Sep 16 Sep 16 "How could I cope with two if I couldn’t mentally or financially cope with one?" Sharing Truth 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.
Sep 14 Sep 14 "They asked if I wanted to know if the ultrasound showed twins." Sharing Truth Two Abortions, Twins, United States “The man who gifted me these decisions was abusive and manipulative, and there is a 99% guarantee that I currently would be across the Rainbow Bridge if I had chosen to bring those lives into the world. It becomes less painful every minute, every day, month, year — knowing that the love that was created in my womb is now back in the Universe, cycling through the trees, the air–and hopefully–the stars.” Read more.
Sep 10 Sep 10 "There was absolutely no sense in bringing two other souls into our terrible life." Sharing Truth 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.
Sep 4 Sep 4 "I cannot imagine what would have happened to those kids had they been born." Sharing Truth One Abortion, Twins, United States “Cindy got her first abortion when she became pregnant with twins. Another relative paid for her abortion. Those children she was growing were not meant to be born. It would be morally wrong to bring them into the world she lives. None of her kids are happy. They didn’t ask to be born into such vile conditions.” Read more.
Sep 1 Sep 1 "After my ultrasound and she said twins, I simultaneously was devastated and relieved to be getting the procedure." Sharing Truth One Abortion, Twins, United States “I don’t know if I’m ready for a kid, but twins. It made the decision easier and more horrible all at the same time. I almost felt like I got off easy because the choice felt so obvious. I know this was the right move for me, but it doesn’t mean I’m not sad I had to make it.” Read more.
Aug 31 Aug 31 "He told me we wouldn’t last and that I’d be raising twins alone." Sharing Truth Two Abortions, Twins, United States “My second abortion was to the same partner, I was 26. I found out I was pregnant with twins. Said partner and I were having a rough time – he’d just started a new job and had a new-found confidence in himself. He was working late and had more friends and commitments and I was just a burden. He decided that I would have an abortion and booked the appointment – he told me after it was arranged.” Read more.
Aug 30 Aug 30 "By the time I decided I wanted an abortion, I had passed the deadline." Sharing Truth Twins, United States, Too Late for An Abortion “I had the twins and they are now a year old I love them so much— more than anything. But I do regret having children. I used to love school so much and always got A’s but now i am tired and drained all the time.” Read more.
Aug 24 Aug 24 "I am sure those two lives were made out of love and the decision was also made out of love." Sharing Truth 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.
Aug 21 Aug 21 "I remain sure that I’m not the first woman who’s taken this decision and won’t be the last." Sharing Truth 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.
Aug 19 Aug 19 "They dropped their support as soon as I could no longer legally get an abortion." Sharing Truth Twins, AntiAbortion Manipulation “I let myself be talked out of my abortion and out of putting my twins up for adoption. I will never forgive myself. Members of a pro-life group sent me tons of messages saying they'd support me financially and emotionally if I went through with my pregnancy, saying they just wanted to be sure I had options. I was extremely depressed and vulnerable and I was living in this haze, and they made me believe having a baby would fix everything.” Read more.
Aug 17 Aug 17 "I realized that I couldn't give these babies the basics, never mind what they would deserve." Sharing Truth 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.
Aug 14 Aug 14 "I knew having two babies was not a good idea. How would we cope when we were still stupid kids ourselves?" Sharing Truth Three Abortions, Twins, United Kingdom “We went for our scan and I was told I was early enough for a medical abortion. However, we also found out I was pregnant with twins. After our scan we left confused and scared. Twins!? The thought excited us but scared us equally. It made our decision much harder. After long discussions we decided to go ahead with the abortion and it was one of the most painful of them all. I still have a scan picture of them both to remember.” Read more.
Aug 7 Aug 7 "I felt so young, I was just a baby myself, but I was harboring two babies inside of me." Sharing Truth One Abortion, Twins, United States “Being that I was raised in a very strict Catholic family, I could not tell my parents and had to keep everything very secret, so the father was the only person I had to help me through this. Although he started out very helpful, he soon began ignoring me and being very rude and I began to feel so alone and I became very scared.” Read more.
Aug 3 Aug 3 "I couldn’t even fathom having one let alone two." Sharing Truth One Abortion, Twins, United Kingdom “She then proceeded to tell me that there were two embryos — twins. I could not believe it. She asked if I needed extra time to think about it. I told her I would proceed. I don’t know what it is about it, but as soon as I knew it was twins I felt more emotional, I think it’s the word twins, because before it wasn’t real to me.” Read more.
Jul 31 Jul 31 "We really only wanted one more and just couldn’t handle two more." Sharing Truth 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.
Jul 29 Jul 29 "I have no desire to have children until I am spiritually, financially, and mentally ready for them." Sharing Truth 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.
Jul 21 Jul 21 "We could not have kept them anyway, we are struggling to stay afloat with my two kids as it is." Sharing Truth One Abortion, Twins, Pennsylvania, United States “I am 30 years old. I have two beautiful children who have shown me the purest meaning of love. I would give my own life for my kids. And yet, I decided to take away the lives of not one, but two children that were growing inside my body. And this is why. I am a recovering drug addict.” Read more.
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.
