Jan 23 Jan 23 "My great-grandmother gave birth to eight children and aborted four." Sharing Truth Two Abortions, Four Abortions, U.S. “The excessive burden of motherhood my great-grandmother carried had plenty of heart-breaking legacy for us all.”The New York Times ran an article detailing stories of people who had abortions before it was legalized by the now endangered Roe v Wade ruling. Among the comments to the article are these four stories involving people who’ve had more than one abortion. Read more.
Jan 13 Jan 13 "Pregnancy really didn’t come at the right time." ~ "𝙳𝚎 𝚣𝚠𝚊𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚙 𝚔𝚠𝚊𝚖 𝚎𝚌𝚑𝚝 𝚗𝚒𝚎𝚝 𝚘𝚙 𝚑𝚎𝚝 𝚓𝚞𝚒𝚜𝚝𝚎 𝚖𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝." Sharing Truth Multiple Abortions, Netherlands “I am now a mother of 2 beautiful daughters. I don’t regret my choices, but I think about them often.” Read more.“Ondertussen ben ik mama van 2 prachtige dochters. 𝙸𝚔 𝚑𝚎𝚋 𝚐𝚎𝚎𝚗 𝚜𝚙𝚒𝚓𝚝 𝚟𝚊𝚗 𝚖𝚒𝚓𝚗 𝚔𝚎𝚞𝚣𝚎𝚜 𝚖𝚊𝚊𝚛 𝚒𝚔 𝚍𝚎𝚗𝚔 𝚎𝚛 𝚠𝚎𝚕 𝚗𝚘𝚐 𝚟𝚊𝚊𝚔 𝚊𝚊𝚗.” Lees verder.
Jan 10 Jan 10 "Having an unwanted pregnancy is an overwhelming and emotionally draining experience." Sharing Truth Three Abortions, U.S. “Some people might say you are not responsible or that a real woman would find a way. The truth is that a real woman will assess her situation and consider every one involved in her situation and be strong enough to make a decision that she will be judged for and live with for the rest of her life regardless of which path she chooses.” Read more.
Jan 8 Jan 8 "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 3 Jan 3 "It is normal to need more than one abortion." Sharing Truth Two Abortions, Location Not Given “I immediately felt a rush of relief once I felt the pregnancy pass – there was no shame. No guilt. No “what have I done.” Just pure, unadulterated relief.” Read more.
Dec 27 Dec 27 "I always thought that getting pregnant was never something that would happen to me." Sharing Truth Two Abortions, Location Not Given “I realized that my body didn’t ask me permission to get pregnant, it is no one’s fault, and in most if not all cases, it isn’t something that can be controlled. We are human, and we do the best that we can with the resources that we have. In hindsight, I recognize that having an abortion was the best option for me, even if it felt like the only option at the time.” Read more.
Dec 21 Dec 21 "Because I was able to have safe and legal abortions, I was able to have children when the time was right." Sharing Truth Three Abortions, Location Not Given “By the time I was in my 20s, I was addicted to crack and heroin, and was essentially homeless, sleeping on friend’s couches and in vacant homes. During this time I had three abortions, which was exactly the right thing to do. I was desperate and irresponsible, but I knew enough to know I didn’t want to bring addicted babies into my crazy world.” Read more.
Dec 21 Dec 21 "I just don’t feel ready, not one bit." Sharing Truth Two Abortions, Florida, U.S. “I had my first abortion at 20 years old. I told myself that if I ever got pregnant again I will not get another abortion. I didn’t think I would get pregnant this time around, it’s something that I wasn’t even thinking of.” Read more.
Dec 20 Dec 20 "The only shame I feel today is the shame of staying quiet publicly about my experience." Sharing Truth Three Abortions, U.S. “I am one of the lucky ones – I had access to abortion, I could afford them, and I knew I wouldn’t have to face any extreme consequences for my abortions. Many people are not as lucky, and I realized today that my silence has contributed to the culture war we are facing where so many of us just stay quiet.” Read more.
Dec 6 Dec 6 "Sometimes we feel guilty about not feeling guilty, because it is what we have been told to feel." ~ "A veces sentimos culpa de no sentir culpa, porque es lo que nos han dicho que debemos sentir." Sharing Truth Two Abortions, Ecuador, Spanish/English “I believe that women who abort more than once are women who are grateful to ourselves for being able to decide on our body as often and at the times we deem necessary.” Read more.”Creo que las mujeres que abortamos más de una vez somos mujeres que estamos agradecidas con nosotras mismas por poder decidir sobre nuestro cuerpo las veces y en los momentos que creamos necesarios.” Lee mas.
Dec 6 Dec 6 "I was 14 and had no business even thinking I was going to raise a kid with a 14 year old boy." Sharing Truth Three Abortions, Location Not Given “Three years later, 17 and home from a year abroad, I started hanging out with a guy I grew up with. He had 2 kids already, the condom broke, and here I was again. Pregnant. No questions about it, I was not ready for this. It was my senior year of high school.” Read more.
Nov 29 Nov 29 "I've never been ashamed of having more than one abortion." Sharing Truth Three Abortions, U.S. “I like children, but am not sure I need to have one myself or on my own. I would maybe consider it if I was in the right relationship, but it is not an overwhelming need for me. My last abortion I was in a relationship, but it was unstable. I did not want to be tied for the rest of my life to a man that had that many issues.” Read more.
Nov 21 Nov 21 "I thought I would end up being one more mother pretending to be happy." ~ "Pensé que terminaría siendo una madre más fingiendo ser feliz". Sharing Truth Two Abortions, Mexico, In Spanish & English, Later Abortions “I tried to get used to the idea of having it, and in a moment of madness I told everyone. I called it good news. That same night I regretted saying it because I really didn't want it and neither did their support make me change my mind.” Read more.“Traté de acostumbrarme a la idea de tenerlo, y en un momento de locura se lo conté a todos. Lo llamé buenas noticias. Esa misma noche lamenté haberlo dicho porque realmente no lo quería y tampoco su apoyo me hizo cambiar de opinión ”. Lee mas.
Nov 13 Nov 13 "I had this feeling that I wasn’t ready for another baby." Sharing Truth Four Abortions, Location Not Given “My boyfriend supported me, even though he did not want me to have an abortion. I thought long and hard about what my boyfriend felt, then decided to listen to what I wanted. It’s your body and when it comes down to it, it’s your life that will be affected more than your girlfriend’s or boyfriend’s.” Read more.
Nov 3 Nov 3 "I didn't want a pregnancy at 16 to be a deciding factor for my future." Sharing Truth Two Abortions, South Africa “With the first, I was too emotional and felt guilty for taking a life, but grew to understand my decisions. The second one I was 24 and I honestly had a lot going on my life from financial depression to just life in general and I didn't want to add more to my plate.” Read more.
Oct 24 Oct 24 "Sometimes loving a baby means choosing not to bring it into chaos." Sharing Truth Three Abortions, Utah, U.S. “I made the decision each time, but especially the third time, out of complete willingness to do what was best for the baby and also for myself. It still haunts me, daily, the sadness and regret, but the lists were so terribly unequalized. It was the right choice even though it wasn’t the easy choice.” Read more.
Oct 8 Oct 8 "I have never written about my abortions before." ~ Journalist Mona Eltahawy Sharing Truth Two Abortions, Egypt, U.S. “Why couldn’t I, Mona Eltahawy, a woman born in Egypt to a Muslim family, write an essay under my own name, in which I say openly and without shame that I have had two abortions, that I am glad I had those two abortions and that had I become pregnant again I would have had another abortion because I did not want to have children? Why have I been able to risk my safety and my life by writing articles about a military-backed regime but I could not write about my abortions?” 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.
Oct 1 Oct 1 "It was what I had to do. It really wasn't that traumatic." ~ "Era lo que tenia que hacer. Realmente no fue tan traumática." Sharing Truth Three Abortions, Dominican Republic, In Spanish & English “I was only 4.5 weeks along, but I had already been able to see the gestational sac. I was very anxious precisely because of the illegal situation in the country where I live (DR) and I was afraid that something would happen to me and everyone would find out and of course a complication. This is my third abortion, my second with misoprostol.” “Tenía solo 4.5 semanas, pero ya había podido ver el saco gestacional. Estuve muy ansiosa precisamente por la situación de ilegalidad en el país donde vivo (RD) y tenía miedo que algo me pasara y todos se enteraran y por supuesto una complicación. Es mi tercer aborto, el segundo con misoprostol.” Lee mas.
Sep 25 Sep 25 "I’m trying to let go of a bit of the guilt I feel from this being my second procedure." Sharing Truth Two Abortions, U.S. “I found out I was pregnant about 2.5 weeks ago. I had a complete meltdown and was conflicted on what I wanted to do. For a while I was 50/50 — primarily because I felt guilt because if I decided to terminate this would be my second termination, and I felt so much guilt/shame over that. My last termination was a very long time ago, 10 years or so and I was super young and didn’t think twice about terminating.” Read more.
