Jul 26 Jul 26 "I'm 24 and can hardly afford the roof over my head, and I’ve never wanted to be a mother. " Sharing Truth Two Abortions, Oregon “I knew without a doubt that I was going have another abortion. Because I’d had previous experience, this one went much smoother than the last. Accidents happen, and abortion is a valid choice and a necessity for a happier and healthier world.” Read more.
Jul 20 Jul 20 "We were very careful. I'm devastated." Sharing Truth Three Abortions, India “Four years later I thought of another baby, but not seriously. Anyway, I find out I'm pregnant. After the initial brush of happiness I began to fall into a deep black hole. I took the pills, didn't work. Got a surgical one and moved on.” Read more.
Jul 4 Jul 4 "The worst thing was, I never spoke to anyone about it." Sharing Truth Two Abortions, Germany “When it happened again I felt so disappointed about myself and I realized again I am with an immature person who is not even able to take care of himself. Also, my physical and mental health were unstable. So again, I had decided I am not going to be a mother who’s nearly surviving even without a kid.” Read more.
Jun 27 Jun 27 "I'm just not ready for kids." Sharing Truth Three Abortions, U.K. “Everyone seems to have some kind of explanation to why they don’t want children but sometimes it can just be as simple as you just don’t want to. We should have this choice.” Read more.
May 13 May 13 "You have every right to choose yourself." Sharing Truth Two Abortions, Canada This site has made me feel much less alone and much less guilty. I hope that someone else sees my story and feels the same.” Read more.
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 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.
Feb 12 Feb 12 "I have been trying to get a tubal ligation since my early 20s and have been turned away." Sharing Truth Five Abortions, Nevada, U.S. “I was on birth control (pill and condoms) for all 5 of those unwanted pregnancies. I will always support women’s right to choose abortion in any situation they find themselves in, but if the part of our country that is so opposed to that choice would actually allow women to sterilize themselves, multiple abortions would not be as needed by some of us.” Read more.
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.
