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 United States

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.

உங்கள் கருக்கலைப்பு சட்டவிரோதமானது உங்கள் உணர்வுகளை பாதித்ததா?

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.

உங்கள் கருக்கலைப்புக்கு மற்றவர்கள் எவ்வாறு பதிலளித்தனர்?

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.

A.

Pomimo zastosowanej antykoncepcji, zaszłam w ciążę. Brałam tabletki.

Jes

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

Amy Martinez

I had an abortion

Mariana Leitão

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

Sol

Yo interrumpí un embarazo no deseado.

~ Energia divina en la mujer ~

Yo decidí abortar : Cuando tuve conocimiento que me encontraba en estado de…

Emi

Fiz um aborto porque adoro crianças e acredito que só podemos deixar um…

keira

Chcę mieć kontrolę. Zrobiłam to i NIE ŻAŁUJĘ.

Wzięłam pierwszą tabletkę, czułam…

diana

naprawde nie miałam wyjścia jestem miesiąc po,nie bolało szczerze mówiąc…

Sara

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

T.C.P

Bom, o espaço de tempo entre descobrir que estava gravida e realizar o aborto…

Katarina

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

H

I had two abortions by the time I was 23 and a third when I was 29. All…

noha

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

Julia

Foi um pesadelo mas no final me senti mais aliviada

Karolina

Miałam aborcję.

Paula

i had an abortion

Ninjanu

Friday, July 13th, 2012
9:03AM.
Hmm, he was supposed to be here by now… I sigh…

Stormy-Hayden Skylar

I don't regret my abortion in the slightest.