All in Three Abortions

"Accidental pregnancies are way more common than spoken about." ~ 20 people share stories in one Reddit thread.

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Two Abortions, Three Abortions, Four Abortions, Five Abortions, Six Abortions, Multiple Abortions

A person asks, “Has anyone had more than one abortion” in a Reddit forum — and a flood of people respond, sharing their own experiences of more than one accidental or unhealthy pregnancy, and assuring that it’s common and that there is no need to feel shame or fear judgment. Read more.

"We never really ever forget, it will always be part of us, but we can move on and learn how to love ourselves the way we should."

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Three Abortions, Arizona, U.S.

“After talking to him , he refused to be a father. It didn’t matter how much I knew him, had memories with him, he just refused because he liked how his life was without children. But why did I have to pay for that pain? Anyway, I didn’t want to be a single mother of 2 kids so I had a surgical abortion.” Read more.

"When I told him I was pregnant he screamed at me for two hours as I cowered on the couch."

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Three Abortions, California, U.S.

“My third abortion was only a few years later, in a new relationship with a good guy. He was a hard no and I just wasn't going to have and raise a child by myself that the child's father didn't want. That was the hardest one. But it was still the right choice. I wanted my child to be wanted and loved and at least start its life with a stable home.” Read more.

"A five-minute procedure has given me a pretty great life."

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Three Abortions, Ohio, Audio

“I knew I was having my first abortion so I could have children later — to give them a life that I thought maybe they deserved and I needed to give them as a mother. And the same theory goes forward with my abortions after I had children. I knew what kind of life I needed them to have. I knew what kind of horrible life I was secretly in already trying to find a way out of abuse.” Read more and listen to the audio version.

"I have three babies in spirit world."

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Three Abortions, Mexico, Audio

“I understand that this spirit is going back to the light, to spirit world. And I know what I have to do. I know the offerings I have to give, the altar that I have to set up, the ways in which I can continue talking to this spirit. I know that these spirits are always going to walk with me and my family. They are members of this family. That’s it. I am at peace.” Read more and listen to the audio version.

"The nurses were empathetic, but the physician who did two of these abortions said that 'three is too many.' "

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Three Abortions, U.S.

“I felt incredibly lucky. As a college student before becoming a physician, I had worked in a public hospital in Arequipa, Peru, where women were brought when they had unfinished "illegal" abortions. They were denounced by the healthcare providers because it was illegal and they often were not given any pain medicines. And they had many horrible, long-term consequences, including infections, infertility, chronic pain.” Read more.

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