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2002 Нідерланди (born in Portugal)

I felt stupid for getting pregnant, guilty and irresponsible for not being more carefull with my body. I felt ashamed that something like that happened to me, because I'm not a teenager anymore and know how to not get pregnant. I felt afraid that I would damage my body, that it would hurt, but I was sure I didn't want to have a baby at that time and with that boyfriend.

It's was nothing special. No pain, no trauma, just a choice, just a medical procedure.

I would be unhappy, the child would be unhappy, my boyfriend would be unhappy.

Did the illegality of your abortion affect your feelings?

Yes. It's much easier to make a decision when you know that you can get the right support and help for your choice.

How did other people react to your abortion?

Abortion is illegal in Portugal.

Jess

I was let down by birth control and had two abortions. During my second…

Lily

I had a medical abortion (the pill) with BPAS when I was just shy of 8 weeks.

Ella

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

Angela

Pregnancy and abortion - what a trip.

Newyor7891

I had an abortion

Magda

o ciąży dowiedziałam się gdy byłam w 4 tygodniu. nie mogłam urodzić tego…

magdalena

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

Naii C

Era apenas uma menina de 16 anos, não usava anticoncepcional mantinha relação…

Jaq

I was 21, and nowhere near ready or willing to carry and birth a child because…

Daniela

My perception of so many things changed a lot with this experience and realised…

Won’t be named Won’t be named

I had an abortion a week after my twenty second birthday, I was five and a half…

Nthati

It was a difficult but necessary choice to have made.

Monoirmarie

Yo aborté porque es mi derecho

Mar Tina

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

Valentina

Le pedí que me dejara...

Me había embarazado antes y había abortado, desde ese…

Joanna

Moje życie to moje wybory. / My life is my choices.

Gemma

The best decision for me.

J D

My now husband and I got pregnant the first time we slept together. We were…