aaa

Share your story

I had an abortion

2011 Qatar (född i Philippines)

i've got mixed emotions about my abortion but as of this writing, i feel relieved and happy that it is over. now my husband and i are considering contraceptives (we were not using any then).

i had to mentally and physically prepare myself before i did this. i did not go to the gym and did it on a weekend so my husband will be with me. this experience is quite scary when you dont have someone physically there who is quite adept with the procedure. i had to rely on written instructions sent to me via email. i read most of the testimonials and stories for those who had an abortion and this prepared me mentally of what im going to do. i received the packet about 5 days after i ordered online. i had to wait about 4 days for the weekend to come. i took the mifepristone and after 25 hours, i had a slight bleeding. i took the 4 tablets of misoprostol at about that time as well. i felt the chills after 30 minutes while i was cooking (i just had to make myself busy at this time) and felt normal menstrual period pain. what i noticed was i had to force myself to drink water and my mouth or throat seemed like it is blocked - but i was still able to swallow the water, anyway. i dont know if my pain tolerance is high but it is just a normal menstrual period pain (and with a lot of gas)...though, my abdomen is really painful when touched. i took a shower after 5 hours and i saw a small sac and other tissues. i did not notice them when i was changing the pads. i went to sleep a bit early than normal with still slight pain but the pain was gone the next morning. i had bleeding for about 2 weeks...and did a pregnancy test after. i did an ultrasound (overseas) to check if the abortion was complete and no pregnancy tissues were left behind.

i have two babies with a year apart and after the second one, i thought it was time for myself. i was not ready to have another baby and just about to start looking for a job after being a full time home maker for two years. when i found out that i was pregnant, i knew i will not be ready and happy about it. i researched online and found womenonweb.org. it is a liberating experience to have a reliable organization who could provide this kind of support

Påverkade olagligheten i din abort dina känslor?

i think more than the legal aspect of it, the religious conscience is the one quite domineering. i ordered the tablets from womenonweb.org although i went overseas where abortion is legal to have myself checked (ultrasound).

Hur reagerade andra på din abort?

only my husband and sister knew about it.

Mariana Leitão

A tal história do “ engravidei por acidente” é real!

Tatá

Fiz um aborto com 8 semanas. Eu me envolvi com um colega de trabalho, por um…

XHTarv

Too selfish, and ok with that for now.

Ididit

Miałam aborcję wykonaną farmakologicznymi środkami otrzymanymi od Fundacji…

Won’t be named Won’t be named

I had an abortion a week after my twenty second birthday, I was five and a half…

Patricia Bronstein

I was married and had known since an early age that I did not want to be a…

Meri

The "choice" of medical termination is not accurate when it's used as a weapon…

Suzanne

I had an abortion

Giovana Cardoso

Fiz um aborto com 10 semanas e 2 dias de gestação

M

First, I want to thank "Women on Web" for making this abortion possible.

Amy Martinez

I had an abortion

Daisy

Miałam aborcję. I nie jestem z tego dumna.
19 lutego 2020 roku zrobiłam test…

Marcela

Es más una historia de amor, que de un aborto pero posiblemente en algo te…

Lilian

Wiosną skończyłam 36 lat, ginekolog sugerował, że pigułka antykoncepcyjna to…

Sylwia Zatońska

Ciąża nie powinna być przypadkiem!!!

kimsamsoon

It was less painful than expected

Nastka

Spóźniał mi się tydzień okres, więc zrobiłam test wyszedł dodatnio, drugi i…

kelli

I had an abortion five weeks ago, i feel normal and have done from that evening…

Lola lopes

É um momento em que ninguém quer te ajudar, você se vê sozinha, confusa, triste