Jan 10 Jan 10 "I celebrate abortion and how it has helped me co-create the many blessings present in my life." Sharing Truth One Abortion, Twins, Pennsylvania “What happened after the abortion? I followed my dreams. I became a teacher. I graduated from college and earned two graduate degrees. I lived in three different countries. I wrote poetry. I journaled. I healed. I studied topics that made my heart sing and applied to jobs that aligned with my heart's many callings. I started working. Slowly but surely, I found my confidence again. I adopted a dog. I got married. Skipped across a river of milestones that wouldn't have happened had I been forced to pursue that pregnancy back then.” Read more.
Jun 17 Jun 17 "We were financially struggling with one child and we wanted to give our daughter the best life possible." Sharing Truth One Abortion, Twins, Colorado “During the scan I saw two pods in there and my heart dropped. I just knew it was twins before she told us. The sonographer was so excited and congratulated us. I broke down in tears and thought to myself, “Now I can’t abort this pregnancy, there’s two”. I was so overwhelmed and constantly thought of having an abortion. So I talked to my therapist a lot and I came to the decision.” Read more.
May 8 May 8 "I didn't know they were twins. It was my dream, but then again we are not capable enough to raise them." Sharing Truth One Abortion, Twins “I cried so much that I choose to abort them — but thinking on the other side, no one would help me to take care of them. I was cesarian on my first. Thinking that it was very risky, what more if having twins. We spend 200 thousand pesos on my first delivery and still not recovering from it.” Read more.
Dec 27 Dec 27 "I'd rather be a happy parent to an only child than a miserable one to three." Sharing Truth One Abortion, Twins, France “I was afraid to not be a good mom to my daughter and to them, I was worried about the impact of a twin birth on my body, about how I would take care of 3 young children well, I was feeling too old, I was questioning the impact it could have on my relationship and myself, I was shocked that I had to envision an abortion at my age and in my situation.” Read more.
Oct 20 Oct 20 "I grew up in a toxic household and I didn’t want that for them." Sharing Truth One Abortion, Twins “Coincidentally there was an older lady in the waiting room that I felt the urge to ask if she ever had an abortion and she said she did. She said that she aborted twins and that years after luckily she had another pair of twins with the right man & father. I felt like it was a sign for me to hear her story and she gave me reassurance that it was going to be okay.” Read more.
Nov 7 Nov 7 "I knew that I would regret having them more than I would regret not having them." Sharing Truth 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.
Oct 27 Oct 27 "This was the decision that I can live with, consciously knowing that I did everything in my power to create the best possible outcome." Sharing Truth 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.
Aug 30 Aug 30 "I would be a single mother of five attempting to co-parent with my abuser." Sharing Truth 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.
Aug 12 Aug 12 "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." Sharing Truth 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.
Jul 3 Jul 3 "Although we know it was the right decision doesn't take away the guilt and grief about it." Sharing Truth 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.
Jun 30 Jun 30 "Now the fear has doubled, and now the work has doubled, and now my life as I knew is doubly gone." Sharing Truth 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.
Jun 28 Jun 28 "Finding out we were having twins was like an ice cold bucket being thrown at my face!" Sharing Truth One Abortion, Twins, Canada “Shock! I spent the day problem solving. We would have to sell our house and move to a cheaper town. That would mean I would have to quit my job and my partner could not pursue his current ambition to start his own company.” Read more.
May 5 May 5 "I tried to wrap my brain around it in so many ways but it just seemed impossible." Sharing Truth One Abortion, Twins, Canada “My partner wanted to keep them, so I didn’t have him take me to the appointment. I just needed unwavering, guilt free support. The clinic was amazing and supportive, my family and friends have all been supportive but it still a very isolating place to be.” Read more.
Dec 10 Dec 10 "I just could not cope with the idea and all the thoughts regarding raising 2 children at once." Sharing Truth Two Abortions, Twins, Romania “I can honestly say I lived in hell for 2 months being in the most indecisive state I had ever been in my life on whether or not I would be capable of caring for and loving not one, but 2 children. No one in my family or the father’s family ever had twins, so it scared the hell out of me and I ended up leaving the clinic that day because I felt I wouldn’t be able to live afterwards if I aborted twins. But I still felt miserable about the pregnancy.” Read more.
