“I have had 2 abortions, and would like to share how very different these two abortions were. My first was at age 16. I lost my virginity to this guy when I was 14. We split up and then got back together roughly a year later. We had regular sex and never used contraception. I was stupid and so naive about the consequences. I still remember the evening I took the pregnancy test, we were in his dad’s flat and my friend came into the bathroom with me. I took the test and left it

“My husband and I have been together for 8 years, married for three. He has always been leaning towards never wanting kids, although every now and then, he would bring up the possibility of ‘someday’ when we are ready. He is also two years younger than me, and therefore graduated college two years after me, and started his career two years later too. We have always been 100% open and honest with each other, and of course, I wanted him to have his dream job and be happy with h

“(10/10/17) It’s been 8 months since my abortion and not a day goes by when I still don't think about it. It almost feels like I’m haunted by the trauma of it all and every day some insignificant thing will happen which makes me relive every painful detail of that period of my life. I still feel so alone when I think about it. I would never wish this pain on anyone, but I can't help but feel like I need women, like the ones on here also sharing their stories, to show me that

“My period was 5 days late when I took a pregnancy test which confirmed I was 1-2 weeks pregnant. I’m 24 and had very recently reconnected with a guy I had been sleeping with briefly the year before. At first it didn’t really sink in and I think my initial response was laughing. After a couple of days I really started to freak out and it didn’t help that I was unable to get through to the dad. When he eventually got in contact (he’d lost his phone), I told him and he was shoc

“I do not remember the exact point in time when I realized what abortion was or when I decided to be pro-choice. But I do remember early in high school, my best friend and I started to talk in depth about abortion, and birth control, and why we believed in choice. By junior year of high school, I was extremely passionate about the issue. I lectured my friends in the cafeteria, attended pro-choice rallies at my state’s capital. I publicly challenged the white, male, Anti-Choic

“Towards the end of my senior year of high school, I had a casual encounter with a guy that was a little older than me. One thing led to the another and we ended up having sex. In the past, I have always tried my best to be safe and careful. I was on the pill throughout my sophomore and junior year (but had to go off it due to hormonal imbalances) and would never have sex without a condom. But this time, I wasn’t being careful. Nearly five weeks after, I began to take notice

“I would like to start off by saying reading these stories helped me get through the toughest time in my life. I am 44 yrs old. I have a 10 and 7 yr old. They are everything to me. I started out being a older mother. In 2007 I was pregnant and at 36 weeks found out my daughter died of a cord accident. I then had my other two. I was married for 14 unhappy years. I finally was divorced two yes ago. The father of my two daughters is out of the picture. I met my husband and we wi

“At the moment I am twenty-two years old. I have decided to speak up about a subject that has been tearing me apart for a while. Two weeks, it has been two weeks since I had an abortion. I was almost three months at the moment. But I will guide you through those 3 months starting from the moment I found out. It had been so many days I felt sick in the mornings, all I craved was sweets and I am usually more of a salty person. Chips, popcorn those sort of things. I never put tw

"I had been seeing a guy for two months. On the outside it was a pretty casual relationship. He and I had been friends for a while before crossing the line into more than that. He had just gotten out of a really long relationship. I knew he wasn’t ready for much and though I told him I accepted that, I was kind of falling in love. And then came the morning of a local music festival that he and I were attending together. I had picked up a pregnancy test at the drug store becau

“I feel like my story is unlike most others... at least from what I have seen. Although I do not regret what I did, I often worry and feel guilt for the circumstances. I know a pro-lifer would absolutely despise me. I feel as if most people would. My story begins when my boyfriend whom I was dating for two years and I broke up. We were apart for 2 months, during which time I was doing a lot of drinking with a guy I met through mutual friends. After 4 months, my boyfriend and

"I am 20. I've been dating my boyfriend for 2 years, almost. I got a medication abortion last month. I'm starting college soon and I felt I couldn't handle a child. I, sometimes, think back on my choice and sometimes regret it but I realized it was for the better. My boyfriend went with me to my appointments. He comforted me. When I had it done, I didn't have any regrets. I would look at the other women who were crying and wonder why I wasn't, but I realized I wasn't being se

"I was 17, I was ill for weeks and never thought I would be pregnant as I'm on the pill. One day my mum was really worried as I was constantly being sick, so I took a test. Using a clear blue which said 3+ weeks. I turned out to be nine. My decision was rushed so much, I didn't know what to do. I was so young and I felt like I had no one to turn to. My boyfriend wasn't very supportive, he told me he'd leave me if I kept it as he wasn't ready to be a father. I'm still with him

"I always thought that abortion was something I would never do, proving it by having my first child at the age of 17. I had him and relied on my mother for a lot, and somewhat from the father, when he occasionally decided to help a little financially. Today my child is one and a half years old, and almost a week ago I had my first abortion by pill. I was pregnant with the father of my child again, but had encountered many infidelities and found myself being cheated on once ag

"At the age of 17, I never even considered the thought of being a mother, giving birth or having a child- I knew that it wasn't the right time...at all. Although, it seems that my body had other plans as this March/May I found myself to be 17 and pregnant. I'd missed a period but never even thought it could be pregnancy until my boyfriend convinced me to take a test. I went in to buy the test feeling so small and embarrassed; the worst part was that it hadn't scanned through

"Growing up I was never the girl who played house, or dreamed of her wedding, or even wanted kids. But that all changed when I found out I was four and a half months (19 weeks) pregnant. I had to start thinking of the possibility of me becoming a mother. Recently people had been telling me it looked like I gained weight or it looked as if my boobs had gotten bigger. I figured it was just winter weight, I'd lose it in the next month and be ready for summer, no big deal. But af

"I am 20 years old today is Dec 18th I am scheduled for an abortion Dec 23rd. Instead of speaking about how I know it is not the right time for me to have a child I will tell you what I am feeling at this moment in time.I am terrified. I was told three months ago that I can't have children and on top of that my husband and I recently separated. So I was a little depressed (lets be honest I was breaking). So I had a lot of sex, with various partners. Trying to get rid of the p

"I never had regular periods, so being a little late was no big deal for me. However, this time my breasts were tender. Not really thinking about it, I took a pregnancy test. It was more with the intention of crossing that off my lists of concerns so you can imagine my shock when it came back positive. I quickly ran to the store and proceeded to stock up on variants of "the" test. After practically breaking down my front door with my pants already at my feet, I peed on a hund

"I was 18 years old. It was the summer before my senior year of high school. I had went to Memphis, Tennessee with some family and came back and found out my life had changed. It was the end of June and my period still had not came yet. Something told me that I was pregnant. I took three home tests, went to a local clinic, went to Birth Right they all told me that I was 6 weeks pregnant. I already knew I was pregnant. I just needed confirmation. Afterwards I started to panic.

"I had just gotten out of a long term relationship, when I had sex with someone who I thought was a good guy. From all the stress of exams and my breakup, I hadn't realized I'd missed my period. It wasn't until I had an extremely vivid dream about being pregnant that I realized I'd missed my period. I woke up the next morning, went to the chemist, and got a pregnancy test. My heart dropped when I saw those two lines appear. I told the father, and he was so horrible, told m

"Back story: I’m 26. I’m in a steady relationship. I have three little girls, ages 3, 2, and 6 months, all from the same father who i'm in a steady relationship with. We decided not to have any more and scheduled him for a vasectomy. Four days before his vasectomy I found out I was pregnant and told him immediately. Both of our gut reactions was that we did not want another child. Which was very unlike our first three. Our first three kids were very close together and even th