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.

Mariana

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

Lily

I had an abortion and I'm not ashamed

Naii C

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

Dana Bronte

Muerte de un ángel.

Fran

YO DECIDÍ

Aga... ta...(?)

zastanawiam się jak to przeżycie i fakt co zrobiałam wpłynie na dalsze moje…

Claire

My first abortion took place when I was 19 and the second, when I was 26. I…

Claudiagyn

Aconteceu comigo.

Fabiola Moreno

I had an abortion when I was 16 years old.

Andrea

And it was just fine. I had just turned 20, and was living in a rented room in…

Han

Don’t confuse ‘what ifs’ with regret.

I had an abortion and I'm not ashamed

Carolina

Me enfrente a la injusticia de haber nacido mujer

Nthati

It was a difficult but necessary choice to have made.

Paegan

I had a SUPER LATE abortion.

Constanza

Aborto seguro, entorno amoroso

Maree

It was sad but necessary

Naad

I had an abortion when I was 23 years old