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 Förenta staterna

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.

Påverkade olagligheten i din abort dina känslor?

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.

Hur reagerade andra på din abort?

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.

Katarina

w wieku 20 lat. Byłam za młoda, mam wielkie plany na przyszłość, nie chciałam…

Morrigan

I don't regret it. It was one of the wisest decisions I ever made in my life. I'…

Sylwia Zatońska

Ciąża nie powinna być przypadkiem!!!

Delia

I had an abortion and it changed my life, for better and for worse.

Jezzi

Yo aborte con cinco semanas de gestación.... En el mi corazón siempre vivirás.

Fernanda

Hola mi nombre es fernanda tengo 23 años y mi historia comenzo cuando un condon…

Pam

No había otra opción.

Bee

I felt very guilty but relieved . I was way too young to be a mother.

Amanda

E não me arrependo, não se culpe por isso
Você é dona de si.
Eu sou bem jovem

Luna

Fiz um aborto - E foi a melhor decisão que eu podia ter tomado para a minha…

Monia

Gdy dowiedziałam się że jestem w ciąży byłam przerażona. Nigdy nie przepadałam…

E. Souza

Espero que ajude outras mulheres, pois assim como eu, no desespero, procurei…

Francis

Una decisión consciente de vida

laMaga

Pense en el bienestar de los 2

Julia

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

Yvonne

My abortion was what needed to be done at that time. Deep down me I know I…

Ella

I was so scared but it was right and I know deep in my heart now.