Twin abortion — Our Stories of Twins — 2 + Abortions Worldwide

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Nov 11
Nov 11 "Condom, Plan B -- it all failed. What was worse is I was pregnant with twins."

One Abortion, Twins, Location Not Given

“I’m sharing this a whole year after its occurrence because the stigma around abortions is still relatively high. In a world where mental-health is at the top of our lists to prioritize, something that SAVED my life, physically and mentally shouldn’t be seen as ‘taboo’ or ‘wrong’. “ Read more.

Jun 17
Jun 17 "We were financially struggling with one child and we wanted to give our daughter the best life possible."

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 24
May 24 "Going from two kids to four is not something I wanted to do and looking back I don't regret it."

One Abortion, Twins, Video and Text

“I had to think, if I go through this pregnancy, what is my life going to look like right now? I was literally two hundred dollars away from not being able to afford my apartment or anything. I have two children and they are little and I don't get much help even though I struggle, I don't get much help but you know nobody else sees that.” Read more.

Feb 13
Feb 13 "I could not emotionally or mentally handle more children right now."

One Abortion, Twins, Location Not Given

“Because of my choice, I am able to the best parent I can be to my daughter.” Read more.

Mar 31
Mar 31 "I was so overwhelmed and spent weeks trying to figure out how I'd make ends meet."

One Abortion, Twins, South Africa

“After weeks of thinking, I resolved to go through with it. It seemed okay, but I grieved about it more than I thought I would. The bottomline is I know that with everything involved had I chosen to keep them I wouldn't have been able to give them everything.” Read more.

Jan 4
Jan 4 "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".

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.

Nov 7
Nov 7 "I knew that I would regret having them more than I would regret not having them."

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 1
Oct 1 "It was going to be the wrong time to have a baby, let alone two."

One Abortion, Twins, Location Not Given

“When we found out we were pregnant we found out it was twins. The pandemic just started, we just moved in with his parents to save for a house, and not stable to have kids. I was also told I had lupus, and that has high risk all over it.” Read more.

Sep 1
Sep 1 "We were a newly married couple with the entire world going against us."

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.

Aug 30
Aug 30 "I would be a single mother of five attempting to co-parent with my abuser."

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.