"Pude seguir un plan de vida que probablemente, no es el que los demás esperan de mí." ~ "I was able to follow a life plan that is probably not what others expect of me."

This story is published at Focos. The English translation follows below.

Me he practicado dos abortos, uno fue a los 18 años,  con mi primer novio que era mayor que yo;  las razones en este caso parecen evidentes pues  estaba en la universidad, vivía con mis papás, me sentía –y era– muy joven.

El segundo fue hace un año,  ahora ya tengo un trabajo estable,  ahorros y en aquel entonces un novio al que quería y me quería mucho, sin embargo  cuando me enteré  que estaba embarazada no hubo ni un pequeño atisbo de ilusión o alegría en mí, me sentí mal porque ya no era  la misma de hace 13 años y de todas formas sigo sintiendo la misma inseguridad y miedo de siempre,  ¿qué me falta?,  ¿madurez?.

Mi conclusión fue que probablemente jamás querría  ser mamá, me  preocupó el hecho de que esto decepcione a mi familia (todos mis hermanos y hermanas ya tienen hijos), pero la verdad es que yo  no quiero.

Gracias a que el aborto está despenalizado en el DF pude seguir un plan de vida que probablemente, no es el que los demás esperan de mí, pero sí es el que yo elijo :) .

English Translation:

I have had two abortions, one was at age 18, with my first boyfriend who was older than me; the reasons in this case seem obvious because I was in college, I lived with my parents, I felt - and was - very young.

The second was a year ago, now I already have a stable job, savings and at that time a boyfriend whom I loved and loved me very much, however when I found out that I was pregnant there was not a small glimmer of illusion or joy in me, I felt bad because it was no longer the same as it was 13 years ago and I still feel the same insecurity and fear as always, what am I missing? Maturity? 

My conclusion was that I would probably never want to be a mom, I was concerned about the fact that this disappoints my family (all my brothers and sisters already have children), but the truth is that I do not want to.

Thanks to abortion being decriminalized in Mexico City, I was able to follow a life plan that is probably not what others expect of me, but it is what I choose :).

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"I felt loved, held by angels, and I felt energy and life return to my body."

"I want to share my experience of having a medication abortion, compared to a surgical abortion I had 5 years ago."