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Aborté y no me arrepiento. I do not regret my abortion.

2011 Ecuador

la ilegalidad y una sociedad que juzga, reprime y criminaliza la decisión de elegir, provoca inseguridad, miedo y demasiadas dudas (que no apuntan a lo que como ser humano, mujer, individuo, en realidad quieres o no). Un aborto no es planeado ni algo a lo que aspiras, pero tampoco debe ser motivo de culpa, vergüenza o castigo. Una mujer decidida y libre es feliz, siendo madre o no. In a country that is illegal and with a society that judges, punishes and criminalizes the decision to choose, cause insecurity, fear, and too many doubts (that are not related to what a human being/woman wants or doesn't want to). An abortion is not planned or something to aspire for, but it shouldn't be a cause of guilt, shame or punishment. A free and determined woman is happy, being a mother or not.

Estaba totalmente convencida de practicarme el aborto y me había informado, así que tome algunos analgésicos y no fue más doloroso que un cólico menstrual. Después me sentí aliviada, tranquila. I was totally convinced to get an abortion and I was very well informed, so I took some painkillers and it wasn't more painful than menstrual cramps. Then I felt relieved.

no quería ser madre (no sé si algún día quiera tener hij@s), no tenía una pareja estable, no quería continuar un embarazo no deseado. I didn't want to be mother (actually, I don't know if I ever want to have children), I wasn't in a stable relationship, I didn't want to continue an unwanted pregnancy

Ngaba ukungabikho mthethweni kokuqhomfa kwakho kuchaphazele iimvakalelo zakho?

Por supuesto, en mi país por ser ilegal fue difícil y peligroso (riesgo en mi salud y de ir a la cárcel). Estaba asustada. Of course, in my country is illegal, so it was difficult and dangerous (risk in my health and going to jail). I was scared.

gise

esta vez decido yo!

Luna

Deu tudo certo.

Emily

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

Eva Paradise

Aborté. Fue un alivio. Nunca me arrepentí. Hoy tengo dos hijos y puedo criarlos…

alessandra

I had an abortion

Natália

Estava grávida de quase 12 semanas.

Kristina Brandon

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

María

Proceso duro,

Katy Nunes

Meu corpo: minhas regras. Eu decido se e quando quero ter filho.

Luna

Lo hice en un país en el cual es ilegal, por lo que tuve que acceder al mercado…

Regina Powell

I had an abortion and I'm about to have another.

Misa Mary

soy feliz,soy libre, aborte!! fue la decision mas acertada y feliz que pude…

Jess

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

Lauren Jackson

I got pregnant while in college in Tennessee in 1976 and had an illegal…

Alex

Never felt so relieved in my life. I owe everything to planned parenthood and…

AM

I had a surgical, had two kids, and then had medical abortion.

Daisy

I had an abortion about seven years ago when I was 16. I was in an abusive…