de Carton

Elegí por el bien de ambos.