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I had an abortion and never talked about it with anyone

2002 United States (född i Mexico)

I am surprised at how long I have carried these feelings with me. In part I think it's because I never grieved properly, was in denial and threw myself into intense activity, working and studying as if my life depended on it. I also never really got to talk about it because of shame or not wanting to make people feel uncomfortable. I am just starting to realize that I need to do the grieving process properly in order to be able to heal. I don't feel guilty though, and I know it was the right decision. If anything I just wish I had taken better care of my emotions and made sure I had some support. I'm glad to have realized this now and started my healing process.

I tried first with herbs, a very intense schedule drinking infusions every 4 hours, even through the night, for 2 weeks. I had cramping and other reactions, but was unsuccessful. So I decided to go to a clinic. By then I was 6 weeks pregnant.

I felt like I had no support in the world and didn't feel capable of being a parent on my own and give a child a good life. I didn't want to carry a baby to term and give it away in adoption because I thought that would be even more painful.

Påverkade olagligheten i din abort dina känslor?

Abortion in Mexico was illegal back then, not sure how it is now. But the illegality definitely made me feel scared. I decided to travel to the US in order to not have to deal with any of the back street horror stories you hear about.

Hur reagerade andra på din abort?

My boyfriend at the time wanted us to never tell anyone, so I didn't. But this in time made it more painful. I am still afraid of people's reactions.

Cristina Lima

Fiz um aborto.

laMaga

Pense en el bienestar de los 2

A .

16 semanas de terror

Dani

Because I NEEDED TO DO IT!
Some may say I was selfish, other may say I'm going…

Emmy Smith

It was the best decision of my life

Riki

We're not monsters!

Jes

No fue facil pero lo hise y me ha hido muy bien! Fue mi mejor decición!

Julieta

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Nastka

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mimi

mi aborto. siempre te voy a recordar pequeña semillita

carmilla

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

Sara

Tome la decisión ya que anteriormente (a los 15 años) ya había tenido un…

Any Weather

Merci à toutes les femmes qui ont lutter pour le droit d'avorter! Merci à…

Nadia

Le habia escrito una blanca cancion del amor entre una nube y un pez volador.

Jen

I had an abortion and I'm so pleased that I had that option. I was only 18…

JasminMisa

Abortar es tu elección!

Julieta Iovaldi Curutchet

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helenka

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