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 الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية

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.

ඔබේ ගබ්සාව නීති විරෝධී වීම ඔබේ හැඟීම්වලට බලපෑවාද?

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.

ඔබේ ගබ්සාවට අනෙක් අය ප්‍රතිචාර දැක්වූයේ කෙසේද?

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.

Alejandra

Tomé una desición

Frida Ku

La experiencia que me cambio.

Kate

and I'm so relieved

carolina

yo aborté y quiero contar mi experiencia...

Paloma

tenemos derecho a decidir, a no ser juzgadas!!! nosotras también tenemos…

I had an abortion and I'm not ashamed

mela

Vivire por ti mi pequeño angel

Anon

I had an abortion at 15...and my life is still going well

Samanta

Uma escolha difícil.

keira

Chcę mieć kontrolę. Zrobiłam to i NIE ŻAŁUJĘ.

Wzięłam pierwszą tabletkę, czułam…

Anne Jellinek

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

Debby

Então minha disponibilidade para este relato se fez para encorajar todas…

Magui

La mejor decisión

Emmy Smith

It was the best decision of my life

Fabiana

y te lo cuento

Daniela

Y lo volvería a hacer, habia terminado con mi ex pololoy el era super…