Jan 14 Jan 14 "I have a feeling that we will break up and I don't wanna be a single parent again." Sharing Truth Five Abortions, South Africa “Last year I had a 4th pregnancy — the guy I was dating was abusive and he told me to terminate it and he even blocked me, so I had an abortion. This year I am dating this guy, he is nice. He is happy about me being pregnant, but I am not where I wanna be in life.” Read more.
Jan 9 Jan 9 "The positive part to choosing abortion is that it gave me a wonderful life." Sharing Truth Three Abortions, California “My marriage and my children never would have existed if it wasn't for that first abortion. The reason why I had a second abortion is because I was taking care of a baby who wasn't even 1 year old. My third abortion was because I was taking care of three children and I knew I couldn't handle another. I don't regret any of my decisions.” Read more.
Dec 15 Dec 15 "To the woman that I judged in high school for having 2 abortions, I am so sorry." Sharing Truth Three Abortions, Texas, U.S. “Not once did I entertain having a baby. Sometimes I think about how old they would be now, but not much more. Those 3 abortions were not difficult decisions for me. I have also yet to encounter someone that doesn’t sit with me while I open up and talk about it. To anyone feeling alone, like I did during my first abortion, you are not! You have thousands of people in your corner.” Read more.
Dec 9 Dec 9 "I will never regret my abortions because they made me a better mother." Sharing Truth Four Abortions, Location Not Given “My parents didn’t teach me how to be responsible, so I knew there was no way I could take care of a child, until I was ready. Some days I think of what my child(ren) would’ve looked like and how messed up our situation would’ve been had I gone through with the pregnancies. Coming from a broken and dysfunctional family, I never wanted that for my child(ren). “ Read more.
Nov 20 Nov 20 "My clock is ticking at 36, but I would still rather have a child with someone I love and want to be with." Sharing Truth Two Abortions, U.S. “The first one, I was 20 and had a one night stand. I wanted to keep it and was set to, but the guy was set on convincing me otherwise. The winning line was, "Don't you want to have a child with someone you love or at least know?’ “ Read more.
Nov 14 Nov 14 "I couldn't imagine myself AND innocent lives being attached to my ex." Sharing Truth Two Abortions, Minnesota, U.S. “I knew I made the right decision immediately, but that didn't make his comments less hurtful or mean I didn't stay up all night thinking about the words he'd called me. I'm so happy I stood up for myself and did what I needed regardless of the manipulation tactics he'd attempted.” Read more.
Nov 7 Nov 7 "My abortions saved me." Sharing Truth Two Abortions, Texas, U.S. “He routinely told me he wanted to get me pregnant and that he couldn’t wait until we could have a baby. And one day it happened, my period was late and I took a pregnancy test and it confirmed my fears. I was pregnant. I told my boyfriend at the time and he blew up at me. Incredibly angry and volatile, telling me he couldn’t have a baby right now.” Read more.
Oct 26 Oct 26 "I don't feel ready for a baby." Sharing Truth Three Abortions, U.S. “My first abortion I was 21 and had to do it cause my ex was so abusive. My second I was 24 and I had to do it cause I was in college and the guy couldn't afford to take care of me and the baby.” Read more.
Oct 22 Oct 22 "I do not regret my choices, even though I don't talk about them much." Sharing Truth Three Abortions, Washington “I'm so grateful for every person who has shared their story - it's given me courage to do the same!” Read more.
Oct 21 Oct 21 "Growing up in a house with a large dysfunctional family made me realize I didn’t want to pass on my trauma." Sharing Truth Multiple Abortions, Oregon “My girlfriend got pregnant in her early 20s and I took her to planned parenthood in Portland in the early morning hours for an abortion. This was in the late 1970s. It was dark outside and there was already a group of men harassing us. It stuck out to me that these men had no right to shame us or talk about our choices on any level and I fought back. It felt good then and it still does.” Read more.
Oct 20 Oct 20 "Four pregnancies while using birth control pills. Correctly. Every damn day." Sharing Truth Six Abortions, New Mexico “I got pregnant again at 19 while using birth control. I was in the Navy, in a foreign country and was able to obtain a legal abortion there too. Again - less than 3 months later I was pregnant. My periods had not yet become regular after the abortion and I wasn’t using birth control. I had asked a navy doctor for an IUD but was treated like a “slut” for even asking.” Read more.
Oct 19 Oct 19 "I can parent better than I would have 10 years earlier and my career is stable." Sharing Truth Three Abortions, New York “I talk about my abortions because someone was honest to me about her previous abortion when I was struggling and it helped me so much.” Read more.
Oct 6 Oct 6 "I hope to have children when I am better and stronger." Sharing Truth Three Abortions, California “The 1st one because I was young and wanted to travel more. The 2nd one during the time my mama was sick and I needed all my focus and energy on her. And my 3rd one just recently. Unfortunately my mom ended up passing and my mental health is not there yet.” Read more.
Oct 4 Oct 4 "I was not ready to become a mother." Sharing Truth Two Abortions, Canada “All I feared was I will 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.” Read more.
Sep 14 Sep 14 "I did not want a baby." Sharing Truth Two Abortions, Texas “I was 19 and just out of a physically and mentally abusive relationship. After a year of being tortured by this person I found out I was pregnant. I didn’t have a job and I come from an extremely conservative household so I was terrified I wouldn’t be able to afford the procedure. I finally reached out to my mom and after some convincing she was willing to fund my abortion. All I felt was relief.” Read more.
Sep 1 Sep 1 "I have a good job, a stable life, a beautiful dog, and I don’t want children ever." Sharing Truth Seven Abortions, U.K. “I’ve been refused contraception from my GP due to underlying health issues, and refused sterilisation because I’m too young and apparently “will change my mind on not wanting children”. That’s a whole separate issue. I see abortion as a perfectly legitimate medical procedure to remove a tiny cluster of cells from your body, similar to getting your appendix out, or a cyst removed.” Read more.
Aug 24 Aug 24 "It was a turning point for me and I got out of the unstable, abusive relationship I was in." Sharing Truth Three Abortions, Australia “My doctor at the time said to me “she feels that this is unethical for her to be helping me again but due to the circumstances and running into bad luck she will do it.” That made me feel a tremendous amount of shame which leads me to today, a third positive pregnancy test right before I start the career of my dreams.” Read more.
Aug 15 Aug 15 "My experiences with abortion have been overwhelmingly positive." Sharing Truth Two Abortions, Canada “It is so important that we share our stories of abortion. This medical procedure is ubiquitous, necessary, and a basic human right, and it is so important that all women around the world are easily able to access it. We must share our stories to destigmatize abortion, so thank you for providing me the platform to share it.” Read more.
Aug 9 Aug 9 "After you get pregnant you’re very fertile and it’s easy to get pregnant again!" Sharing Truth Two Abortions, Location Not Given “I know it is not a shameful thing and that it happens. But I also know I could not have gotten through it so easily if it hadn’t been for my extremely supportive husband and mom.” Read more.
Aug 4 Aug 4 "I’m the healthiest I’ve ever been mentally and physically as of today. All because I had a choice. " Sharing Truth Two Abortions, U.S. “Ten years ago I had my first medication abortion. It was one of the easiest decisions I’ve ever made. We were about to move out together, I lost my job, he had gotten a demotion, and we just knew we weren’t ready. It was that simple. No regrets other than not talking about it MORE.” Read more.