Laura

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Strength & Solidarity

2016 Ирландия

I felt afraid before, afraid what it would feel like and if something went wrong what would happen, but I also felt strong and determined and today I feel happy, grateful, proud of who I was and amazed by the amazing women on web supporting fellow women, and all women out there who struggle and succeed despite the odds,

I am so grateful to Womenonweb.org, without their help, my life would look very different right now. I realised I was pregnant, whilst abortion was still illegal in Ireland, I was in an abusive relationship, coercive control etc and had I not made the decision to contact women on web.org & been helped by them so well, every step of the way, I would have a very different life right now. I am lucky in that the abortion itself for me, was painless, nothing more of a heavy period, I was scared first but everything was okay. I am also lucky that I never regretted my decision, I seen a Mum and her baby in the park a few weeks later and remember feeling affirmed that that was not something I was ready for, at that point in my life, and I am lucky I have been able to leave my abuser and lucky I do not have his child as I would therefore never fully be free, I can't express enough solidarity and strength to all women out there, you will be okay, I hope you have some support, I thank women on web for the support they provided & their communication, thank you, you helped me to make the right decision for me, which could have impacted my life forever

age, stress in life, mental health, lack of security and support in life, abusive partner

Незаконность аборта повлияла на ваши чувства?

no, other then fear of repurcussion/access to medical care/inability to be honest with my local gp etc

Как другие люди отреагировали на ваш аборт?

supportive

xjustynax

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Sara Barretos

Descobri a gravidez com 4 semanas, a camisinha estourou e tomei a pílula do dia…

Anastasia

Hola chicas. Bueno yo quedé embarazada a los 17 años. Recién empezaba mi…

AM

I had a surgical, had two kids, and then had medical abortion.

Magui

La mejor decisión

Daisy

I had an abortion about seven years ago when I was 16. I was in an abusive…

Serena

I had an abortion

Zoe

I had an abortion. It was a stressful time, I am glad it is all behind me. My…

Julia

Razem z moich chłopakiem znamy się niecały rok , jest ode mnie młodszy o 4 lata…

Brenda Rojas

Yo aborte, pero aunque no me siento orgullosa, tampoco me arrepiento.

Jude

....because my pregnancy was unexpected and I did not want another child. My…

y.enedi

yo decidi un aborto,

Zoe

I had an abortion. It was a stressful time, I am glad it is all behind me. My…

Anne Jellinek

I had two abortions in my life: one when I was 21 and newly married and one 8…