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May 17, 2019
2 min

I have had 2 abortions...

“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

Apr 11, 2019
2 min

A few days before my 21st birthday...

“A few days before my 21st birthday I had my best friend coming down from Perth to spend the weekend celebrating my birthday. I remember it was the 29th of January, 2 days before she arrived. I had taken a pregnancy test because I hadn’t had a period in 30 days. I thought this was just because I was under stress but the lines that appeared showed otherwise. My heart was racing, and I didn’t really know what to feel. I was filled with many emotions. I was upset, overwhelmed, s

Feb 25, 2019
3 min

I fell in love while in high school...

“I fell ‘in love’ while in high school. So blind & useless at everything that I fell pregnant when my life was falling apart. While kicking it with my ‘then’ boyfriend, I would always come home to a troubled family. I would always forget that I had a human being growing inside of me, I was too focused on what my problems were than my own child. My true feelings were that happiness all mothers feel when finding out but at the same time I had a heavy heart. I couldn’t tell my p

Feb 21, 2019
2 min

I was 22 when I had my abortion...

“I was 22 when I had my abortion. Yikes, even up to now I find it difficult to accept and say the word. I was madly in love with my ex at the time, but he never took our relationship seriously. He was my very first boyfriend and I gave him my body and soul. I really cannot remember how far long in the pregnancy I was. I remember missing my period and possibly over a months’ time I realized that it really wasn't coming at all so then I approached him and told him. He then said

Dec 17, 2018
4 min

I had a medication abortion...

“I had a medication abortion at 6 weeks and 2 days. I was on the birth control pill for 15 years. I’ve been with my current partner for 8 years and have never missed a pill. We had been on a holiday and on my 7-day pill free period and I never had a withdraw bleed. This had happened to me once before and it was fine. I took a test on December 1st and it was positive. I cried and cried. I have never been maternal or wanted children. We made the decision to have an abortion. As

Sep 18, 2018
2 min

Lying in bed with an usual feeling of sickness...

“Lying in bed with an usual feeling of sickness, so much so that moving my head an inch brought on the urge to vomit. Thinking I may have had a virus, I sent a message to my sister. It was evening for me in the Southern Hemisphere and still morning for her in the UK. Her first reaction to how I was feeling.... are you pregnant? The thought hadn’t even crossed my mind. That day, I didn’t leave the house. Unable to move, wondering if it might be possible. The next morning, I we

Aug 16, 2018
1 min

I had an abortion...

“I had an abortion at the age of 18. I was pregnant and living at home with parents. My parents were ashamed of me considering my child to be was multi-racial. They paid for the abortion. The day of the procedure I tried to back out. My mother wouldn’t have it. She said she was not wasting her money and yelled at me to go. I had the worst post-abortion depression of my life. Was suicidal for several months and it finally lifted. I became pregnant again a year later, again an

Aug 3, 2018
2 min

I don't know how to start this...

“I don’t know how to start this, and I don’t even know if writing this will help make me feel better. All I know is regret. Just graduating from high school, in the summer I met this guy. That, I believe, I felt much love for. He made me happy and made me feel like we had something good going on. Everything with him felt good, I enjoyed every day with him. ‘Til this day, I don’t really know if he ever felt anything real for me. We had sex very quickly, he was leaving to the a

May 13, 2018
4 min

September 16th, 2017...

September 16th, 2017. That makes 7 months & 27 days since I decided to send god's gift to me back home. May 13th, 2018, Mother’s Day, marks my would-of-been due date. I haven't told this story to anyone, the only one who knows this is my fiance, but I think I'm finally ready. I found out I was pregnant on September 5th, my period was a day late and I started to feel sick days before, so my s/o and I thought I was best to take a test. We were really hoping the test was going t

Apr 10, 2018
1 min

Growing up, having kids never really crossed my mind....

“Growing up, having kids never really crossed my mind. I knew that one day sooner or later I was going to meet someone, fall in love, get married and of course have kids. I just didnt know that it would come way sooner than what I once pictured. My life was just perfect, me and my boyfriend had stable jobs, brand new cars, we were living it up. At age 22 I found out I was pregnant. Tears of happiness came out because I was going to have a baby with my soulmate. He was happy a

Mar 3, 2018
3 min

My boyfriend, of 6 months now, already has a kid...

“I'm 18 years old, almost 19, in 2 months. My boyfriend, of 6 months now, already has a kid. I found out I was pregnant on the second week of February. I had gotten home from work and decided to take a test because I hadn't had my period in 2 months, but I assumed it was normal because my periods have always been irregular. I cried when the results were positive and was in shock too. The following day, I told my boyfriend. At first he was very supportive and said we would get

Feb 26, 2018
2 min

I was 10 weeks pregnant. The decision wasn't easy...

"I was 10 weeks pregnant. The decision wasn't easy. Today, I find hope and comfort for any woman who chooses to terminate a pregnancy. Here's my story. I'm 24 years old. My boyfriend and I got pregnant the day my grandma had passed. It was unplanned, but we were so excited. I went to my first ultrasound, and everything was great. Then, around Christmas time.... I started to have anxiety. My baby was due in August and I am supposed to start Nursing School in August. I'm a 4.0

Dec 12, 2017
3 min

I don't even know where to start. I don't even want to type this...

"I don't even know where to start. I don't even want to type this, but I feel as if it's necessary. I've tried to be positive and look on ‘the bright side.’ But what if there isn't a bright side? I got an abortion and ever since, I've just felt empty. It's only been 5 days... and I want to die. I regret it so much. But there's no going back. I put the pill in my mouth and held it there I thought for a second.. Was I was doing the right thing? And my brain, My stupid, stupid b

Dec 4, 2017
5 min

My story is pretty messed up...

"My story is pretty messed up and I’m sharing it that maybe someone else suffering kinda from the same situation can get help. I have to start out that I am gay but I had slept with a one guy in the past in 2007. 5 years later on April 3rd I ended up making a mistake and I slept with my best friends husband. I never liked to be alone with him and I always got a bad vibe from him and the one and only time I decided to hang out with him, we had sex. I didn’t think anything of

Sep 27, 2017
2 min

Stigma only hurts people who are already hurting...

"Stigma only hurts people who are already hurting. I added to that stigma because I could never envisage myself making such a selfish choice. I wanted to stop people from normalising abortion. Another option seemed so easy to me, too easy, in fact. I couldn't make sense it - why would anyone choose such a thing? I relapsed one night and called over a drinking buddy. I cheated on my boyfriend and discovered I was pregnant. I wanted a baby so badly - but I couldn't let anyone k

Jun 16, 2017
6 min

I'm here to tell you about why I had my abortion...

“I'm here to tell you about why I had my abortion, why it's ok for me, and why it shouldn't give anyone any right to make me or you or ANYONE feel uncomfortable or any type of way for making a decision such as that. I think some people think abortion is easy, like you get pregnant and just suck it out or pop a pill and expel it and you go back to normal life. For some people maybe it is, and that's ok. Not everyone wants kids. But for other people, it's a very hard and emotio

Apr 20, 2017
1 min

I've been in my own world keeping quiet starring at my ultrasound for quite a while now...

“Aloha, I am 21 years old and had my first abortion today..... I've been in my own world keeping quiet starring at my ultrasound for quite a while now. I feel so numb and dead inside. The father of my child has been so abusive towards me. I was in the shower this morning waiting for my mom to pick me up and take me to my appointment. He turned the shower off mid of me washing my hair, dragged me out by my hair... pushed me against the bathroom sink which took the breath out o

Feb 25, 2017
2 min

Voices in my head telling me I'm not strong enough. Am I the only one hearing all these...

“Voices in my head telling me I'm not strong enough. Am I the only one hearing all these. I ask my self why me why not them. But the good people get hurt always so I guess I'm one of them. Am I always gonna feel like I made the worst choice yes, I admit it was a horrible painful choice but at the end of the day I can't go back to change it. If I had a choice I would go for it and make my life different much happier and better. But we can't have flowers without sometimes raini

Jan 13, 2017
2 min

I had missed a pill, and the condom broke...

“I was 16. I had been dating my boyfriend for 6 months, but knew him for 7 years previous to that. I had missed a pill, and the condom broke.... I took 2 the next day hoping it would be fine and shook it off. 2 months later I got cramps but no blood. 2 weeks later he told me to take a test, I took 2. Both were positive. We both cried. I didn't have insurance. I just got my first job. I didn't have a car. We told his dad first, then his mom. Both said abortion was an option bu

Jan 20, 2016
1 min

I was barely 19 when I got pregnant. It was Halloween night...

"I was barely 19 when I got pregnant. It was Halloween night. About halfway through November I just had a feeling, so I took a test. The double lines showed up instantly. I planned to tell the father the next day, knowing full well that an abortion was the only option he would see. From there I just went through the motions. I didn't particularly like it, but I knew it was the best option for all of our lives. I loved being pregnant, and I loved my child, but I loved him enou