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 United States

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.

Ngaba ukungabikho mthethweni kokuqhomfa kwakho kuchaphazele iimvakalelo zakho?

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.

Benze ntoni abanye abantu xa ukhupha isisu?

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.

Canela

Me hice un aborto porque no quería ser madre en ese momento.

Sofia Ignatius

I had abortion n all went well

Carol

I woke up in bed, and thought this is a new beginning for him and I. I could…

Rachelle

I have had 3 abortions, one clinical, 2 medical. I do not regret those…

Tlhogi Tshegofaso

I did it when I was 4 weeks. Its was tremendously painful and horrific. The…

noha

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

Paloma

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

Felicia Ríos

Yo elegí y aborté

Nara

Eu descobri a gravidez com 10 semanas,tomava Yasmin a 4 anos,assim que comecei…

A alexandra

Mi futuro, mi familia

Charlotte Sigler

I had an abortion

Alicia

I had an abortion

O.N.A

Wieść o ciąży była dla mnie szokiem, ale mogłam się jej spodziewać bo niestety…

Ths SOUZA

Bom , inicialmente eu e meu namorado que é americano mantemos uma relação a…

Zuzanna

To była słuszna decyzja.

aileen

I have had two abortions

Gisele

Olá garotas, em primeiro lugar, se acalmem. TUDO se resolve, é só ter paciência