Sep 7 Sep 7 "I’m not ready to have one baby, much less two." Sharing Truth One Abortion, Twins “I’m currently a student going for my a degree in fine arts hoping to transfer to Cal Arts next year. My boyfriend and I are always pretty safe, so it was definitely a surprise when I got the news I was pregnant with twins.” Read more.
Jun 22 Jun 22 "The whole scan I was shaking trying not to let the tears stream out. Complete disbelief. Complete guilt and shock." Sharing Truth One Abortion, Twins, Australia “As a natural nurturer, someone who loves every part of motherhood, this decision took so much of me. Selfishly I would have loved to have kept them, but logically it wasn’t the right time and ultimately I had to think of everyone else around me more than what I wanted in my heart. As someone who knows how much work being a parent is, it just wasn’t our time.” 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." Sharing Truth 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.
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.
Apr 14 Apr 14 "His ability to walk away was heartbreaking and still makes me very sad sometimes." Sharing Truth One Abortion, Twins, Montana “I have been working on being easy with my body, and trying my best each day, even if that just means getting out of bed to pee. For me, I was pretty much alone during the worsts parts. I am not in a committed relationship, and this was the result of a one night stand. He was there for the easy parts (the appointment, the days before), but once things got hard, he walked away.” Read more.
Feb 12 Feb 12 "I don’t regret it, I didn’t want this." Sharing Truth One Abortion, Twins, Location Not Given “I was completely alone during the whole process. My boyfriend knew what was going to happen and how serious this was, but he opted to spend the first two hours of the second medication admission in the gym. He just said ‘if you really need anything text me,’ knowing he was meant to stay with me.” 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". Sharing Truth 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.
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.
Oct 12 Oct 12 "My heart was breaking, but I strongly felt it was the right decision to make." Sharing Truth 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.
Oct 1 Oct 1 "It was going to be the wrong time to have a baby, let alone two." Sharing Truth 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.
May 20 May 20 "They will always be with me in spirit and that gives me peace." Sharing Truth 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.
Mar 20 Mar 20 "It was a really tough decision for me, but one that was for the best." Sharing Truth Two Abortions, Twins, United Kingdom “I have no pains anymore. My nausea is completely gone and my appetite has returned. I haven’t felt this good and back to normal for almost a month, so it’s like my whole body just took this huge sigh of relief and now I can just relax and recover. All in all it was a pretty positive experience under the circumstances.” Read more.
