Vanessa

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2005 United States

Some might say my SO talked me into it but it was more like he talked me out of making an un-fixable mistake. I always thought of kids as something a woman had to do as she grew up but once I sat down and really thought about it? I was never all that sure I ever wanted kids in the first place. Growing up thinking that being a mom was just what women did and then having to come to terms with the realization that that was not what the woman I became wanted at all soon enough to still be able to have a legal abortion caused some major internal turmoil and sure enough, there was some guilt. Even to this day I still think of how things might have been. But with every passing year I know more and more that I did the right thing; for myself, my partner, our very new relationship and the co-mingled DNA that, if I'm honest with myself, had the potential to become one seriously screwed up person having me as it's mother. If our spirits ever meet in another lifetime, I know it'll say thanks for saving me from that life. I will never be a mom and I'm fine with that and I hope to help as many women as possible realize they have that choice before they're stuck in a life they didn't want, with a child they weren't ever planning on.

I only had to go to the clinic to pick up the medicines and take the first dose under medical supervision. I won't lie and say it wasn't painful, it was like the worst period cramps amplified to 11 for me but pain is also subjective.The tissue passed as nothing more recognizable than an extremely heavy period. 3 days of pain and exhaustion was absolutely,100% worth it.

உங்கள் கருக்கலைப்புக்கு மற்றவர்கள் எவ்வாறு பதிலளித்தனர்?

My mom stood by my decision but told me to never tell anyone else the truth because they will judge me even if they've known me a million times longer than I was ever pregnant. My best friend saw right through the story I made up (she is also in the medical field) and didn't flinch. I'll always be grateful for her, she helped me to feel unashamed. The father, a casual fling at the time and now my long-term partner of 10 years, was my rock and my common sense when the brainwashed narrative I grew up hearing tried to win out. I had friends who were willing to share their stories and helped me realize that abortions are much more common than anyone would have you believe. I'm very lucky to have had the support I had.

Ezzah candra

Untuk kebaikan semua anggota keluarga

Bel

Tak, miałam aborcję

Chelsea

I had a painful abortion

Ananda

No es mi primera vez, es mi segunda vez que lo hago y no me arrepiento.

Veronica

Yo aborté a las 5 semanas. Yo decidí.

Laura

Fue una difícil decisión a pesar que no es mi primer aborto. Sé que tengo un…

Atenea

No eres la única. No estás sola. Transformalo en algo positivo para tu vida.

Javiera

Yo aborte en Chile, en pandemia gracias a Wow

Freedom77

I was lucky enough to be able to have an NHS surgical termination at 8 weeks.

Natália Sampaio

Abortei sim! Não foi fácil. foi um dos momentos mas difíceis da minha vida, mas…

Ale

Sin remordimientos

Montse

"Un acto amoroso"

Lagard

Never had I thought I would go down this road someday

Daisy

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

Yvonne

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

Martina Martina

Un acto irresponsable pero a la vez un sentimiento de alivio.

dessa

fiz um aborto sozinha

A.

Pomimo zastosowanej antykoncepcji, zaszłam w ciążę. Brałam tabletki.