Ashley Engbrecht

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At the young age of 17, I was the victim of sexual assault. There is nothing more terrifying than someone taking your control from you in the most viscious way possible. As a result of this incident, I became pregnant. I was so ashamed and full of fear, as I didn't want this for myself or ask for it in any way. I didn't tell anyone but my mother. I didn't tell anyone as I feared backlash from friends who were clearly against it, but I knew what was right for me, and it was not to graduate high school carrying a child of rape. I was able to receive access to misoprostol at a planned parenthood facility. Two days later I miscarried in the most painful event I've ever experienced. My mother rushed me to the hospital to receive treatment. The judgement and negativity I received from certain nurses was almost unbearable, I am glad I was doped up on morphine for most of the night. All I felt from then on was shame.. Am I monster? I am now 23 years old and I look back, healed but scarred, and see what I have accomplished, who I've become, and who I will be because I had the opportunity and choice to change my destiny. I wasn't destined to be a mother at 17. Many times after my experience I had friends go through the same thing. Only then did I share my story for the first time and realize I wasn't alone. What I did should not be shamed. I will graduate from college in May and start graduate school for Early Childhood Education in the fall.

2010 Förenta staterna

I felt so many different feelings at once. I was confident in my decision but I've never felt anything so heart wrenching in my life. It was still I tough choice, but one I am glad I made.

Painful, but I believe the pain I experienced is not common. I had no complications following the process.

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I have kept it very much a secret. I have only told people who I knew would be supportive, as I feared ridicule. 6 years after the abortion, I finally told my father. He was very compassionate and supportive, which surprised me with his conservative views. Many of my family and friends to this day do not know.

Gaby

No me arrepiento

Maria sovitlana

i really cant believe that i can do it in a country where so much hard law…

noha

y la verdad para mi fue un alivio, esto comenzó un el mismo dia que decidi…

Javiera

Yo aborte en Chile, en pandemia gracias a Wow

elizabet campos

aborte hace 3 semanas y tenia un embarazo de 3 semanas nose aun si fue la…

Julia

Uwolniłam się od piekła i zyskałam szansę na szczęście

Elizabeth

I had an abortion.

carmilla

J'ai avorté quand j'avais 18 ans. Je ne le regrette pas, je suis fière d'avoir…

Daniela Moraes

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

xjustynax

Od stycznia tego roku, poczułam, że w końcu zdobyłam mężczyznę którego tak…

Sam

I had a Medical Abortion - Painful Experience, Life Changing

wiki Kosik

Korzystaj z życia..Na dziecko, przyjdzie odpowiedni czas..

Hattie Ladd

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

B.

Uma decisão que precisa ser feita rápida porém pensada

Guid

Não me arrependo!

Ewa Izabela

I am pro-choice

Vanessa

yo conoci a los 14 años a un vigilante que trabajaba donde mi mama el era super…