Jul 15 Jul 15 "Twins would have meant I would have five children — four children under the age of three." Sharing Truth One Abortion, Twins, United Kingdom “They wouldn't have had a very good mum. They wouldn't have had what I would want for my children. My mental health would have deteriorated, and I think I would have ended up, either on long term antidepressants, or I would have ended up in psychiatric hospital,.” Read more.
Jul 10 Jul 10 "One in 1,000 IUDs fail and mine was one of them." Sharing Truth One Abortion, Twins, Later Abortion, Second Trimester, United States “She checked their heartbeats. I cried. She handed me a photo. At first, I didn’t know what I was going to do. I wanted to take it all in. I sat on crinkly paper without pants, alone, waiting for a stranger OBGYN to walk into the door to help me. I sobbed and sobbed. The next few days were a blur. It was all surreal and happening too fast to even process any of it. But I knew one fact for sure — I was making the right choice.” Read more.
Jul 2 Jul 2 "It was for the good of all family members." Sharing Truth One Abortion, Twins, Indonesia “I am 18 years old and he is a year older than me. He just became a student at a university. His expression when I told him that I was pregnant — He was very happy and asked me to marry at a young age. But I don't want to. My partner's parents are religious leaders in their city. My parents are nobody. There would be many bad things that would happen.” Read more.
Jun 30 Jun 30 "I had this feeling of righteousness and trueness of my decision to abort." Sharing Truth One Abortion, Twins, Germany “The thought came up: Abortion doesn't have to be hard. I don't have to suffer. I can make this decision and it may be good. Why should i experience this as sad, bad, cruel, just because others expect me to? I felt really connected, strong and powerful. When finally the appointments in the clinic were arranged, I felt so relieved. It was just a big "Yes" in me. Yes, I don't want to be pregnant and give birth to twins this year .” Read more.
Jun 17 Jun 17 When he put that transvaginal echo device in, I saw it immediately -- two babies, two embryos." Sharing Truth One Abortion, Twins, Chile “The world fell silent again. I didn't know whether to cry at that moment, but I was strong and listened to the doctor. All I wanted to hear is that there was some complication. But no, it was all very well. At home with my partner, I cried out that I didn't want to have two more children now. We couldn’t. We couldn't give them anything they deserve.” Read more.
