Marie

Share your story

I had an abortion. It's a choice I want available for every woman, for whatever reason they feel, because it's our bodies and our lives.

2007 United States (uzalwe e United States)

The second I saw the double line on the pregnancy test, I was on the internet researching my abortion options. There was never a doubt in my mind, and I am completely unapologetic for it. In this world full of starving, abused, unloved, uneducated, or unwanted children, I could never in good conscience contribute to the problem. I don't feel there is anything that should make a woman who chooses an abortion to feel guilty, ashamed or selfish.

Honestly, it was kind of surreal. I figured out I was pregnant nearly instantly, so the pregnancy was mere weeks along. When I was forced to endure a vaginal ultrasound and see the images, I was able to just see a cluster of cells. With the anesthesia, everything happened in a blink. I didn't really have any pain at all afterward, just some weirdness from the anesthesia. I chose the surgical abortion because I didn't want to risk an incomplete abortion with pills that would require surgical follow up.

I had never planned on having children in the first place. When I got pregnant, I had just bought a house and money was incredibly tight. I was going to school full-time AND working full-time. I had been with my boyfriend for just a few months, and we had a birth control failure. I was so unprepared to have a child and in the middle of working so hard to develop my education, career, and financial future. A child would have literally ruined all of that for me, in addition to keeping me tied to a man I would not have considered marrying for the rest of our lives.

Ngaba ukungabikho mthethweni kokuqhomfa kwakho kuchaphazele iimvakalelo zakho?

It made the situation easier in that I was able to handle my pregnancy the way I chose without risking my health, safety, or anything else. I'm not sure what I could have done if I could not safely, easily, and legally access abortion, which is why I will always do everything I can to help support that right for women everywhere.

Benze ntoni abanye abantu xa ukhupha isisu?

I did not tell a lot of people. A few friends were very judgmental, which made the situation even more uncomfortable. My boyfriend at the time was as relieved as I was to have the choice that allowed both of us to continue our lives the way we wanted to. I think the situation turned him into a bit of a feminist, once he understood that the situations where abortions are considered are not black-and-white and easy.

wiki Kosik

Korzystaj z życia..Na dziecko, przyjdzie odpowiedni czas..

Annelise

A maternidade como função obrigatória não é maternidade. Não é linda. Ser mãe…

Nami

porque mi situación económica era pésima, al igual que la de mi pareja, ninguno…

Kristina Brandon

‪#‎StandWithPP‬ I never wanted kids. I got pregnant in college when I was 17.

Jude

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

Anônimo

Gostaria de começar dizendo que deu tudo certo!
Quando realizei meu aborto…

Jos

Era lo mejor

Nichole Jeffers

Being allergic to latex I became pregnant multiple times before I was 20 having…

Lu

Unexpected feelings

Eléonore Delmas

I had an abortion

paola paola

Yo aborté

~ Energia divina en la mujer ~

Yo decidí abortar : Cuando tuve conocimiento que me encontraba en estado de…

Weronika

Dzien w którym potwierdzila sie moja ciaza był jak wyrocznia... Mam dużo swoich…

M C

Fiz um aborto de aproximadamente 4 semanas e tomei o cytotec que o amigo da…

Jamie

And I am so happy! I am so lucky that I had the choice to have an abortion! The…

Sabine Ryan

It's not as bad as you think. Please read my story!

Sarah

I feel much relieved thanks to women on web because living in a country where…

Candice

My first pregnancy came quite unexpectedly. I was 17 and my boyfriend and I had…