“I'm so glad that websites like this exist so I can share what my experience was freely and without judgement. I knew I was pregnant before I took the test. For weeks I had been feeling nauseous and I was getting really sad and really happy in equal measures. My hormones were all over the place. So, when I took the test it was no real surprise. I don't have a partner. I found out later that I had missed one of my contraceptive pills 7 weeks and 3 days ago when I had sex with

“I never really know where to start when discussing my abortion, but I want to try in case it can help so here we go? I split with my partner of 5 years in October of 2018 and it was far from amicable, I’m used to cutting someone out completely, but he would always call on private or show up unannounced, so it was hard for me. I never have regular periods so for me to miss a few was not irregular, however, in December I started to realise I could not keep down food. I was sic

“Where do I even start...I’m not going to make this detail-to-detail because it’s a lot and I’m still very emotional about it but talking about it really helps. I found out I was pregnant on January 1st, 2019 (New Year’s Day to be exact.) I knew I was pregnant. Obviously, I missed my period, had a positive pregnancy test, extreme fatigue, really bad mood swings, and I had strong food cravings—mainly for Chinese takeout. I was very emotional, I was already about 5 weeks pregna

“I’m 19 and my due date would have been tomorrow. In June of 2018 I found out I was pregnant. I remember the exact moment the test came back positive as I sat in a service station toilet, by myself, whilst my boyfriend was getting us both a coffee. I hadn’t felt right for week. My period was late and whenever I went to drink alcohol something inside of me told me not to. So, as we drove home from our holiday, I went into Tesco to buy a test, thinking absolutely nothing of it.

“The second I found out I was pregnant I knew in my heart I wasn’t keeping it. The following week the internet became my best friend—every day after work I would watch videos and read women’s stories about their experiences and how they felt afterwards. I finally made an appointment with Planned Parenthood. I didn’t tell anyone but one of my sisters and she was very supportive and agreed to come with me to my appointment. The day of my appointment I was so scared. My anxiety

“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

“My aim here is not to put anyone off but to share my experience to maybe put people at ease, as I read a lot of stories and it’s fair to say it made me terrified! I’ve been with my boyfriend for over a year. I’ve been on the contraceptive pill for many years, but I’ve never been a fan of taking tablets, even ones that small. It’s more psychological than anything, I overthink before I take tablets and always end up feeling sick. So it’s fair to say I wasn’t very good at takin

“I was never ready for kids. I've never really experienced the ‘motherly’ urge or find myself wanting kids. All of my sisters have kids but I just could not see myself going down that road. At the age of 26, I was advancing in my career and I enjoyed my independence. I was always on birth control since I was 22. But, that one time that I had no medical insurance to get my birth control and the one time my boyfriend did not wear a condom, is the time I got pregnant. He and I t

“I found out I was pregnant before my 22nd birthday. But actually, I had a strange feeling after a few days when I missed my period. Usually if I was a day or 2 late, I didn't think anything of it. But this time 3 days after I missed my period, I knew something wasn't right. I read to wait until 9 days late to take a test, so I did. But those 9 days felt so long, and I was so anxious because I was nervous to tell my husband. We have been married for 2 years, but we never actu

“It was the summer of 2016. I was 26 and seeing a man who was 33 for about 9 months, we never had a discussion on how serious our relationship was, and even though I felt I was in love with him, I was always too scared to ask what we were and where our relationship was going. After 9 months, I thought we were careful, considering I took the measures of using the pill, but I had gone away with my friend for the July 4th weekend and knew I didn’t feel right. My breasts were swo

“It wasn't the time after a grueling degree. I finally got to go on my second practicum that I had been working toward for years and gain valuable experience right out of school. Halfway through my second practicum, I peed on a stick and I realized that I was pregnant. Jared and I were faced with a very difficult decision. So, let's look at this financially. I just finished school, I have student debt, and my master card is maxed. I do have a job lined up but being pregnant p

“I feel empty inside and a sense of loss. Two days ago I experienced an abortion. It was not natural that I decided to go through that. When I found myself pregnant, I was scared, sad, and I did not know what to do. My boyfriend got a bit angry at first, and as a man, very rational. My first instinct, like all mothers, was to keep that little one. The connection was there. It is scientific, there is a hormone that connects the mother and the baby straight away. I thought, why

“I was 24 years old when I became pregnant. My boyfriend and I had only been dating for 5 months. We were in a happy relationship and a good place so far. I was on oral contraceptives when I became pregnant but had accidentally started an expired pack I had forgotten to throw away. My breasts grew about 2 cup sizes pretty rapidly and I was feeling nauseous in the mornings. I discontinued my pack to see if some kind of a period or withdrawal bleeding would come. I waited a wee

“I was 24. On December 26, 2015 I found out I was pregnant. Three months earlier I had gone through the worst times of my life. My boyfriend that I had for five years just bought a one way ticket to go do his hobby. I didn’t want him to leave and I had made a rash decision to just break up with him. I met a guy that I worked with and turns out he was on meth. He was upfront about it. I’m the type of person that tries to “fix” people cause I see the good in them. He told me th

“I was driving to Boston Market when I decided I wanted to write this. It took a gentle shove from a journalist friend, the echoes of angry protestors in my mind, and a heaping pile of mashed potatoes to convince me that writing my story down would serve some greater purpose for someone, somewhere. Someone, somewhere, like me. Today, on Halloween, I had an abortion. Before I tell you about it in full detail, know this: I have no regrets. Yes, I was emotional. Yes, I felt the

“I was 19 years old. Freshly married to a man that had a vasectomy several years ago. My period has always been on time, never late and never early. I was one day late, and I knew something wasn't right. He told me I was overreacting, but something didn't feel right. He bought a test to settle my nerves, but it came back positive. It was impossible. He'd had his vasectomy over 5 years ago and had been with other women and they didn't get pregnant. Why me? I thought. I never t

“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

“The day after my 23rd birthday I took a positive pregnancy test. I immediately called the guy I had slept with a few times over the last 3 months (Lets call him Sam) and told him it was ‘not the result we wanted’. I couldn't bring myself to say the words ‘I'm pregnant’. He was unable to talk on the phone as he was with family at the time, so I had to deal with just me and my own thoughts for hours. I rushed back to the pharmacy before it closed and bought three more tests wh

“It's already been a year since I had my abortion at the age of 23. I was six weeks along, going through some relationship troubles, less than a week from starting a new job, and nowhere near ready to bring a child into the world. I still remember the appointment and the procedure itself clear as day. I can honestly say that I've had far more unpleasant experiences at the bank, waiting in line at the coffee shop, and dealing with service personnel than I did sitting in that P

“I found out I was pregnant August 28th, 2018. It wasn’t a happy moment for me. I was in shock and when I saw the two lines I started freaking out. I was crying and hyperventilating. I was in so much shock. I didn’t know how to feel. I later went to the doctors to confirm and I was indeed pregnant. I had so many emotions so many regrets. This was not a planned pregnancy and I was making stupid decisions. Going out, getting drunk, and fooling around. The guy who got me pregnan