Jan 16 Jan 16 "We were so careful and it still happened. We can’t have another baby." Sharing Truth Three Abortions, U.K. “The mortgage is enormous, we have 4 children between us, and we are not in the right place for this. Three abortions. What is this?! This was not supposed to be my life. I’m trying to be hard hearted about it. I am mind blown this has happened.” Read more.
Jan 9 Jan 9 "I was not going to risk my daughter’s happiness and potentially take the mother she trusts away from her." Sharing Truth One Abortion, One Miscarriage, Australia “I felt no guilt, no regrets, only relief. My daughter still has her mum healthy and well, and I made the right decision for us. People say I am selfish but the decision I made was made out of love. I selflessly chose my daughter and I will always choose her.” 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.
Jun 27 Jun 27 "I learned to extend some compassion to myself because even though I played a role in it, i could not blame myself for everything." Sharing Truth Three Abortions, Location Not Given “My third pregnancy is my biggest shock. My ex and I continued spending time and i held out on intimacy and the one time i thought i would be not so strict, i got pregnant again even without actual penetration. I felt, devastated, defeated and numb.” 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.
Dec 4 Dec 4 "I was a senior in college, I couldn’t afford school let alone a baby." Sharing Truth One Abortion, Ohio “I used birth control and we used condoms. My partner left the decision up to me and I made that choice for myself, my future family, and my education.” Read more.
Jul 4 Jul 4 "It’s such a personal choice for mostly the woman but for the man as well." Sharing Truth Four Abortions, U.S. “I’m a male who’s been through four abortions with two different women.” 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 10 May 10 "I always wanted to be a mother, but circumstances made me make other decisions." Sharing Truth Three Abortions, Mexico “In addition to not having support from my family, the man I became pregnant with threatened and blackmailed me into having an abortion. I had to leave the house and go to a hotel, because it was unbearable to stay in that place with them telling me so many bad things. They harassed me through messages and social media and I had to block them and delete them from my life to preserve my mental health.” Read more.
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.
Feb 3 Feb 3 "We were both on the same page and agreed it wouldn’t be fair to us or the child to have it." Sharing Truth Two Abortions, Massachusetts “I am still with the same boyfriend and thank goodness I have him by my side to support my decision again. It’s our bodies babe, if we don’t want a child, we deserve and have the right to make that choice. And even though we make this educated choice, we are still allowed to grieve and mourn and navigate all the confusing emotions.” Read more.
Jan 25 Jan 25 "What hurts most is the way it happens, surrounded by stigma, judgment, guilt from society. Lo que más duele es la forma en que sucede, rodeado de estigma, juicio y culpa por parte de la sociedad." Sharing Truth Three Abortions, Brazil, Spanish/English “What hurt me the most was that I wanted to continue with the pregnancy, but I had to make another decision because of the circumstances. I knew it would be painful and I would feel guilty if I brought a child into the world without being able to provide the minimum for him, growing up without a father.” Read more.“Lo que más me dolió fue que quería seguir con el embarazo, pero tuve que tomar otra decisión por las circunstancias. Sabía que sería doloroso y me sentiría culpable si trajera un niño al mundo sin poder brindarle lo mínimo, creciendo sin un padre”. Leer más.
Dec 10 Dec 10 "As the weeks went on, the initial excitement wore off and turned to depression, dread and terror." Sharing Truth Two Abortions, Canada “This will be my second abortion. My first one was a very tough decision and I felt shame for years after. That’s why I didn’t think it was an option this time. But it is. I’m so so grateful for this compassionate group and my access to abortion. It changed my outlook on my decision and cleared my conscious. I don’t feel alone anymore or that I have to justify my choice. Tears of joy. Thank you to everyone who has shared their story- they’ve all helped me so so much!” Read more.
Sep 10 Sep 10 "The sense of relief washed over me almost immediately." Sharing Truth Three Abortions, U.S. “My second one was right when I found out my Dad’s cancer was terminal. My sister had just announced her first pregnancy with her husband—they were elated. But there was a massive elephant in the room. She wouldn’t have a grandpa by the time she was born. Amidst all this, there I was, pregnant, and no one knew. Not only did I not want to be a mother, how the fuck could this happen NOW? Worst timing ever. I drove myself to that same clinic, a state away.” Read more.
Aug 2 Aug 2 "I had a bad childhood and have no family, and I don’t want to continue my genetics on to another person." Sharing Truth Two Abortions, Canada “I am 24 and with a different long term partner. When I found out, I was upset, but immediately knew I needed to terminate. I’m living in a basement, I’m poor and can barely take care of myself. I found I grew some attachment for a brief couple of days, but ultimately, this procedure was much easier emotionally. I don’t regret it or feel like I made a mistake.” Read more.
Jul 7 Jul 7 "If I hadn’t chosen those abortions, these two beautiful children I have now wouldn’t be here with me today." Sharing Truth Five Abortions, Canada “I had my first child at 18 years old. I was an alcoholic soon after. I did my best with my child but eventually lost custody of him due to my addiction when he was a year old. Shortly after, I found out I was pregnant again. I had been drinking for months and did not find out until I was 12 weeks along.” Read more.
Jul 7 Jul 7 "He never once thought about how this could affect my mental health." Sharing Truth Three Abortions, California “All he cared about was how he wanted this second child. He wanted a playmate for child number one, who is on the spectrum, which within itself is a lot of work with them being a toddler and having that disability. So once the second abortion was done, he really went overboard and in some ways is trying to trap me, though I have been using a birth control that works for me and happy that I was able to have such.” Read more.
Jul 3 Jul 3 "Due to my troublesome childhood I had decided years ago that I would never want to be a mother." Sharing Truth Two Abortions, U.S. “Lucky for me, the procedure worked, even though I was so early in my pregnancy. I was relieved and thankful that I had the privilege of having the option to terminate. Fast forward to now. I haven’t been nauseous but my breasts have been extremely tender. I woke up this morning, 1 day before my expected period, knowing I needed to take a test. Sure enough, pregnant again. The appointment has been made, I will be terminating this pregnancy as well.” Read more.
Jun 23 Jun 23 "I grew up in the church and that’s where all of my shame resided." Sharing Truth Three Abortions, Delaware, U.S. “Although making the choice to not be a mom each time was by far the hardest decisions I’ll ever have to make, I don’t regret them. I’m here to tell you that there is light at the end of those dark tunnels.” Read more.
May 14 May 14 "I was afraid of my ex who I had been with yet again and he scared me." Sharing Truth Three Abortions, Florida “My first abortion was my choice, I agreed with my ex we were in a hard place in our relationship and financially unstable. Less than a year later I was pregnant again. I had told him I didn’t want to abort, we were doing better and could figure it out, but he had other ideas which he pressured very hard for me to have another abortion.” Read more.
