Apr 15 Apr 15 "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.
Mar 19 Mar 19 "Accidental pregnancies are way more common than spoken about." ~ 20 people share stories in one Reddit thread. Sharing Truth Two Abortions, Three Abortions, Four Abortions, Five Abortions, Six Abortions, Multiple Abortions A person asks, “Has anyone had more than one abortion” in a Reddit forum — and a flood of people respond, sharing their own experiences of more than one accidental or unhealthy pregnancy, and assuring that it’s common and that there is no need to feel shame or fear judgment. Read more.
Mar 5 Mar 5 "The hardship of parenthood is huge, and I just couldn’t do it mentally, emotionally, financially, and physically." Sharing Truth Two Abortions, U.K. “Abortions are there for a reason. I feel shamed and alone because I don’t feel like I can freely speak about my decision unless the person knows exactly my reasoning for it, and that still wouldn’t be justifiable for some people, and that’s ok. It’s my life not theirs, and I don’t live it for anyone else but me and my son. I know I’m strong and I will be ok, and anyone else having to make this tough decision, you will be ok too.” Read more.
Jan 9 Jan 9 "I unexpectedly got pregnant 3 months postpartum and I instantly knew I had terminate." Sharing Truth Two Abortions, Location Not Given “Over the course of a month I kept going back and forth and back and forth until I found out the odds of preterm birth reoccurring based off of my situation. I had a very likely chance of not carrying to term. No matter how much it broke my heart to make this decision I couldn’t bear the thought of our baby born even earlier than 30 weeks and having lifelong complications because of it.” Read more.
Sep 25 Sep 25 " I couldn't handle the pregnancy and fell into a deep depression." Sharing Truth Two Abortions, Germany “I chose to abort because of the health of my two children. The situation was stressing me greatly, and I had to monitor them daily for years. The second time was because of my health. “ Read more.
Jun 28 Jun 28 "I know this is right for us, for me. It wasn’t an easy decision this go around. The shame society instills in us is deep. But I know it’s right." Sharing Truth Two Abortions, New Mexico “But me and my husband’s situation is the same. He still has not been able to start working. With me out we have no money coming in and we just can’t do that. We want kids. That’s never been a question. But we want to be prepared for them as well.” Read more.
Mar 30 Mar 30 "I was able to start and grow my career, meet my husband, and start a family on a timeline that I chose." Sharing Truth Two Abortions, Location Not Given “For my first abortion, I was glad I was able to make a mistake that would not impact me for decades. For my second abortion, I was glad that being one of the .3% for whom a condom breaks would not impact me for decades.” Read more.
Mar 2 Mar 2 "A whole lot of love goes into whatever you decide." Sharing Truth Two Abortions, Utah, U.S. “The Friday before I sent a text about how I felt guilty, but I also would want my child to be able to have a relationship with the father. He finally responded that,it was my choice, but he would suggest abortion, as he never saw himself having a child with someone he didn’t love fully. This gave me some sort of clarity, and I knew how difficult life would be for the child moving forward.” Read more.
Feb 20 Feb 20 "Neither of us were ready for the commitment or financial strife that a child would bring." Sharing Truth Two Abortions, Location Not Given “I have had two abortions. One at 19, I had been talking to a recruiter about joining the military and found out that I had gotten pregnant from a college hookup. I had an abortion and joined the Army three months later.” Read more.
Jan 22 Jan 22 "A baby deserves a better chance in life." Sharing Truth Two Abortions, Location Not Given “The father is a narcissist who doesn’t care about me or anyone else apart from himself. For the past two years I have been consistently mentally abused — and physically abused twice.” Read more.
Jan 13 Jan 13 "I couldn’t imagine not being able to have the two abortions I had." Sharing Truth Two Abortions, California “I have had two abortions before getting a birth control implant in my arm that works for three years. The first one was fast and easy because I was only a few weeks along. The second was much more traumatic because I was very close to the limit.” Read more.
Jan 2 Jan 2 "It's not pleasant to terminate, but it is the right thing to do when you are in no place to be bringing up a child. Sharing Truth Two Abortions, U.K. “On the first one there were protesters outside, but it made no difference to me at all. It is my life, my body, my choice. Never feel bad for making this decision for yourself. Once you have been and had it done, you will feel relief and nothing but gratitude for having been unburdened.” Read more.
Dec 9 Dec 9 " I realized how depressing the idea of keeping the baby was. This is not the life I imagined." Sharing Truth Two Abortions, Location Not Given “I had an idea of being a family with my boyfriend, moving into a low income apartment with him in our hometown and raising our baby together with our families’ help, living on government assistance and his job, me as a stay at home mom. The thought wasn’t all bad at first, but after a week of thinking this was my future I was just . . . depressed.” Read more.
Nov 30 Nov 30 "I’m so, so grateful for my abortions and I will never feel shame." Sharing Truth Two Abortions, Location Unknown “I remember thinking when I was younger how terrifying the idea of abortion was. How taboo it was, morals aside. As I got older, I realized that mindset was only because of what society had instilled in me. Abortions are women’s healthcare and one day they will be normalized!” Read more.
Nov 11 Nov 11 "My second abortion was after my then-husband’s failed vasectomy." Sharing Truth Two Abortions, Location Not Given “I had an IUD for several years, then my partner had a vasectomy when we were 41. It failed, I was pregnant, and again it was a straightforward decision for me because I did not want to be a parent.” Read more.
Oct 17 Oct 17 "We have decided that now is not the right time to expand our family." Sharing Truth Two Abortions, U.S. “So in summary, I was in lockdown, not talking to anyone, and burying myself in my thoughts. I felt super super alone and this went on for a VERY long time. Fortunately, I broke down in front of my partner and he helped me stabilize my emotions. After that weekend, I essentially started on a journey of self love and self care. I’m very grateful and fortunate that my experience led me down that path.” Read more.
Sep 13 Sep 13 "I didn’t want to be a mother under these circumstances." Sharing Truth Two Abortions, Location Not Given “I was with an economically unstable man. We had just moved in together – in fact, he was an alcoholic. He said he was recovered but didn’t go to AA or anything. We both had had middle class upbringings, and I knew we couldn’t give the baby that. I was already depressed and feared postpartum depression. I did not want the baby.” Read more.
Aug 2 Aug 2 "I am very grateful that I can make this choice so I can have a healthy, happy pregnancy and child when I am ready." Sharing Truth Two Abortions, Location Not Given We are working through a lot of things, and something I’ve made clear to him is I’m nowhere near ready to have his child after what happened. I may never be and we may not be able to fix what he’s broke. We made a mistake last month, and I took PlanB the following day. Yet here I am, five weeks pregnant. Read more.
May 22 May 22 "It would be completely unfair to bring another child into the current environment." Sharing Truth Two Abortions, U.K. “Second time round I am 34, I’m trying to be more open about my plans but seem to be met with society pressure because I’m a happily married woman. Bu. . . and here’s the but . . . our circumstances and situations despite our strength as a couple are met with great difficulty.” Read more.
May 9 May 9 "I felt the same liberation and relief at my options as I did the first time." Sharing Truth Two Abortions, U.S. “The first one was as a young college student and there was no question in my mind about what I wanted to do. My second abortion was 13 years later, and while I knew I wanted a child with my partner, I also knew I needed to finish grad school, and I couldn’t have a baby in the middle of that.” Read more.
