All in One Abortion

"The main reason why I chose to go ahead with the termination was I was starting my nursing training."

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One Abortion, Twins, United Kingdom

“When it comes to sex, usually I make sure there can't be any slip ups. But that one time I don't use another method of contraception with my pill, I get caught. I have gastro oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) so when my symptoms of morning sickness started I thought I was just having one of my GORD episodes. Never did I think I was pregnant.” Read more.

"I wasn’t at a point where I could take care of one child and especially not twins."

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One Abortion, Twins, United States

“Sometimes I do question my decision but at the end of the day I know I made the choice that was right for me. Abortion is a right that every women should be afforded and it’s a right that I’m extremely grateful for. I looked at every option before I decided an abortion was the way for me to go. I know who I am and what works for me.” Read more.

"I had thought the IUD, with an over 99% success rate, would be a guarantee against pregnancy."

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One Abortion, Twins, United States

“While I knew this was the right decision and I didn’t feel any regret, the whole experience was still harder than I had expected. I found out I was actually pregnant with twins and couldn’t help but think about who they would have been if I had carried out the pregnancy. Afterwards, I sometimes felt sad about the situation, but knowing there were hundreds of other women who had been through the same thing made me feel less alone and like my feelings of sadness were normal, even if I didn’t feel guilt or regret.” Read more.

" It was the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do, but I feel safe in my decision."

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One Abortion, Twins, Later Abortion, Second Trimester, United States

“I proceeded to get an IUD, which made counting much more difficult. I was told it was normal that I wasn’t getting my period. Three months into the pregnancy was when I really began to notice a difference. But afraid to scare my friend, I kept it to myself until I took a test a few weeks later. I was beginning to show, and as scared college students, we couldn’t see another solution.” Read more.

"A responsible abortion is nothing to be ashamed of."

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One Abortion, Twins, United States

“After the procedure I thought I would feel extreme, self-loathing shame, and deep grief. But I didn’t! I felt free, relieved, thankful for another chance. I graduated college later that year with a bachelor’s in journalism – a feat I would never have been able to accomplish carrying a set of twins in my senior year. Five years later, I am married to a wonderful man and we have a beautiful daughter who I cherish.” Read more.

"It was as though the trauma of having to endure this was happening twice all at once."

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One Abortion, Twins, United States

“What hurt me was everyone’s reaction and need to provide input and unfortunately ridicule me. No one I told about my pregnancy and my abortion responded in the way I needed and deserved as a person. Everyone has an opinion they spew when asked what they would do in this situation and that’s all well and good, but you don’t understand it. It’s easy to respond what your course of action would be through a pregnancy — until it happens to you.” Read more.

"How could I cope with two if I couldn’t mentally or financially cope with one?"

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One Abortion, Twins, United Kingdom

“I was on contraception and we were just about financially managing to send our son to nursery and get the bills paid. He was 10 months and an awful sleeper. I love him but he’s hard work! There’s not much help for parents with under 5s in the UK. If I gave up work, we wouldn’t get the bills paid or food on the table. I want the best life for my child..” Read more.

"There was absolutely no sense in bringing two other souls into our terrible life."

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One Abortion, Twins, United States

“Financially speaking, we could not afford three children. Our relationship was on the rocks. Personally, I was so intensely depressed and sick about the entire situation before I learned about the two children waiting in the wings that I could not even fathom one more day of the suffering; learning about the reality of my pregnancy was such an outrageously dangerous shock that I feared for my sanity.” Read more.

"I am sure those two lives were made out of love and the decision was also made out of love."

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One Abortion, Twins, New York, United States

“As I was leaving, I told the nurse I didn’t know if I wanted to tell my mom, who I am extremely close with. The nurse told me that she has a daughter my age ,and that my mom will never stop loving me, even if she was mad at me for being careless with my body. I told my mom a few days later over dinner. She told me about her own experience; she was 22 years old and it was 6 months before her wedding. She said she simply was not ready.” Read more.

"I remain sure that I’m not the first woman who’s taken this decision and won’t be the last."

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One Abortion, Twins, Later Abortion, Second Trimester, United Kingdom

“For the next 24 hours I was ecstatic, then it began to hit me what a struggle it’d be to care for twins and that all the things I had planned to do with my one baby would be difficult if not impossible with two. Over the space of a few days I began to feel very stressed and worried about the pregnancy, birth and raising twins. I felt as if all the joy of pregnancy had been sucked out of me and that there was no light at the end of the tunnel as I didn’t feel capable of raising two babies.” Read more.

"I realized that I couldn't give these babies the basics, never mind what they would deserve."

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One Abortion, Twins, United Kingdom

“I had no money to furnish a flat or pay the bills/rent. I thought about when they were older, if I worked, the cost of childcare for two would be horrendous. I thought about how my body would cope. I would be a high-risk pregnancy, I could end up having major problems with my kidneys because of the strain and the fact that I already show signs of protein in my urine. I asked my father for help, but all he could offer was to have a chat. I realized I had to accept that what I was doing was the right thing.” Read more.

"We really only wanted one more and just couldn’t handle two more."

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One Abortion, Twins, United Kingdom

“Twins in this area are hospital birth only and usually c-section. I also don’t have easy pregnancies and knew to carry twins would be very hard on my body. I tried to make peace with the idea of twins but it just never sat right. My husband told me that he was supportive of whatever I wanted to do. I honestly thought I would never be someone who got an abortion. I waited until the last possible day to do it, hoping one would pass away naturally.” Read more.

"I have no desire to have children until I am spiritually, financially, and mentally ready for them."

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One Abortion, Twins, Unnamed Country

“I was shocked at how full the waiting room was. After waiting for over an hour, I was taken to another room and told that I had to take my clothes off and place them into a locker. I then walked to another room where I had to lay down on a table and had an IV into my arm. An ultrasound was taken where they found out that I was six weeks pregnant. I understood that, as I was pregnant with twins. My stomach was so big for being six weeks along.” Read more.

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