Feb 9 Feb 9 "I have learned that I can stick to my decisions even if people around me frown upon my life choices." Sharing Truth Two Abortions, Location Unknown, Illegal “I felt lost and scared. I didn’t want to keep the child, but lived in a country where abortion was illegal. I had already had a very painful and difficult abortion a few years ago, and was afraid of having to go through the same process again. I didn’t want to be a mother. My partner at the time didn’t want to become a father either, and we didn’t plan to have a future together.” Read more.
Feb 9 Feb 9 "I went on to have two beautiful daughters and I am a great mom." Sharing Truth Four Abortions, U.S. “I did the pill abortion 4 different times. Not much pain, just period cramps and bleeding. I’ve done it at 4 weeks up to 10 weeks. I am not ashamed or in regret.” Read more.
Jan 29 Jan 29 "I told him I was pregnant and he told me never to talk to him again and blocked me from all forms of communication." Sharing Truth Two Abortions, Canada “That abortion I had absolutely no regret. I had just started a new career and knew I didn’t want to raise a baby alone, nor could I afford it yet. Almost 2 years later in 2020, I have been dating an amazing man. We accidentally got pregnant 4 months into dating. I was excited at first and then got cold feet and talked to him about wanting an abortion. He supported me and my decision and was so loving to me about it.” Read more.
Jan 26 Jan 26 "I wanted to keep my baby but life had other plans for me I guess." Sharing Truth Two Abortions, Canada “About 2 years later, same relationship, I got pregnant again , same circumstances with the BC. At this point it was the beginning of the end of our relationship and I knew for sure this would not have helped the situation. I shared the news with him. Again, we agreed to have an abortion. I wasn't financially stable. I had just gone back to school and was borderline homeless.” Read more.
Jan 19 Jan 19 "The thought of being pregnant with someone who doesn't love me was unthinkable." Sharing Truth Three Abortions, U.S. “I use family planning to monitor my cycle but in December 2019 I didn't do it correctly and became pregnant. I had an abortion in January, which I was so thankful for because I could barely eat or function to take care of myself or my kids, then 1.5 and 3. Then in June I find out my husband is cheating on me. It destroyed me. I pushed him away but I also was so lonely and wished it wasn't true, so we had sex and I wasn't monitoring. I became pregnant again.” Read more.
Jan 17 Jan 17 "It's really sad to want something but the timing isn't right." Sharing Truth Two Abortions, South Africa “At first I really thought I was going to have the baby with or without him, but realising how hard it is to raise a child as a single parent, irrespective of the support of my family, as much as I wanted to keep this child, it was unrealistic of me to bring someone on earth to suffer just like I did without a father in the picture.” Read more.
Jan 13 Jan 13 "I was actually devastated when I found out I was pregnant for the second time." Sharing Truth Two Abortions, Nigeria, Illegal “To me, I actually felt that it was too soon to be having another abortion, and at some point I was scared something was going to go wrong in the process. It was awful, but just for a few hours. Fortunately for me the cramps and bleeding weren’t as high as the first one. I'd still choose this kind of abortion over surgical. Thanks to God and my boyfriend who stood by me.” Read more.
Jan 6 Jan 6 "These decisions are so personal, and so justified, no matter the reasons or circumstances." Sharing Truth Three Abortions, Location Unknown “Fast forward 3 years, my then boyfriend, now husband and I had been married for 3 months, and conceived our beautiful baby boy, planned, and we were ready to parent. When our son was 8 months old, I fell pregnant again. Not ready, physically, emotionally (postpartum depression hit hard) or financially, we decided the most responsible decision for our family was to terminate the pregnancy. This, unknowingly, would cause even more stress on an already stressed marriage.” Read more.
Dec 30 Dec 30 "I realize now that I am not alone, and I’m not a bad person, and I don’t need to let the decisions I made haunt me forever." Sharing Truth Five Abortions, Australia “We were together for 4 years from when I was 16 to 20. He paid for all the procedures and we never told anyone. I have trouble remembering, but the first one with him was when I was I think 16, and the last one was before I turned 19. I am 32 now and I have 3 kids — twins age 6 and a son age 2 with the same dad, who is a different guy from those I had the abortions with. I have been on my own now for three and a half years and have been doing my post grad studies.” Read more.
Dec 16 Dec 16 "I felt calm, as I had solved the situation." ~ "Me sentí tranquila, ya que había resuelto la situación". Sharing Truth Two Abortions, Argentina, Spanish/English, Illegal “In both cases, they were accidents with men I knew very recently, and the truth was it was not the right time, nor did I have the desire to start a family with someone I did not even know. It would have completely changed my life. I want to have children but not in this way.” Read more.“En ambos casos fueron accidentes con hombres que conocí hace muy poco tiempo, y la verdad es que no era el momento adecuado, ni tenía el deseo de formar una familia con alguien que ni siquiera conocía. Habría cambiado mi vida por completo.Quiero tener hijos pero no de esta manera.” Lee mas.
Dec 10 Dec 10 "I have no regrets at all and only feel annoyed that birth control keeps failing me." Sharing Truth Two Abortions, Massachusetts, U.S. “I feel abortions stories sometimes are about how the guy wasn’t right for you so you wanted to end it, but I have had the same boyfriend since I was 21 and do want kids with him someday. But I want them on my time when we are ready, and right now we feel we have so much more to do and live for before we settle down with kids!” Read more.
Dec 8 Dec 8 "I have no support to raise this kid." Sharing Truth Two Abortions, Pennsylvania, U.S., Later Abortions “I had an abortion about 6 or 7 years ago . I had my first child in 2011. I'm currently pregnant, and due to financial physical and mental issues, I've decided to get an abortion next week.” Read more.
Dec 6 Dec 6 “We don't want people to be defined by their ability to reproduce or defined by their body parts.” Sharing Truth Two Abortions, Transgender, Nonbinary, U.S. “The first time, you know, I didn't get emotional at all," Sanchez tells Allure. "During my second abortion, the combination of the doctor misgendering me, and then forcing these heterosexual gender roles on me, made me feel even more erased in the situation, and so it became much more emotional for me.” Read more.
Dec 3 Dec 3 "I don't think women should be plagued with guilt." Sharing Truth Two Abortions, U.S. “My first was a medical abortion which I received my medication at my state's only abortion clinic. I at first had feelings of guilt, but never regret. Upon becoming pregnant with the man I love, any feelings of guilt were gone. I knew my decision was best for me, the child I wanted and was ready for, and our family.” Read more.
Nov 25 Nov 25 "I made the best decisions I could, with the information I had at the time." Sharing Truth Three Abortions, U.S. “I had no idea that there were others out there like me. I just considered myself to be an awful person with no ability to make good decisions . . . unsupported, isolated and alone.” Read more.
Nov 24 Nov 24 "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”. Sharing Truth 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.
Nov 21 Nov 21 "The choice is ultimately mine as it's my body and I am not ready yet." Sharing Truth 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.
Nov 19 Nov 19 "I wasn't 100% comfortable with any of this, but I also wasn't 100% comfortable on having a second child either. " Sharing Truth 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.
Nov 10 Nov 10 "His response when I told him I was pregnant was, 'Shall I push you down the stairs?' " Sharing Truth Two Abortions, Location Unknown “I will forever be grateful that I was able to access free, safe abortions in my hometown with no judgment from anyone along the way. I am 21 now, and preparing to travel for the foreseeable future. I hope one day to be happy about a pregnancy, but for now, I am happy being childless, thanks to abortion.” Read more.
Nov 5 Nov 5 "We wanted them to be born, but it could not be." ~ "Queríamos que nacieran, pero no pudo ser." Sharing Truth 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.
