Our Stories — 2 + Abortions Worldwide

Share your story. Spread some love. Stop the stigma.

All in U.S.

Feb 28
Feb 28 "Members of my family don’t speak to me anymore."

Two Abortions, Washington, Texas, U.S.

“I came from a teenage mother myself. My mom was 14 when she had me. She didn’t want to have me, she didn’t want to be a parent — but she had no choice. I think about what I would look like as a parent in that situation, having a child who knew they weren’t wanted the way I knew I wasn’t wanted and I can’t imagine doing that. I think a lot of people think about the choice to have an abortion as a selfish one, but for me, the choice to not have one would have been the selfish one. A child deserves to be parented.” Click the green title to read more.

Feb 26
Feb 26 Podcast ~ “Stigma silences people and it shuts them up.”

Four Abortions, California, U.S., Audio

Elizabeth says she envies the ‘free rhetorical space’ in the anti-abortion movement, where people who’ve had multiple abortions can talk openly about their experiences, as long as they frame their stories to punish other people who’ve had abortions.

Feb 24
Feb 24 Artist Marina Abramović: Children would have been 'a disaster for my work.'

Three Abortions, New York, U.S.

“In my opinion that’s the reason why women aren’t as successful as men in the art world. There’s plenty of talented women. Why do men take over the important positions? It’s simple. Love, family, children – a woman doesn’t want to sacrifice all of that.” Click the green title to read more.

Feb 24
Feb 24 Podcast ~ "Almost every woman I know has had an abortion."

Two Abortions, Vermont, U.S., Audio

Listen as Maryann tells of her two abortion experiences.

Feb 24
Feb 24 "I was knocked unconscious by two older teenagers."

Three Abortions, Texas, U.S.

“I have very few options for birth control. I am on pregnancy number eight right now. I have an appointment next week for an abortion. I have one beautiful daughter, have had three miscarriages, and three previous abortions.” Click the green title to read more.

Feb 24
Feb 24 Podcast ~ "I have so much fear of shame."

Two Abortions, New York, U.S., Audio

Genesis as she tells of her two abortion experiences. Listen and share.

Feb 21
Feb 21 Podcast ~ "It was illegal."

Three Abortions, California, U.S., Audio

Listen to Devra talk about her three abortion experiences — one of them an illegal abortion in 1966. She explains how much it helped her to be able to talk to other women about her reproductive experiences.

Feb 19
Feb 19 "Birth control methods are much more complicated than conceiving is."

Three Abortions, South Carolina, U.S.

“No judgment or value should ever be imposed upon a choice not to bring a child into the world for whatever reason. It is rather a compassionate responsibility to acknowledge the extent of care that you would not be able to give to a child.” Click the green title to read more.

Feb 19
Feb 19 "I was struggling against biology all the time."

Two Abortions, Louisiana, U.S.

“I've always been very careful with contraception but about 10 years later I got pregnant twice within a year and had two abortions. It was devastating. I was raised in a very conservative family in a country that sees abortion in such a bad light.” Click the green title to read more.

Feb 19
Feb 19 "Having a child at my age and maturity would have been a disaster."

Three Abortions, New York, U.S.

“I’m not proud that I had to experience this three times. The first happened the second time I had sex, the second while taking birth control pills, and the third by a person who lied to me about being infertile—all during a time when getting pregnant was considered a disgrace and totally unacceptable.” Click the green title to read more.