"I thought a lot and chose to continue being the mother of the children I already have." ~ "Pensé mucho y elegí seguir siendo la madre de los hijos que ya tengo".

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One Abortion, Twins, Argentina, English/Spanish

“The truth is that I never thought that I would have an abortion but sometimes you have to value the life that you have already formed if there are already children that are growing up.” Read more.

“La verdad es que nunca pensé que me haría un aborto pero a veces hay que valorar la vida que ya te has formado si ya hay hijos que están creciendo.” Lee mas.

"I knew that I would regret having them more than I would regret not having them."

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One Abortion, Twins, Australia

“The hardest part is the fact that it was my experience alone. Yes, the pregnancy was both mine and my partner’s, but it was my body. I was the one who felt sick all the time, I was the one going through the changes in my body. I was the one who went through the procedure, I was the one who spoke to the doctor. As much as he was there for me, he could never truly understand what I went through. Neither could the other friends I spoke to about it.” Read more.

"This was the decision that I can live with, consciously knowing that I did everything in my power to create the best possible outcome."

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Two Abortions, Twins, Georgia, United States

“The only question I'd responded "yes" to was, "Would you like to know if there are multiple fetuses?" I sincerely regret this decision. The answer was, "There are two." I still met with the doctor the next day to get the prescriptions for my at-home medical procedure, but knowing the rarity of my pregnancy led to me questioning my choice to follow through.” Read more.

"My heart was breaking, but I strongly felt it was the right decision to make."

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One Abortion, Twins, Australia

“Now, nearly a year later, I still feel grief, but no regret. I often think of what our lives could have been like and feel glad that we made the decision we did. I am pregnant again with another baby and we are happy. I wish I hadn't had to make such a tough decision, but that's part of being a parent. I am so grateful I had access to a safe termination.” Read more.

"We were a newly married couple with the entire world going against us."

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One Abortion, Twins, Texas, Later Abortion

“Sadly our pregnancy happened at the same time when the pandemic was taking over the world. I vividly remember asking my husband if we should keep it? It was the first time I referred to our pregnancy as an IT, but we both realized that our lives took priority. We finally got an ultrasound completed and we found out that we had twins. That was the end of it for us.” Read more.

"I would be a single mother of five attempting to co-parent with my abuser."

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Two Abortions, Twins, California

“I already had three children from my first marriage and was in no shape mentally or physically well enough to have another baby, especially with a man who frightened me. After a lot of back and forth, I went to Planned Parenthood. They offered to show me the ultrasound, and I hesitantly agreed. I realized - in horror- that I was carrying twins. TWINS! I couldn't believe it!” Read more.

"It was a 15-minute talk that was highly emotional for the both of us, but this talk was full of love and support and relief."

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One Abortion, Twins, Tennessee, United States

“This was a secret from everybody else, nobody knew about this, and I had nobody to talk to about this. My husband gave me space but also gave me support, and I know it was hard for him on deciding how he should help me through this, but I can tell you that he did a wonderful job on keeping me going.” Read more.

"The idea of two babies, with a higher risk of health issues, was too much for me."

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Twins, One Abortion, United States

“I started crying during the ultrasound and the rest of the appointment passed in a blur. I called my husband from the parking lot, completely hysterical. We talked when I got home and decided we can’t do twins. We have no support network where we live, I would have to quit my job soon, as travel is a requirement and a twin pregnancy is too high risk for even domestic travel.” Read more.

"Although we know it was the right decision doesn't take away the guilt and grief about it."

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Two Abortions, Twins, Australia

“We took a week to really think about what the reality would be for all of us financially, emotionally, mentally and physically. We really tried to imagine our lives with three children so close in age but it was not something either of us could envision without struggling in almost every way and impacting our daughter’s life in a negative way.” Read more.

"Now the fear has doubled, and now the work has doubled, and now my life as I knew is doubly gone."

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One Abortion, Twins, Nevada

“I did not want two children running around this house while I tried to figure out what went wrong, and I did not want a family that would be financially insecure with me going out looking for handouts. I did not want to take care of a baby so soon, and I would have gone insane if I was taking care of two babies at the same time.” Read more.

"They will always be with me in spirit and that gives me peace."

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One Abortion, Twins, Location Unknown

“Confident in my decision, had my boyfriend by my side. Then they pull me aside. They tell me… there are two. Twins. I instantly started bawling my eyes out. How, why, what now? Everything they said to me after that was a blur. I still knew my decision was not going to change but I felt alone in the clinic, having to continue making that decision with the new information I had.” Read more.

"I cried and I cried because how could we manage two if we knew we couldn’t possibly manage one?"

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Two Abortions, Twins, Location Unknown

“My 2nd abortion was 5 years later. My boyfriend was just about to leave for a trip of a lifetime to Mongolia and I had just started a new job with great prospects. We had no money, we were renting with one of his friends and had huge debts. Even without all that, we still didn’t feel ready to be parents. I went to the clinic and cried the whole time. What’s more, the nurse who did the scan told me I had multiple sacs, meaning there was more than one fetus. I was floored.” Read more.

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