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The right to abortion is not shameful.

I was 19 when I first got pregnant. I was filled with immense guilt and shame when I learned about it, because I came from a very cultural family where they believe a woman’s whole purpose is to give birth.

Luckily I came to Canada for my studies and it happened when I was studying. My boyfriend and I were working on our future and had to make the right decision, which we don’t regret to this day.

I still remember I walked in to my clinic where the staff was very sweet and respected my privacy. And told me about all the procedures, making me feel really safe.

I took birth control after my first termination but I couldn’t continue for medical reasons. Then I got pregnant again at 20.

I was ashamed of going to the same clinic twice as I was scared for being judged. But they were nice to me as always. I am very thankful for their kind service.

Later, I surfed through the internet searching if abortion was the right thing to do and they showed me pretty bad things making me feel like am a “murderer”. “A mother killing her own child”, stuffs like that.

I have no attachment to this child, I was not ready to become a mother. All I feared was I’ll be giving this child and myself a bad life. I haven’t seen it, touched it, I was nowhere near to motherhood.

Anyways I am glad I did those terminations, so I could concentrate more in my life for my well being. I don’t regret them to this day.