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 Сполучені Штати

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.

Het die onwettigheid van u aborsie u gevoelens beïnvloed?

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.

Hoe het ander mense op u aborsie gereageer?

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.

Nami Tibbers

Não vi outra opção. Então tomei coragem e optei por um aborto.

Han

Don’t confuse ‘what ifs’ with regret.

Serena

I had an abortion

Mariana

Esta es mi historia: Tengo 35 años y 3 hijos, dos nenas y un varón de 6, 3 y 1…

Claudiagyn

Aconteceu comigo.

Claudia Aviles

i had an abortion, and 10 years later i became a mother. you have the right to…

Marcela

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

Emily

Bom, acabei de passar pelo procedimento e vim relatar a minha história para que…

Alejandra

Tomé una desición

P.

Wszystko zaczęło sie dosyć banalnie i nic nie zwiastowało, że wkrótce mogę sie…

Laura

Fue la mejor decicion para todos pero eso no cambia que yo amaba a mi bebe

Lola lopes

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

Zuzanna

To była słuszna decyzja.

Mar Tina

Todo es muy reciente ... estoy recuperandome hace tan solo dos dias que sucedio.

B.

Uma decisão que precisa ser feita rápida porém pensada

Ella

I was so scared but it was right and I know deep in my heart now.

Francisca

yo encauce mi destino...

Charlotte Sigler

I had an abortion