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2 + Abortions Worldwide Many people around the world have two or more abortions.

Apr 10
Apr 10 "My fetus had died, but my body didn't get the message."

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Two Abortions, U.S.

“I had no idea how I was going to handle a miscarriage with nowhere to have it in peace and privacy. It was then that I decided to abort. My boyfriend was supportive. I took a friend with me and we drove 2 hours away to the nearest clinic that would perform one that far along.” Click the green title to read more.

Apr 5
Apr 5 "Abortion was the best thing I have ever decided in my life. It saved my life."

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Four Abortions, Indonesia

“Why? Because I don’t want to continue the pregnancy. Because I was not ready. Because I don’t want to give birth to children I was not ready to have. Because I want to plan my pregnancy. Because my children in the future deserve to be born wanted and loved unconditionally. “ Click the green title to read more.

Apr 3
Apr 3 "I didn't want another high risk pregnancy that would likely end my life."

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Three Abortions, U.S.

“Five of my pregnancies occurred while using some method of contraception, often hormonal and condoms at the same time. I was actively trying NOT to get pregnant, so why was my body betraying me? Why couldn't I successfully take a pill or get a shot like normal women?” Click the green title to read more.

Mar 24
Mar 24 "I was as confident in my choices then as I am now."

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Two Abortions, Georgia, U.S.

“I could not see a point anywhere in the future where I would want children in my life. The realization shocked me. Children had always been part of the plan. I began to realize that that plan belonged to somebody else. It was everyone else’s expectations of me as a woman.” Click the green title to read more.

Mar 20
Mar 20 "I was so relieved when the abortion was over and I wasn't pregnant any more!"

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Two Abortions, Sweden

“I did not at all want to have a child at that time of my life. I want kids in the future when I am maybe 30 years old. My boyfriend did not want children either. I would never have a child I didn't want.” Click the green title to read more.

Mar 18
Mar 18 "I am a single mother and did not have the resources for children when pregnancies occurred."

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Two Abortions, Ireland

“Two different experiences make the list of emotions confusing. My first abortion was one I had to travel for and lie for and could not share with people at home, so the emotions were primarily negative. Yet I was sure it was the right decision.” Click the green title to read more.

Mar 18
Mar 18 "My five abortions helped me in supporting the three children I have today, and abortion is very much pro-life because of it."

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Five Abortions, U.S.

“I told a good girlfriend of mine about my pregnancy and found out that she had 2 previous abortions. My friend talked me into having an abortion, and I am so grateful she did. We are still good friends today.” Click the green title to read more.

Mar 18
Mar 18 "I had the same sense of knowing it was the right choice for me because it was the wrong time for us."

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Two Abortions, U.S.

“I gravitated towards medication abortion as it would be the most intimate way to experience this decision at home with the least amount of medical intervention. So it was decided—I would be pregnant on vacation then take medication to terminate the pregnancy once back home.” Click the green title to read more.

Mar 11
Mar 11 "I'm not proud of my poor choices in men or my behavior but I'm thankful I had options."

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Four Abortions, U.S.

“After my second abortion the abuse got worse. I knew I was going to die or either he was. I finally ended my dangerous affair and for 4 years I was single. It was refreshing. I gained my self worth and independence back but eventually I became lonely again.” Click the green title to read more.

Mar 11
Mar 11 "I knew I wasn't going to be a baby raising a baby."

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Four Abortions, Alberta, Canada

“The last one made my world a little different. I had wanted more children at some point. My daughter was 7 and I didn't want a large age gap between them. My partner and I at the time hadn't been together long enough to feel secure in raising a child.”

Mar 6
Mar 6 "I sometimes regret never having had children, but I never regret my abortions."

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Three Abortions, Maryland, U.S.

“My brother and best friend took me to a clinic near my parents' house over Christmas vacation, and everything went smoothly. I remember crying when I told my parents that night, and I still have one of the little hospital booties I wore in the clinic.”

Mar 6
Mar 6 "I never felt like a criminal or that the medical personnel judged me."

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Two Abortions, Greece

“I feel thankful that I live in a country where I had the choice to decide about my pregnancy. I feel very sad for the women that do not have the same choice or do not have the money to visit a proper medical center.” Click the green title to read more.

Mar 4
Mar 4 "I don’t know to this day—will never know—if they were really doctors."

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Two Abortions, Maryland, Florida, U.S.

“I had to go to Baltimore at a certain corner downtown, at a certain time, by myself with cash. This big car pulled up, and I think there were two other girls in there. I got in, and they put something over my face to cover my eyes.” Click the green title to read more.

Mar 4
Mar 4 "We can love our baby with our whole heart and still have an abortion."

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Two Abortions, Georgia, U.S.

“They say we took the easy way out, to avoid dealing with a medically complex child. They say we are cold, uncaring women, throwing away our child the minute there is a problem. They say we are not allowed to mourn our babies, because we had an abortion.” Click the green title to read more.

Mar 4
Mar 4 "I remember that one of the women in the room—one of the nurses—held my hand."

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Three Abortions, California, New York, U.S.

“That experience was not traumatic in the sense that I felt alone. Of course, it’s a very alone thing to do. You’re very alone in that moment. But I had people around me. My boyfriend was supportive and was there.” Click the green title to read more.

Mar 4
Mar 4 "I gave him $80 and he gave me the pills he had stolen from the hospital."

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Two Abortions, U.S., Eastern Europe

“These two vastly different experiences demonstrate why access to safe legal abortion – such as through Planned Parenthood – is vital for our health.” Click the green title to read more.

Mar 4
Mar 4 "One was an easy decision and one was not."

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Two Abortions, U.S.

“I was so scared. But they didn’t judge me. Or push me. They helped me weigh my own options, and held my hand when I came to an informed conclusion on my own.” Click the green title to read more.

Mar 4
Mar 4 "My three youngest children deserve all the energy I can muster now."

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Two Abortions, U.S.

“Part of me wants to be very quiet and forget this, make sure it never happens again, and part of me wants to carve this story into stone, because it’s mine, it’s yours, it’s all of ours.” Click the green title to read more.

Mar 4
Mar 4 "I cannot imagine having a baby at 14 years old."

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Three Abortions, U.S.

“When I found out I was pregnant, I was in my elementary school bathroom looking at myself in the mirror. I was horrified and scared.” Click the green title to read more.

Mar 4
Mar 4 "I begged for years for an IUD or sterilization."

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Three Abortions, Kentucky, U.S.

“I never wanted human children of my own. I am a better aunt and friend then I would ever be a mother.” Click the green title to read more.

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