"After the first time, I was convinced I would never do it again." ~ „Już po raz pierwszy byłem przekonany, że nigdy więcej tego nie zrobię”.

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Two Abortions, Poland, Illegal

“Now, 10 days after, I feel great. I fell pregnant by accident literally 2 days after losing my job. My financial situation was very bad. I couldn't afford a child. The fact that abortion is illegal in my country is irrelevant to me. Nobody can dictate what to do with my body. I believe that every woman should be aware of this option and take advantage of it if she feels the need to.” Read more.

„Teraz, 10 dni później, czuję się świetnie. W ciążę zaszłam przypadkowo dosłownie 2 dni po utracie pracy. Moja sytuacja finansowa była bardzo zła. Nie stać mnie na dziecko. To, że aborcja jest nielegalna w moim kraju, nie ma dla mnie znaczenia. Nikt nie może dyktować, co zrobić z moim ciałem. Uważam, że każda kobieta powinna zdawać sobie sprawę z tej możliwości i skorzystać z niej, jeśli czuje taką potrzebę ”. Czytaj więcej.

"The choice is ultimately mine as it's my body and I am not ready yet."

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Two Abortions, South Carolina, U.S.

“The timing of the pandemic really shook things up for us and set our family planning back. We're not ready to give up our social life in a new-ish city. We're not ready to stop traveling. Personally, I'm not ready to check out of my career that I just started. 2020 was the year we were supposed to be doing all of the final things we wanted before settling down and having a baby, but we haven't been able to do anything. We feel completely robbed from our pre-pandemic lives. I know we're not the only ones feeling this way.” Read more.

"I wasn't 100% comfortable with any of this, but I also wasn't 100% comfortable on having a second child either. "

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Two Abortions, Oregon, U.S.

“One other thing I learned out of this is that I want my daughter to be open with me about her choices and decisions in her life. One day she will be a teenager, and I want to be a mother that can talk with my daughter about sex and birth control and abortion and I want her to not hesitate on asking me for help if she needs it. This second abortion has made me look at my daughter in an entirely different way, and I know that I am going to have a stronger bond because of it.” Read more.

"We wanted them to be born, but it could not be." ~ "Queríamos que nacieran, pero no pudo ser."

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Two Abortions, Guatemala, Spanish/English, Illegal, Later Abortions

“It was the economic factor. I was living with my parents and I didn't have a job. Even though abortion goes against the religion that we profess, little by little we both assimilated it. We both mourned our two angels. I can say that the most important thing is to respect each other, among women, and to know that we are in different conditions, with different social pressures. We should have no judging of each other.” Read more.

“Fue el factor económico. Vivía con mis padres y no tenía trabajo. Aunque el aborto va en contra de la religión que profesamos, poco a poco ambos la asimilamos. Ambos lloramos a nuestros dos ángeles. Puedo decir que lo más importante es respetarnos entre las mujeres y saber que estamos en diferentes condiciones, con diferentes presiones sociales. No deberíamos juzgarnos unos a otros ". Lee mas.

"We knew we wanted to have another child, but not so soon." ~ "Sabíamos que queríamos tener otro hijo, pero no tan pronto".

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Two Abortions, Ecuador, Spanish/English

“The contexts of my abortions were very different. In the first, I was younger and had a partner of a few months who was about to move to another country. At that moment I was totally clear that I would not be a mother. It didn't take me a minute to make the decision and I didn't consult him, I just let him know. I asked him to come with me.” Read more.

“Los contextos de mis AbortoS fueron muy distintos. En el primero era más joven y tenía una pareja de pocos meses que estaba a punto de irse a vivir a otro país. En ese momento yo tenía total claridad de que no sería mamá. No tardé ni un minuto en tomar la decisión y no lo consulté con él, solo se lo comuniqué. Le pedí que me acompañe.” Lee mas.

"These stories gave me the courage on doing what I know is the best choice."

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Two Abortions, Oregon, U.S.

“I primarily had my daughter because I could not fathom the idea of having a second abortion, and I don't in any way regret having her, but I felt like I was trapped when I was pregnant for that second time. So here I am, age 23, and as of right now I am currently 7 weeks pregnant. My THIRD pregnancy, and I am BEYOND FREAKED about having a SECOND child.” Read more.

"These abortions I had, I felt them differently, the shame, stigma, and other related issues."

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Five Abortions, Uganda, Unsafe Abortions

“This took me a long time, like 41 years, to talk about my abortion experiences, even when I was advising other women to speak up and support other people who have had abortions to chase away the shame, fear and stigma. But then I joined inroads and started gaining support, power, and courage to start sharing my abortions stories. I am now a shame and stigma free person and am doing my abortion stigma busting work in my country Uganda very well and incredibly.” Read more.

Podcast ~ "I was too young to understand that it's both a personal choice and a big deal."

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Two Abortions, Michigan, Louisiana, U.S., Audio

Listen as Bess talks about her four pregnancy experiences — two abortions, one miscarriage and the birth her beloved daughter. She shares about how her experiences led her into a career in women’s healthcare so that she can support other women. “People are not talking about pregnancy, abortion, sexuality, and reproductive health,” she says, and the silence leads to fears and shame. Listen.

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