Willem Velthoven

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I had several abortions. And children too!

Netherlands (uzalwe e Netherlands)

An abortion means that you let go of possible future. Even when I was very sure about the decision and relieved after the operation, there was also sadness and mourning about it. The sadness about not being able to enjoy this other future too!

Not on my own body so i find it hard to comment.

Ngaba ukungabikho mthethweni kokuqhomfa kwakho kuchaphazele iimvakalelo zakho?

The fact that abortion is legal and free in the Netherlands allowed us to focus on our own responsability and decision rather than on other troubles around it! We took it for granted and never realised that our parents had to fight for this right and that in so many countries it's not availabe safely.

Benze ntoni abanye abantu xa ukhupha isisu?

All abortions I was involved in were rather private. Not many others reacted to it. In general abortion is considered a common practice in the netherlands. But people don't talk about it.

Sol

Yo interrumpí un embarazo no deseado.

Jade

No me arrepiento

F. B

Vivi 2 meses em um pesadelo

Jen

I had an abortion and I'm so pleased that I had that option. I was only 18…

Samantha

Grow Yourself, Before You Grow a Baby.

Deborah

I had an abortion I’m not mad about all the soul-baring on the internet, but I…

michel

i'm irish, i had an abortion while living in the netherlands.

Bia

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

Birdy <3

MY BODY, MY CHOICE!

Fabiola Moreno

I had an abortion when I was 16 years old.

britta

Something that has carried with me ever since.

Warrior

Sinceramente eu não imaginei que passaria por isso esse ano. Mas sabia que um…

Emily

It isn't and shouldn't be as taboo as it is made out to be.

Jude

....because my pregnancy was unexpected and I did not want another child. My…

Alejandra

Tomé una desición