CJ Koivuniemi

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I had an abortion. I was twenty years old and living in Ireland, a country known for its stance in abortion rights. At the time I was a product of my Catholic conservative upbringing, and I was not a supporter of abortion rights, to say the least. But when I took a pregnancy test, I knew I couldn't have a child in my current situation. I hadn't finished University, I had no money, I didn't have any help for a pregnancy and childbirth and rearing a child. I had an abortion through Women On Web four years ago and I finally feel like I can tell my story. It's been more than four years and having the power and autonomy to end a pregnancy and continue my individual life has continued to improve my life. I have a career, a partner, and things in my life that an unwanted pregnancy and child would have barred me from. I advocate for abortion rights because it's personal.

2014 Ireland

Painful but fortunately, no complications.

Ang iligalidad ng iyong pagpapalaglag ay nakakaapekto sa iyong damdamin?

Yes. I felt trapped and lost, like there was no way out and death was the only option.

Ano ang reaksyon ng ibang tao sa iyong pagpapalaglag?

My family doesn't know because if they knew, they would never speak to me again. My partner is supportive and validates how alone I felt. My therapist validates and listens and offers support and healing. No one else knows.

Leah

I was twenty years old, terrified, and completely alone.

Ewa Izabela

I am pro-choice

Pippa

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Paloma

Decidida, sin culpa ni arrepentimiento, soy fiel a mi misma.

Dolores Feffer

I had two.

No woman should ever have to justify a dessicion on her own body.

magdalena

Miałam aborcje. Dzięki pomocy i wyrozumiałości women on web uda mi się to.

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Aborté a mis 18, a unos cuantos meses de mi graduación de preparatoria.
Me…

Fernanda Santos

Tentativa de aborto/Gravides tubária Sem saber!!! 7 semanas!
Reencontrei um ex

Saraith saraith

Perdoneme mi bebe, te amare siempre!

Cathy

Tuve que hacerlo

Katy Nunes

Meu corpo: minhas regras. Eu decido se e quando quero ter filho.

Bia

E no começo me arrependi mas vi que seria a melhor opção, e escrevendo meu…

Estefanía

Si se lo pudiera decir a alguien sin que me juzgue no me sentiría así

Melodie

J'ai avorté il y a 4 ans et demi

Rosa

Yo aborte

noha

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

Miih Be

Dia 9 de Setembro de 2019 tive relação sexual desprotegida com meu noivo, ele…

María

Mi aborto.

Kah

Decisões difíceis exigem coragem.