Feb 6 Feb 6 "Both these last two, contraception has failed, which feels like a massive kick." Sharing Truth Three Abortions, Location Not Given “I can’t believe I was that unlucky!! I feel awful but I have two children already and unfortunately there is no way I could afford a third.” Read more.
Oct 27 Oct 27 "You (we) deserve to live the lives we choose for ourselves and not feel shame for it." Sharing Truth Three Abortions, Multiple Abortions When a person shared on Reddit’s r/abortion forum about feeling like a bad person for having three abortions, what happened next turned her entire outlook around. See the outpouring of loving support from more than 25 people who shared their own experiences of having more than one abortion. Read more.
Oct 4 Oct 4 "I had gotten my failed IUD replaced. I felt safe. I wasn’t safe from unwanted pregnancy." Sharing Truth Two Abortions, Location Not Given “I never thought teenage pregnancy could happen to me until it did. The first time, I was 17. I was in high school, using an IUD for birth control, and with a boy who spent his time smoking weed and playing video games. I didn’t want him to be my baby’s father. I was already undergoing depression, constantly skipping school, with the wrong crowd, and I knew this was the time to prioritize myself.” Read more.
Jun 9 Jun 9 "I don’t want any other human to have to hide in shame for something that’s a valid option." Sharing Truth Three Abortions, Location Not Given “First was in 2013. My kids were 1.5 years and 9 months old. My birth control failed and the condom broke. I felt backed into a corner with no escape otherwise. I walked into the clinic alone and went through it alone. My husband waited in the car with our youngest.” Read more.
Oct 20 Oct 20 "Four pregnancies while using birth control pills. Correctly. Every damn day." Sharing Truth Six Abortions, New Mexico “I got pregnant again at 19 while using birth control. I was in the Navy, in a foreign country and was able to obtain a legal abortion there too. Again - less than 3 months later I was pregnant. My periods had not yet become regular after the abortion and I wasn’t using birth control. I had asked a navy doctor for an IUD but was treated like a “slut” for even asking.” Read more.
May 19 May 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.
Oct 5 Oct 5 "I would’ve tried anything to terminate them on my own." Sharing Truth Four-plus Abortions, U.S., Multiple Abortions “As someone who cannot take birth control & almost died from an IUD implantation, the 4+ abortions were after I had both of my children. I can’t express how much relief I had felt that I had the options available when I needed them and I honestly don’t know if I would still be here today without them.” Read more.
Apr 2 Apr 2 "I feel guilty, but also not guilty, because I was responsible and did everything to avoid it. " Sharing Truth Two Abortions, Netherlands “The problem is that I have a disease which will not allow me to take anything with hormones — no birth control pills or anything. I was always really responsible when having sex. Despite that I got pregnant twice. I'm a student, don't have a boyfriend, don't have my own place and don't have any money to take care of another person.” Read more.
