Anne

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I knew exactly what I wanted and needed- to be there for my kids, to find a job, to get settled in the new city. Not to have a third child.
It is mandatory in Germany to have a counseling before I could even go to a doctor. It was a very disturbing experience, the person trying to talk me into continuing the pregnancy. Then I struggled to find a doctor tp provide the abortion, run out of time to do it with pills. The doctors and nurses at the private (and expensive) clinic I finally found were treating me like shit, making me listen to the heartbeat against after I had asked them no to etc.
This made me realize what a long way we have to go. Experiencing the partriarchy on/at my own body was a surreal experience. Today I accompany friends and strangers in their abortions to make sure they are safe.

2018 Almanya

the medical procedure is very easy and quick. the way how I was treated was the problem.

ඔබේ ගබ්සාව නීති විරෝධී වීම ඔබේ හැඟීම්වලට බලපෑවාද?

well it is still illegal here but not persecuted if you do the mandatory counseling and have it before 12 weeks. I could do it in a clinic which is a major privilege but the way how I was treated and how difficult I found the access to be showed very clear that the public opinion and the very fact that it is officially still considered a crime does play a big role.

ඔබේ ගබ්සාවට අනෙක් අය ප්‍රතිචාර දැක්වූයේ කෙසේද?

once I started to share and speak up about my experience, more and more people shared their stories as well. I ended up going on stage and talking about it in a play. reactions from friends and family were positive. my mum told me she had an abortion too when she was my age, had to travel to a different country in the 70s because it was not possible here then.

Jennifer

Mi cuerpo, mi decisión

Ania

Wczoraj dokonałam aborcji.
Odejście od męża, związanie się z nowym, wydawałoby…

Hattie Ladd

I have had two abortions. The first one was when I was 20 and the second when I…

takaja

zrobiłabym to jeszcze raz

mica

Yo aborté y no me arrepiento ni un segundo de haberlo hecho.

Jennifer

At the age of 15 I was told that I would likely never be able to get pregnant…

Dolores Feffer

I had two.

No woman should ever have to justify a dessicion on her own body.

Claudiagyn

Aconteceu comigo.

Mariana

Esta es mi historia: Tengo 35 años y 3 hijos, dos nenas y un varón de 6, 3 y 1…

Alejandra

Tomé una desición

Casey

Abortion as a right not a privilege: My abortion story

Sarah

Because I could barely provide for the child I had already.

Charlotte Sigler

I had an abortion

Sunny

To była moja druga aborcja. Jak się okazało, była dużo łatwiejsza, z…

Lucy

No me arrepiento

Anonymous

The wrong idea that abortion is a sin.