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Medical abortion (a positive experience)

Anonymous

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Sometimes I think about how old my child would be now if I kept it, and I can’t remember without doing the math.

Jessica

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Best decisions I’ve EVER made.

Lizette

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19 years old, 22 weeks, and terrified.

Anonymous

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We just weren’t ready yet

Anonymous

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I found out that I was pregnant a month after I had finally found the courage to leave a mentally and emotionally abusive situationship

Tatenda

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Be brave

We are all beautiful powerful women

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My boyfriend, on the other hand, told his dad. The dad said I was going to ruin his son’s life.

Lucia

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It’s been one year

Anonymous

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Fifteen Years Later, Closure

Jasmyn

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My Story

Rebecca

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Medical Abortion‑ misoprostol

Anonymous

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To be honest, I forget about it all the time because it was such a mundane, routine act of self care at the moment.

Colleen Scarlett

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Don’t be afraid of abortion ♡

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I was 17

Anonymous

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Abortion as a mum with ppd

Bethany

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The choice of drug addiction

Elaina

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It Was Complicated

Lisasia

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The grief I’ve been afraid to talk about

Anonymous

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If you’re here to compare reasons to others, I urge you to consider that you don’t need a reason beyond not wanting a baby.

Anonymous

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The Mom With A Choice

Anonymous

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Am I a selfish monster?

Idk

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I’m still scared of having “missed our shot” but from what I can tell, and from what doctors have told me, that isn’t rational...

Anonymous

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I wished every day when I woke up to feel different, to want this baby, but it never happened.

24 yrs old

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2 abortions at 17

e <3

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38 and married

Anonymous

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It was an eye opening thing that truly changed who I was as a person and the views I had about abortion.

Anonymous

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Pregnant at 16

C❤️

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As much as I long to be a mother, having a family with a loving supportive partner is my vision.

Samantha

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I was 15.

Anonymous

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I never in a million years thought this would happen to me, even though I know it can happen to really anybody.

Elizabeth

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grateful for my abortion.

Rhianna

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2nd pregnancy; 1st termination

Cristina

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Grateful for my abortion

DiAna

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Safe

Anonymous

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I was always so against having an abortion, but no one really knows until you go through it yourself.

Anonymous

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Questions flooded my mind, do I tell him? Does my state even provide abortions? Who can I trust?

Anonymous

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Pregnant for the First Time at Nearly 40!

Gigi

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A puppy and a procedure

Amy

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You Still Deserve Happiness

B2

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No regrets

Anonymous

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It’s not about making the right choice.. It’s about having that choice.

Anonymous

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prochoice4lyf

Anonymous

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My abortion is why I’m still alive.

Ang

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14 and terrified

Anonymous

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I had an abortion and I don’t regret it

Kells

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18 years old and 20 weeks pregnant.

J

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8 weeks.

Anonymous

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I’m searching for empathy to counter my shame and it feels like writing this all down is killing some of that silence and secrecy.

Evangeline

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Courage

Frederike

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My Decision

Anonymous

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Walk a lifetime in those shoes

Trista

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Abortion at 20 yrs and It was less scary than I hyped it up to be.

Anonymous

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ABORTION EXPERIENCE! NOTHING TO BE SCARED OF, BEST DECISION I HAVE EVER MADE!

ANNON

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I had an abortion and I’m okay.

J

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Had an abortion today

Gwen

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The choice is mine

Shasta

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17 and two abortions.

A

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I heard that voice, that inner voice, if I can’t say 100% yes to a baby yet, it's okay to take the pill.

La

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Luckily, two very influential people in my life have had abortions before me.

Adrianna

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Don’t be afraid to tell people

Vivien

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I wanted to keep my baby more than anything in the world.

Anonymous

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I will never forget about you.

AK

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16, Addicted, Assaulted

Julia

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I never understood what kind of decision it would be.

Anonymous

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I have always known that I don’t want to be a mother

Kay

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4th pregnancy

H

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A Painful Accident

Anon

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Find yourself, invest in yourself, love yourself. Take control of your life.

SS

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What if?

Anonymous

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I'm going back and forth on my decision because I feel like I could honestly handle it now, but still is that the best...

Alexandra

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He said he never “came” inside

Anonymous

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Así fue

Anonymous

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I can honestly say that this was the most liberation I have felt in a long time.

Liv

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I will forever be okay with the choice I am making tomorrow, but that does not mean I am not allowed to grieve it.

Olivia

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I felt more alone even though I had life growing inside me.

C

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I knew like no one else can that I had no ability to be a mother as I could hardly function or even think...

Una

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I couldn't bring a child into the world that was not wanted by us both. It was not fair to anyone.

Kloe

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My Body is not Ready

Olivia

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The gift of an abortion

Anonymous

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I had an abortion and God still loves me.

Anonymous

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Grateful for Abortion

Lauren

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From “March for Life” to Shouting My Abortion

Anonymous

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Two Souls

Leighla

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I was shocked because it was nowhere near as bad as I thought it would be

Georgina

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My truth (still explaining myself)

Julia

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Non‑binary people have abortions too

Anonymous

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It was in a way refreshing to do this for ME and my existing kids and not have him trying to make the decision...

Anon

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I was 14

Anonymous

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25 weeks

Canna

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I made myself miserable for an entire week because I was so afraid, but it wasn't worth even a fraction of that fear.

Anonymous

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I worry for my mental health

Rose

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Moving on

Samantha

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All I could think of was my economy

Mimmi, Sweden

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I guess life has a funny way of teaching you empathy through experience...

Anonymous

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even if it was going against all my family's beliefs I had to do what was best for me.

Anonymous

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Empowered to speak up about my abortion

Speaking up!!!

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I want to share my abortion story so the next person who needs an abortion for genetic reasons won’t feel so alone

Vivian

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I would have been subject to a 72 hour waiting period, one of the longest in the country, between consulting for and receiving my...

Anonymous

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You’re not alone

Kyra

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The Secret

Anonymous

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Full circle

Anonymous

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#2 within 10 months

Anonymous

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I had to leave to another state to get a procedure done because my home state made it non‑essential.

L.S.

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I didn't feel valid in my feelings following the abortion until recently when I began reading other stories online.

Caiti

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A Secret Meant to Die With Me

Anonymous

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It’ll be okay

Anonymous

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My story

Anonymous

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“You are intelligent and caring which is why you’re here.”

Anonymous

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The Right Choice For Me

Maria G

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$

Anonymous

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A decade later

Anonymous

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I didn’t want to be a Christmas miracle.

Anonymous

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feeling mostly relieved, but also a bit in awe, just thinking about how I had been on the precipice between two very different lives

Anonymous

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Shame

Anonymous

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The Right Decision, from VERY Early On.

Anonymous

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Married, Mother of 2, Intuition

Varie

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Married with kids & 40

Anonymous

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I don’t regret my choice

Anonymous

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My Abortion Story

Anonymous

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My mind kept going back and forth between keeping it and not keeping it.

Rice

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I asked the nurse, 'I am pregnant right?' because I was still not even sure if this was reality.

M

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After it was all over I felt mostly relieved but I still sometimes get this feeling of shame over it.

Anonymous

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A young girl’s story

T

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Breaking Generational Trauma

A

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I might be getting my third abortion in a year soon

Anonymous

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My abortion in 2020

Anonymous

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Imagining what could have been

Emma

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Letting go doesn’t mean I will forget my baby. This experience does not define who I am today.

Mia

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Choices and a Support Network

H. M. Ryan

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my abortion

No name

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My body my choice

Anonymous

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I started 2020 wanting a baby and ended it with an abortion

Mary

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As I finally remember who I am, and who I was before all of this, I am able to slowly let go of what...

Anonymous

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An easy choice for me

Anonymous

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A blessing in disguise for me

Anonymous

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3 abortions

Anonymous

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The letter R

M

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A big factor in deciding to terminate was thinking about all of the progress we’ve made as a family.

Sarah

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I got pregnant at 13

Alyssa

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Have you ever heard of Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG)? I hadn’t until I experienced my pregnancies.

Ja'Nai Wilkes

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I had never knew anyone that had an abortion before. I had heard rumors, but nobody was ever open about it.

Anonymous

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Abortion & Mental Illness

Melissa

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My Story

Anonymous

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2 years later‑

Anonymous

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I'd always worried that if I'd become pregnant I'd feel *something* and would have a hard time with the decision.

Anonymous

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last year

anna

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It hurt

Anonymous

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Abortion story

Anonymous

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Valid

Allison

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In‑School Opression

Hailee

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Your Voices

Whitney

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Almost a year. My story.

Anonymous

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Abortion

Eryn

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Easy Medical Abortion

Haley

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21

Anonymous

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first time speaking out

Anonymous

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Yet there I was 18 years old and pregnant. I had never felt more alone.

Anonymous

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I wish I could talk about it

Anonymous

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All of my accomplishments I worked very hard for were thrown back in my face for choosing to have an abortion.

Olivia

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Relief

Borealis

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Birth control fails

Citlalli

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the feeling of relief overcame me as I stepped out of the room and I finally felt like me again.

Anonymous

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Positive Medical Abortion Story

A

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Taboo around Abortion is dangerous

kayla

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One Year Ago

Anonymous

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I went to the clinic and cried the whole time. I was soo annoyed at myself for putting myself through this AGAIN.

Anonymous

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Fear.

Anonymous

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Just a quick one.

Mary

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My ex threatened to kill me over my abortion

Anonymous

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Shout it Loud

B

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I was alone. I had to go through with my decision completely alone and scared.

JD

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Post Abortion Blues

Hannah

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I felt like I didn’t have a reason which would be strong enough to justify having an abortion.

Anonymous

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I Am Grateful For My Abortions But I Am Scared Of the Future

Bernadette

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My body my choice

Anonymous

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They're testing it to see if there's a reason we had anencephaly other than just bad luck.

Anonymous

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Free & Relieved

Anonymous

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I was shocked to learn that they both had multiple abortions, after completing their family. We are Catholic women!

Anonymous

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Pro‑life realizes abortion is okay

Anonymous

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I had a personal advocate who was with me for my entire appointment and she literally held my hand through it.

Stephanie

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I was not in a position to provide a happy life for my child but I do regret the way I handled the situation.

Sandra

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No regrets

Anonymous

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Why do some people only consider motherhood as something wanted?

Paula

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I had 2 abortions by the time I was 20

Anonymous

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I was told to be ashamed. But I’m not.

JD

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One kid four abortions

Anonymous

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It’s okay to change your mind

Anonymous

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It’s your life! Not theirs!

B

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Your choice !!

Jackie

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Fear. This was the emotion I felt. I was not happy, I was not excited.

Anonymous

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An abortion in this day and age as a 19 year old immigrant

Anonymous

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I’ll be a grandmother in 2021 because of my abortion in 1982

Jennifer

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What A Year

Anonymous

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Birthday present

Brianne

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Two abortions and a planned pregnancy

Anonymous

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I don’t regret my abortion

Maria L.

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I was sixteen

Anonymous

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So much harder than I thought

Phil

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I was 15 and pregnant

Anonymous

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Regret

Mad momma

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I understand now that abortion is a form of loss for me, and it’s okay to grieve this painful loss.

Grace

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I’m ready for my voice to be heard

Sam

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Some days are harder than others when I do wonder if they would still love me and treat me the same if they knew.

Anonymous

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Rough but Right

Anonymous

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I couldn’t have survived it

Katie

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No Guilt

Jen

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abortion at 17

Ally

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Choice

Rachel

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My Abortion Saved Me

Maggie

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The whistle

Raffaela

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In support of abortion

Elsa

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The hardest decision I ever had to make

Anonymous

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My name is Lindsay, and I’ve had an abortion.

Lindsay

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Spirit child

Yasmin

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My Abortion Saved Me

Anonymous

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I found out on my birthday

briana

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Cold

Bri

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I am actually looking forward to the abortion, and thankful to have that right. I do not want to be pregnant.

Amandine

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My body my choice

Jade

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I am so lucky.

Anonymous

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Living my life for ME

S

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I was almost 5 months and didn’t know

Laura

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I’m the child of an abortion

Hannah

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Don’t ever be scared to get an abortion

Nazaray

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I think I mistook my general shock and exasperation at the situation as some kind of sadness at the loss of a baby.

Anonymous

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20wks and a Teen mom

JLHP

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Hard decisions

Anonymous

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My story

Brooke

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Abortion 20 years ago

Anonymous

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I found out that I’m pregnant today

Anonymous

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Abortion affirms parenthood

Anonymous

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Better for the “baby”

Anonymous

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Quarantine abortion

Morgan

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Just Need Time

Anonymous

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Despite the fact that I had been responsibly taking birth control on a daily basis, a small seed of doubt had taken root

Marie

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Not Yet Ready

Anonymous

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My abortion saved me.

Bre

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I realized I could be in severe physical danger due to the IUD and pregnancy combo.

Molly

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I feel guilty

Ruchi

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Abortion at 18

Anonymous

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I had an abortion

Nicole

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32, financially secure, in a relationship, just didn’t want a kid!

Anonymous

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it’s okay to not be okay.

Anonymous

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No regrets, Only relief.

H

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It wasn’t the time for a pregnancy.

Anonymous

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So grateful

Anonymous

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I didn't want to be pregnant and in school and I didn't have to. I'm so thankful I was able to even have the...

Anonymous

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My body my choice

Anonymous

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My abortion guilt

Morgana

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My abortion journey through two ten years apart

Cassie

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Alcoholism and My Abortion

Anonymous

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my abortion story (tw ED discussion)

lex

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When I had my abortion, I chose life for myself.

Anonymous

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A mixed bag

Anonymous

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My abortion is scheduled for Thursday

Anonymous

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People decided for me how to act, who to tell, what to do

Anonymous

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Family Struggle

Anonymous

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Conjoined Twins D&E

Anonymous

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My Abortion

Anonymous

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It never truly goes away, but it gets better

Lyndsey

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I read stories and stories about people’s experiences, so I wanted to tell mine.

Jenn

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so grateful

Elizabeth

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Abortion Emotions In A Poem

Anonymous

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If anything the experience taught who I can truly depend on and trust.

Anonymous

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My story

Alison K

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I had a abortion & it wasn’t my choice

Emma

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My story

Anonymous

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2 kids, no situation

Anonymous

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Was pressured into it, but looking back, glad I did it

Anonymous

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I’ve had two abortions.

Anonymous

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Forgiveness

Yvette

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I had an abortion two weeks ago, and it was fucking fantastic.

Celia

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I NEVER thought I would have an abortion.

Mary

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If you are reading this and you feel like the world (god) is punishing, please don't think that.

Anonymous

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It was something I needed to do however it didn’t make it any less harder for me

Anonymous

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Guilt & Shame with no regrets

Anonymous

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sinking and swimming

JC

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I have absolutely zero regrets about my decision, I do not feel guilty and I hated being pregnant.

Anonymous

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I had two, now can’t conceive, still no regrets

Kathryn

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Scheduled my 3rd abortion

Anonymous

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Me

Anonymous

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I had three abortions

Casey

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I am trying to trust my decision

Anonymous

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is what it is

Anonymous

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“oh, that sucks”

Casandra

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I never knew the true feeling of love, until you.

Anonymous

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I remember being so incredibly angry that day. I felt cheated by my birth control.

J

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I got pregnant when I was 17

Anonymous

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A is for Asparagus – Diary of my Abortion

Cécile

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Medical abortion experience

Anonymous

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It has taught me compassion, sympathy & empathy.

Anonymous

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Content

Chels

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Mi vida you deserved better, much better.

Andrea

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I knew that I didn’t want another baby so close to my other two.

Claire

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It wasn’t easy, but I made the best choice for myself.

Anonymous

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2016

Anonymous

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Always have been pro‑choice

Ross

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It’s ok not to have a million reasons.

Anonymous

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My choice

Anonymous

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Pregnant by a narcissist

Anonymous

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I sat in a warm recliner watching the price is right with a girl who I befriended next to me

Si

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My abortion

Anonymous

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I’m thankful for my abortion

Stevie

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Endometriosis, Infertility and Abortion

Naomie

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To my ladybug, ~365 days later.

Anonymous

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Having an abortion was the right choice but the hurt and grief that comes along with it is horrible.

Anonymous

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I think it’s too complex to put into black and white terms and say it was right or wrong.

R

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It’s Been 5 Years & I Still Cry

Anonymous

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I didn’t feel happy, I felt numb. This time around I didn’t feel anything in my heart.

Anonymous

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my abortion

Anonymous

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My Story

Anonymous

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Stuck Between A Rock & A Hard Place

Anonymous

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Grief & Relief

Emma

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even though my mind was already made up, I was scared because now I really had to do it.

Cecelia

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Abortions and Abusive Relationships

Maddi

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It Led Me Where I Am Today

Anonymous

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Single mom of 3. 2 abortions…another possible 1

Mianna

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The right choice

Anonymous

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3 before 25

Anonymous

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My Medical Abortion 5 weeks along – at 19 years old

Bri <3

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It was the first time in my life anyone had been kind to me.

Nyla

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I was from an abusive family and was trying to better myself

Emmi

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I’m a 21‑year‑old trans male, I had an abortion about 8 months ago.

Kevyn

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My decision that changed my life.

Sabrina

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Abortion is Freedom

Josselyn

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Double Trouble

Anonymous

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It was all surreal and happening too fast to even process any of it. But I knew one fact for sure — I was...

Anonymous

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The time I had a quick medical procedure and never thought much about it again

Sarah N

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#shoutyourabortion

Anonymous

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16 Week Surgical Abortion

Anonymous

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Choices

Anonymous

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I don’t think I ever even got her name.

Abby Wood

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I see people justifying their abortions, they shouldn’t have to.

Beth

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Second chance

Anonymous

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Because I knew it was right

Anonymous

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38 and married with two kids and had an abortion

Anonymous

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Medical abortion at 5 weeks

Anonymous

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I am incredibly grateful to have been able to make this choice. I do not take it for granted.

Anonymous

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Having a second abortion

Anonymous

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Conflicted

Anonymous

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I was so afraid the whole experience would make my anxiety worse but it almost proved to me that I’m much stronger than I...

H

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Its okay to take care of yourself.

Liz

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Many women confided that they tell others it was a miscarriage for fear of being judged and ridiculed. Why are we made to feel...

Aimee-Lee

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I now understand what happens if you do something you aren't sure of in order to please your partner

Taylor

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Sunday September 13, 2020

Zavala

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I Never Second Guessed Myself!

Anonymous

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my due date was today and I am thankful I made the right choice

Emily

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empowerment with a side of guilt.

lexa

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3 by 23

Anonymous

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Grief and relief seemed a contradictory pairing, yet there they were, filling my heart together

Hayley

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Psych meds & sterilization

Anonymous

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Examining Abortion on a Spectrum of Privilege

Anonymous

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I wish it were easier.

Anonymous

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“Reduction”

Anonymous

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My story

Meg

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My medical abortion wasn’t as bad as I expected

Simonex

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My Abortion

Anonymous

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My abortion story

Anonymous

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A baby is not a bandaid

Anonymous

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It Wasn’t Good Timing For Me or the Baby

Ri

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The longevity of grief

Brydie

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I don't think I've ever felt so lost, confused, alone, heartbroken or uncertain of what to do.

Katie

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I’m 23 and I’ve had 3 abortions already

Anonymous

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Abortion without shame

Lily

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I miss you baby alien

Anonymous

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Doing it alone. Me myself and I oh yeah and an abortion

Kristy

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They asked if I wanted to see the ultrasound…I laughed…

Anonymous

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Sometimes I feel guilty of how easy the decision was to make.

Ang.

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Abortion during a pandemic

Mikaela

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I was devastated and felt like I was being victimized for something out of my control.

Amanda in Alabama

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I’m on my sixth abortion. I’m 36.

Amelia

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19 needing an abortion.

Jay

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Life is still very difficult at the moment, but it does get better.

Anonymous

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being pregnant in a brand new country without a decent cash flow and support from friends and family makes it 100 times harder

Anonymous

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I wasn’t sure if I wanted it

Anonymous

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2 within 1 year

Anon

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There is no right way or wrong way to feel about an abortion despite what we are told, my two made me feel completely...

Anonymous

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Support those around you

Anonymous

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An abortion is seldom a stand‑alone event, it represents a lot more than a procedure for every individual

Anonymous

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Grateful

Anonymous

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Relief

T

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I never thought I would get one myself.

MK

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We don’t know why

Morgan

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It’s ok to love what could have been

Mariana

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I had an abortion on my 20th birthday

Anonymous

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Having an abortion when all you want is a baby

Anonymous

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Escape

Anonymous

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Abortion make me the person that I wanted to be

Anonymous

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It is ok to be nervous but do not let your fear and anxiety consume you.

Anonymous

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The Perfect Abortion

Jeanne

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Seven abortions, six Irish people in need, one protest, zero shame

Anonymous

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Unwavering

Brittany

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I’m really doing this. No running away like I usually do. I’m facing it.

Ashley

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Birth Trauma = Sheer Terror

Anonymous

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23 and feeling guilty for not being ready

X

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Medical Abortion at 5 weeks

Jess

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I promise it will be okay.

Anonymous

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It is okay to grieve too.

Anonymous

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Relieved

Anna

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Seventeen

Robin

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Abortion in Italy

Anonymous

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I needed to share my positive experience

Anonymous

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I was 18

Chey

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Not My First Abortion: A positive medical abortion story

J

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An abusive relationship

Anonymous

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I felt so proud of myself for following through with what I knew what was the right decision.

Anonymous

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I Was Set Free

Antoinette

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Permission to Grieve

Anonymous

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It’s only been four hours.

Anonymous

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Abortion allowed my family to exist

Rain

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Medical Abortion: The Pill

Trish

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Sitting in the grey

Mary

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I gotta be honest it was seriously a lot better than I expected

Michelle

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Ponderings a year since.

Anonymous

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My 2 year old daughter was priority

Kristina

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Medication Abortion

Anonymous

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Anniversary

Anonymous

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neither one of us was in the mental space to handle a new child when our world was already shaken by a life changing...

Anonymous

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Get you a man who actually gives a sh*t about you

Anonymous

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My heartbreaking decision

Anonymous

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I was freed

Anonymous

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Pro lifer has an abortion

Anonymous

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My 20 Week Abortion Story (D&E)

Gail

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I regret Nothing

Lisa

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I didn’t want to let it go

Shalini

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Three words: You’re not alone.

Anonymous

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It’s been nearly 4 months and I’m finally coping

Anonymous

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Every thing that I learned about abortion was false.

Anonymous

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My abortion in Puerto Rico

Anonymous

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December 5, 2018

I'm Not Sorry.

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Mom of 2 and Done Having Kids

Anonymous

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This has been hard and not being able to talk about it with anyone other than my boyfriend has been hard.

Anonymous

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What I grieve

Anonymous

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I want to help

Rachael

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Choosing abortion at 40

Sarah

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Nobody should be denied an abortion

Anonymous

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Birthday

Anonymous

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I wanted the baby to be born into the best possible circumstances.

Emma

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The right decision can still be devastating

Anonymous

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It’s Beginning to Feel Okay

Anonymous

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A difficult choice for a mother of two.

Anonymous

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My story

Ang

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Is it working? lockdown lows…

Anonymous

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“We are never having sex again.”

Anonymous

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It’s a woman’s problem in Australia

yoki

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One thing that I learned through this process is that I was strong.

Anonymous

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One abortion non‑surgical at 22 years old

Anonymous

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September

Anonymous

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Moms have abortions too

Rosie

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Grieving an Unaccepted Loss

Anonymous

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It Happened So Fast

Anonymous

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It doesn’t always have to be this taboo thing…

Analisa

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All the feels

Anonymous

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No regrets

Anonymous

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“I want it, I do not”

Anonymous

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I’m meant to be a mum one day…

Ell

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In my former workplace, a church, abortion was easily talked about as some far‑away concept that only godless sinners would ever consider.

Anonymous

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One day when I woke up, I just knew.

MPam

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Read the room, Mother Nature

E

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Feeling free and safe

Anonymous

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You’re not alone.

Hannah

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Society scares young girls about pregnancy, it doesn’t educate them.

Anonymous

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My Abortion

Johanna

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No regrets. My choice.

Veronica

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I wasn’t ready.

Anonymous

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I would have ruined that baby’s life.

Lluvia

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Brigham Young University Student

Anonymous

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At the time it seemed like it dragged on forever but looking back the whole procedure probably lasted six minutes from start to finish.

Anonymous

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No regrets

Anonymous

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Relieved

T

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It’s not easy but it was the right choice

Anonymous

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My two abortions.

Emma

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I'm trying to remind myself to just allow the feelings to come, don't fight them, just feel it. I want to give myself permission...

Anonymous

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It wasn’t the right time.

Anonymous

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I got through it and so can you XXX

Emma

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My easy, horrible decision.

Anonymous

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My choices

Anonymous

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7 years later and I still haven’t confronted my feelings about my abortion.

Y

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My abortion did not traumatize me like I was told it would, the stigma of abortion did. I have never once felt regret about...

Hannah

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I thought it was what I wanted

Anon

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Forgiven, never forgotten.

Anonymous

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Abortion in lockdown

Holly

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I'm realizing that I'm allowed to be relieved and know I made the right decision, but still mourn over the what ifs.

Anonymous

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I changed my mind

Vignette

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it’s allowed to be complicated

Anonymous

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I want everyone to know

Jess

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I have had 2 abortions

Heilis

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My abortion.

Maddi

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About pain, struggle and strength

Anonymous

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At home abortion Corona virus?!

Anonymous

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I woke up this morning feeling relief and at peace with myself.

Anonymous

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ITS ONLY SCARY IN YOUR HEAD QUEEN

Anonymous

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I wish I had an abortion

Anonymous

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Abuse and Abortion

Anonymous

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Covid‑19 Abortion

Ashley

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I had a medical abortion and a surgical abortion. YOU CAN DO THIS!

Anonymous

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I had an abortion at 14

Liona

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Today would have been my due date and I have no regrets

Anonymous

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I aborted at 16

Anonymous

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And then there were 5.

Forever Unknown

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Abortion = learning to love myself

Anonymous

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Confusion and love

Anonymous

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I SUPPORT YOU!

Anonymous

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I couldn’t stop thanking them for being there to provide the services they provide. Seriously they are actual guardian angels.

Anonymous

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Love to Abortion Providers ❤

Ann

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During the counseling section of my paperwork it asked "How do you expect to feel after the procedure?" I wrote FREE.

Taylor

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Strong minded

Anonymous

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Everyone deserves a choice

Anonymous

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No one offered me much support and understanding, not even my husband. It's not a choice I made lightly this time around

Anonymous

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I am most grateful for abortion choice. I wouldn’t be the mom I am without it.

Kathleen

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In June of 2016, I took my abortion for granted

Kristina

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Update. 18 years old

Esther

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The most uncertain time in my life.

Anonymous

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Pro choice momma

Sara

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My choice

Anonymous

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I wasn’t ready, but now I am

Madeleine

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My story

Lenny

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Reflecting on my abortion, 4 months later.

M

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I did it out of love.

Robyn

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17 weeks

Anonymous

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Full Circle

Lisa

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I just want to be able to have someone take me seriously when I say I don’t want to be a mother.

Heather

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I’m 31 and my mom still doesn’t know

Cloë

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pro‑life to pro‑choice in a heartbeat

-abi

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I cried because I want to be a mom but I also know that now isn't my time

Shandelle

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sometimes I don't see it or feel it for a while, my life is moving and I'm happy and then I feel bad for...

Kelley

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Relieved, Pain free and thankful ♥️

Tye

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Thank god for Planned Parenthood!

Anonymous

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Thank god for safe abortion centers

Becky

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My Parallel Life

Julia

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My baby bee

Bee

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Hey there pain, how you’re doing today?

Nele

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In Some Cases Abortion Is The Best Choice For The Child

Elektra

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I had my abortion yesterday

Anonymous

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In Solidarity, Always.

Michelle

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My Escape

M.W.

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Don’t feel ashamed.

Sunnie

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Abortion

Yvette

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Even though I cry about it from time to time I’m still glad I made my decision

Anonymous

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Male coworker helping a coworker

Keith

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Choices.

Neha

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It’s still me.

Anonymous

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On the day of my abortion, I was so surprised to see how many other people were at the clinic for the same reason.

Desiree

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If you can’t afford an abortion you can’t afford a kid

Anonymous

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Abortion gave me the perfect family I always wanted.

Patty

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SYA – Safety First

Anonymous

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Abortion saved me from a terrible person

Lyndsey

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Choosing Me

Paige

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I was a virgin when I had my abortion

Julie M

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I know in my heart I made the right choice for ME.

Natalie

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Nobody was on my side, but yet I had no shame and no second thoughts.

Anonymous

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No Longer Accepting Applications for Your Reaction to My Abortion

Kathryn

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A light at the end of the tunnel

Cheyenne

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I’ll never forget and I’ll never regret

Anonymous

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I was 16, and pressured into sex by a 25 year old

Anonymous

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Just cause you’re married doesn’t mean you have to have kids.

Katie

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It was shocking not to know myself as well as I thought I did.

Aimee

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Not just a choice, my life depended on it

L

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my abortion

Anonymous

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I have no regrets, but I am still grieving

Anonymous

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Midwives in Solidarity

Caillyn Margaret

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Moving Forward

Anonymous

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A difficult decision

Anonymous

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I’m still healing

anonymous

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You never know who will be able to empathize with you so be open to people you trust.

G

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Broke 20yo college student chooses life; successful 31yo career woman chooses abortion. Both are me.

Anonymous

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Struggling with Hyperemesis

Anonymous

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I almost had an abortion, but I miscarried first.

A

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Humbled and Empowered After 3 Appointments

Amanda

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What terrified me is how much I was not ready...

Anonymous

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Things Are Getting Better…and I am so thankful

Patricia McCann

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my small story

Anonymous

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I know I did the best thing for me and my safety

Anonymous

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My choice, my life, my story.

Anonymous

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I wanted it. But wanting my baby wasn’t enough. I was the only one that cared for my baby, the only one that loved...

Anonymous

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Relieved

Anonymous

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Forgiving myself

Anonymous

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I can wait

Anonymous

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My 8 week abortion

Anonymous

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Now I could decide how to go forward, keeping steady on my path, which took a beautiful turn only a few years later

Mel

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My story.

-J.L

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A choice for my children

Anonymous

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For the love of the child

KF

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I realized I wanted to have kids. But not like this.

Anonymous

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Reassurance story – Surgical abortion with local anaesthetic at 8 weeks

Jane

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Not sorry

Sarah

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I Wasn’t Ready

Anonymous

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This choice is yours and yours alone, but take comfort in that.

Anonymous

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I was torn at first

Anonymous

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I will have that one day, when the time is right.

L

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I had an abortion 15 years ago.

Cat

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A Difficult Choice

Anonymous

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I made the right choice

Katy

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My story…

Allison

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As a direct result of my abortion I was able to finish my four year stint in the Navy

Callista

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My surgical abortion at 12 weeks

anonymous

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I had an abortion.

Laura

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Abortion is a Health Matter

Anonymous

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One child for me thanks

Anonymous

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Do not worry about what others might think or say, that was my biggest challenge, but you have to remember that this is your...

Anonymous

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Turning Towards the Future

Emily

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I did it alone and that fills me with so many emotions. Pain. Admiration. Courage. Anger. Resentment. Strength. Loneliness.

Viviana

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Having the baby would have been the real trauma

Nadine

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It was a pretty easy choice and it was also a revelation

Melanie

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The hours after were a giant ice‑cream and pizza party.

Anonymous

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A blessing from God

Lyndsey

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Abortion is moral

Anonymous

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MOM

Lauren

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No regrets

Nicole

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I am really sad but I know that this is the best thing to do

Anonymous

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Stillbirth, rainbow baby, married, and I had an abortion

Taylor

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I thought I didn’t want kids

Anonymous

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Worst Holiday Ever

Anonymous

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Here is my name.

Géraldine Léonet

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We could have been okay, instead we are happy

SRJ

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Twice and don’t regret it, I did what was best for me

Anonymous

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The abortion I never thought I would have

Anonymous

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I refuse to bring my child into the world when I have nothing to give them.

Anonymous

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On waiting until you’re ready

Anonymous

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Life is YOUR book

K

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Cut the shame

Anonymous

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2 abortions in 1 month, and I’m fine!

Anonymous

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One day

Rose

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20 years on

Anonymous

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I regret it... Not the abortion but not doing it sooner and letting people manipulate me.

Anonymous

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Stars

Ashley

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Blurred Lines

Anonymous

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No “Good Reason”

Anonymous

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I’m taking the pill tomorrow.

Chelsea

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Almost every friend I have discussed abortion with has had at least one.

Anonymous

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16 and alone

Anonymous

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I stand with planned parenthood

Jen

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Your average abortion story, I’m sure.

Anonymous

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Pride

J

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My Abortion Story

Lauren

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I never wanted to be a mother

Anonymous

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Safe access to abortion saved my life

Anonymous

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Waves

Anonymous

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2 abortions within 2 months.

Anonymous

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My experience on my abortion

Anonymous

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I am owning these choices I’ve made so much more confidently, and my goodness does it feel damn good!!!

K

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6 years later it was still the best decision for me and my little boy

Sarah

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My abortion freed me

Anonymous

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a highly desired pregnancy and abortion

anna

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I couldn’t bring myself to tell anyone.

Megan

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My 5 week 5 day abortion.

Anonymous

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no shame no guilt

Anonymous

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...we knew it wasn’t right for us to have a baby when we have no way to support it yet.

Anonymous

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I kept the ultrasound.

Anonymous

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I never thought I’d have one but I’m grateful

Anonymous

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I was 17.

Kelsey

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I was always told it would be VERY difficult to conceive

Anonymous

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Four abortions, two children

Anonymous

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Stigma

Anonymous

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I have my whole life ahead of me.

Anonymous

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Abortions in my teens, 20’s, 30’s and at 40.

Anonymous

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In a way, abortion saved my life

Anonymous

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I will be forever grateful it was an option. I honestly believe it saved my life.

Anonymous

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Thankful, thankful, thankful

Mo

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I have never regretted my decisions and am very proud of myself for being brave enough to make a decision that was right for...

Anonymous

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Light at the end of the tunnel

Anonymous

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Don’t let the b******s get you down

F

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My Abortion

Lara

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abortion

Anonymous

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I'm sharing my story because I want others to know that abortion doesn't have to be scary.

Anonymous

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Reading these helps. Shows me that it’s actually normal, common ‑ even.

B

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My abortion at 17

Anonymous

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My memory of seeing you

Anonymous

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I wanted a big Family. My husband wanted someone else.

Anonymous

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Our abortion

Lindsey

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You taught me sometimes you have to do what’s right for yourself

Z

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7 Hour Post‑First Abortion

Jamie

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I had an abortion and it wasn’t scary, it was empowering.

Isobel

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Though it's been a bit of an emotional rollercoaster I don't regret my decision.

Alyssia

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My Abortion

Anonymous

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Had an abortion at the age of 15

Anonymous

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I learned that I don’t just not want children because I’m not ready for them, but because I don’t want children at all.

A.

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Three moments of gratefulness

Martina

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My first and maybe last abortion.

chloe

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You saved me

Emily

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I have been able to work through each experience and learn ways to be healthy for myself. I feel a sense of freedom I...

Nell

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My Story

Ale

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Scary / Unsure – Read My Story

Anonymous

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Grateful to have the option

Renee

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You will survive this

Anonymous

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12 years since my abortion

Ash

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The hardest part

Anonymous

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About to have a third abortion

Anonymous

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...having had the abortion I feel more connected to myself than ever before.

M

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I wouldn’t change a thing.

Anonymous

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Twice

Celine

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Thank you

Anonymous

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I wish I had found my voice sooner.

Anonymous

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Bigger Effect than Ever Imagined

Anonymous

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This whole experience has really allowed my husband and I to grow closer.

Anonymous

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Four kids at 22

Anonymous

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How could I?

Dej

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Having my third abortion and I feel Ok about it

Anonymous

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My truth

A

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My abortion

Anonymous

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It’s for the sake of my unborn baby

Anonymous

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I called my husband at work, his reaction was much the same as mine... stunned silence.

Vmp

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I am so sorry, I loved you

Carolin

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I’ve had 5 abortions.

M

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15

Anonymous

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I don’t want to forget about it or pretend that it wasn’t a big part of my life.

Kendahl

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I am so grateful that terrified, 23 year old me made the decision to end that pregnancy.

A

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My Story

Anonymous

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1 child, 2 abortions, pregnant and clueless

Anonymous

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Medical abortion at home – a process of dignity and empowerment

Amber

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My Story

KC

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I’m a messed up person right now.. I’m not ready for this..

Luna

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9 weeks Pregnant at 35 and Hopeless

Lee

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It’s just been hard to express how I feel which is what brought me here. I know I’m not alone and someone can relate...

Anonymous

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To my unborn baby boy with Tri21

Anonymous

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A thank you

Anonymous

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I realized that this is MY decision and I should not be basing it off of anyone else’s experiences and opinions but my own

Lyndsey

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A year brings changes

Emily

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It was taken from me.

Stephanie

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Surgical Abortion at 9 weeks 2 days

Jahaziel

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while I have supportive friends that know about my abortions, most don’t completely understand because most do not know I’m on the spectrum.

Anonymous

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The right choice

Brooklyn

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I have learned a lot, and attribute that to being able to make my own choices about my body.

LB

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A Better Mom

Anonymous

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The Lonely Aftermath and How SYA Helped Me

Anonymous

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Positive abortion story

Anonymous

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My well being needed to be first

Anonymous

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When I have a baby one day in the future, it will be with a man who loves us, respects us, and is honest...

Anonymous

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I loved you but I wasn’t ready.

RM

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Scared

Anonymous

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Anytime I feel low I get on here and I read. And I feel so much better knowing I'm not alone.

Anonymous

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Viva La Vegas

Jacky

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I was sick

julie

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Pro‑choice for everyone else, Pro‑life for myself.

Macinzi

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I was carrying something no one wanted. And I didn’t know what else to do with it.

Savina

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I do not regret a DAMN THING! My surgical abortion story to put your worrying mind at ease

SHELLE

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Am I a Bad Person

Karter

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Looking back

Anonymous

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...we had always agreed on abortion. But you don’t think it will happen to you.

Annie

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I am learning to forgive myself today and appreciate those who helped me, which is a big reason I have fought so hard to...

Alex

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My happiness over his.

Mel

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What I went through today

Kay

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I felt bad for not feeling bad.

SB

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you can't feel supported if you don't let people in on your suffering.

Anonymous

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My abortion was pro‑life. I decided that my own life was something of value.

Julia

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Thank you for all your stories

Anonymous

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I did it and I’m okay. You will be too.

Nicole

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Little Peanut

A

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Pro‑life until it was my life.

Nina

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It really is not as bad as you are probably imagining

Anonymous

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It happened

Anonymous

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I went from feeling so much joy to a state of complete panic.

thebarfqueen

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19 and scared

Anonymous

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I’m so sorry that I wasn’t strong enough

Anonymous

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1 Day After

CH

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I think one of the hardest things for me has been the talks with my husband.

Marie

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We know what fits our lives whether it’s one kid, two kids or no kids.

Anonymous

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I don’t regret my decision

Autumn

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My abortion was at home yesterday

Clara

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Sharing my story

Danni

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Preparing for my Second Abortion

H.

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I know I am not in the right place to be the best mother I could ever be.

Anonymous

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Abolish Abortion’s Stigmatization – My Pregnancy and Abortion Story

Morgan

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Had an abortion at 33 , don’t regret it

basanthi

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My story

Anonymous

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Children deserve to live in a house.

Jenn

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No regrets

Katy

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The Pain in my Certainty

Harmony T

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I spoke to my husband and we both agreed we couldn’t afford another kid at the moment so we both decided on the same...

Anonymous

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20 years later, still no regrets

Anonymous

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Fear

Anonymous

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I had never been pregnant and at 22 and still in school, I knew I wasn’t ready.

Anonymous

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The “Miscarriage” I chose

Carrie

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3rd times a charm

deadtinyflowers

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I forgive myself. Because I did choose life; I chose my own.

Katie

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Falling asleep

Stacey

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Outer Body

Anonymous

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I’m not writing this to scare any woman, but it is to share my experience.

Anonymous

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My Happy Abortion

Anonymous

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Six Year Reflection

Anonymous

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It’s not selfish… it’s what you feel is best for you. Screw what others think, in the end you have to be there, not...

Wolf Haley

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It was sad, and I felt regret that I couldn't provide an environment conducive to keeping the pregnancy.

J.R.R.

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No Regrets

Kerry

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I felt emotional about life in general ‑ not my decision to have an abortion ‑ and a little sad that I couldn’t have...

Anonymous

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I was scared but it was the best decision I’ve ever made

Heidi

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My story

Valerie

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Change of perspective

AM

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I know now to be careful but I will never, ever feel guilt or regret.

Mars

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Why should we feel guilty?

Anonymous

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The wait to have the abortion was probably the hardest part of the whole thing.

Emilia

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We’re all better off

Anonymous

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My brother, my hero.

Jenna

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I can’t tell you how many times I went back and forth with my decision.

Madison

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I love my family so much, they have been all supportive and understanding with me even if the situation was hard and difficult.

Laura

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It’s been 3 years

Anonymous

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2 times too soon

Anonymous

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My 2 abortions changed my life for the better

Laura

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Regrets but still pro‑choice

Anonymous

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Grateful for my abortion and my kids

Mads

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I had to wait 2 weeks from my initial consultation before a date came up and that was the hardest bit

Ruth

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I don’t feel guilty like everyone said I would

Anonymous

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How will I accept another when I am learning to love myself.

May

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Someone else's story is what gave me hope!

Anonymous

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I do not regret my abortion.

Julia

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Alone

Briona

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I wasn't scared the day of the abortion and everyone I spoke to was overwhelmingly kind.

Anonymous

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I feel like myself again.

Anonymous

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On paper we would've been 'fine' but I knew it wasn't my time.

Anonymous

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I will never regret having been unready and knowing it.

Sara Marie

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My abortion after a baby

Anonymous

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I only just let go of the idea that I needed to earn the right to have children

Anonymous

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Abortion after infertility

Anonymous

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My abortion made me love myself more

Ashley

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My life flashed before my eyes

Nubiya

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I thought back to the protest I saw, how angry I felt for others who had to make a decision and felt pressure.

Amy

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I know what kind of a man my dad is

Anonymous

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How is it better to bring a child into dysfunction than to calmly and selflessly let one go while there is still time?

Anonymous

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When Plan B Fails..

Anonymous

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An extra 48 hours wasn’t going to influence my decision, but it could influence my treatment options.

Cassandra Panek

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I am a woman who has had multiple abortions. It turns out, that changes me not at all.

Joy

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I believe people are inherently good and do the very best they can with what they were given.

Jenifer Groves

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I remember this experience with nothing but gratitude.

Amelia Bonow

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A Love Note to the Journey

Lindsay

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Shy veins

Anonymous

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it was almost a performed reaction — in reality I had no clue how to react.

Ika

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I’m glad I had a choice

Anonymous

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It has been almost seven years since my abortion, seven whole years, and it still feels like it happened just yesterday...

Taylor

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The Masked Brother

Annonymous

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Surgical Abortion With Local Anesthesia

Anonymous

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Shameless in Seattle

Kate

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We decided that the most necessary choice would be not to continue with the pregnancy.

Anonymous

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I was searching around to find abortion stories, I was honestly anxious about what I would go through.

Anonymous

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Today It’s Hard

LeAnn

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I believe that if you're going to commit to having a child you are committing to do the very best by them

Ceilidh

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Grasping at straws

Misty Lee

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I had an abortion and I do not regret it

No doubts

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We had absolutely no health insurance at the time. I paid $200 for an abortion

Katelyn

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Hopeful

Anonymous

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Drugs, sadness and adoption

Zoë

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I crumbled, but I’m making the best of it

Anonymous

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Young and Naive

Anonymous

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It was so quick and painless. I remember feeling that same enormous wave of relief wash over me again

Madison

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I scoured the internet for experiences and stories. I found a lot of negative stories but also plenty of positives.

RT

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I had two partners who had abortions, I’m grateful every day.

Christopher Morrison

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Thank You

JC

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My abortion story

Iveliz

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make your choice

Anonymous

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Stuck in the Endless pit of Addiction

Anonymous

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Surgical at 6 weeks (4weeks since conception)

Anonymous

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The safest thing that’s ever happened to me

Claire

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Never Say Never

Anonymous

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How it happened

Dennyyy

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While it was being done, I cried because I knew exactly what I was doing, but it was the best decision.

Mary

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Scared, but not Ashamed.

Sam

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Forever in my heart.

Lyss

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My Winter With My Carwin

Brie

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LOVE in 40 Nontraditional, Unpredictable Steps

Shelly Bell

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You Are the Only Person Who Can Decide What is Right For You

Wendy Davis

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To my surprise, those people, including my parents, continued to love me.

Amy

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You are stronger than you know.

Chris

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Understanding

Anonymous

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Multiple Abortions and ZERO Regrets

Abba

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My body. My choice.

Anonymous

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I couldn’t imagine putting my life on hold and all my dreams to have a child

Anonymous

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16 and pregnant

Anonymous

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The blood rushed out of my face when I looked at my test and saw a positive result.

Haley

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Sarah

Sarah Elsie

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Because of my abortion I know how strong I've become.

Hayley

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I couldn’t stand the thought of bringing a child into the world and subjecting them to a highly abusive father, like my own had...

Chrissy

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I felt much more shame for getting into this position again.

Jaimie

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Married happily, 39, first pregnancy. Dealing with shame and stigma

Anonymous

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I had an Abortion

Anonymous

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This pregnancy would mean getting off all my medication that some I've been taking over 14 years.

CJ

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No Regrets

Anonymous

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I’m 19, and I had an abortion

Ruby

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My mom supported me, my dad supported me and my friends supported me. But it was a while before I supported myself.

Karin

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Hypermesis Led to abortion

Anonymous

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Easier than expected?

OhioAbortion

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Loss

Anonymous

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The two weeks that followed were a mix of relief, grief, gratitude, and reconnecting with my body.

Anonymous Lady

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Anonymous but not Ashamed

Anonymous

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My story

Anonymous

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My mental health is why I had an abortion

Patricia

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It doesn’t really matter what your reason for having an abortion is.

Anonymous

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Society pressures women to keep secret and suffer in silence.

Triona

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I regret… NOTHING!

Rat Lady

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Same mistake twice

Anonymous

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My experience was overwhelmingly positive and I am eternally grateful for that.

Sam

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A gift from my mother

Jo

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Thankful for the Choice

Jennifer

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Having an abortion saved my life

Leah

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Two of The Hardest Decisions of My Life

S

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Before I had my abortion, I had been surrounded by misinformation about the procedure.

Anonymous

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This was before Roe v. Wade, and safe abortions were hard to come by.

Anonymous

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I’m not sorry

Sara Marsh

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A Hard Decision

Angela

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I was too young to care about consequences and I was too young to know better.

Anonymous

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I feel cheated.

Anonymous

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Forever changed.

Courtney

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There must be choice.

Anonymous

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Little did I know

Alejandra

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I now know I did the right thing having that abortion. I’ve since had an ablation and my tubes tied. I have never felt...

Anonymous

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I knew I wasn't ready. Not emotionally, nor financially. I was terrified.

Aliya

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It kind of feels like getting your passport renewed but with Ativan and you wake up with cool mesh underwear.

Anonymous

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My Little Bean

Kate

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Thankful every day.

Anonymous

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11 years

Michelle

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Content and holding the fragments of my mistake, I am reminded of my grandmother

Jennifer Weitman

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choosing the life our family had

anonymous

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It will be okay

Anonymous

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We wanted them

Anonymous

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The smartest choice

Sarah

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The right choice

Anonymous

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Live your Truth. Celebrate your Strength. Cherish your Freedom.

Allison

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SOMEDAY. BUT NOT TODAY.

Anonymous

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We cried, we prayed and we accepted that every decision is our own and we knew that it was our right.

Anonymous

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He wanted me to drop out of school (I was only two semesters away from my Ivy League degree!)

Anonymous

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Growing Up at 16

Elizabeth

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my partner and I had a ceremony where we said goodbye and communicated all the love we could to this spirit before letting go

Ashley

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Grateful for the choice I never wanted to make

Anonymous

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The Only Way

Stephanie G.

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I want to be heard

Anonymous

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Easy

Anonymous

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Abortion minimizes suffering

Anonymous

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I had an abortion and I don’t feel bad about it

Sara

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My abortion

Carina

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Sometimes, neither path feels right, and you have to just go with the one that feels the least wrong.

Jamille

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Only one regret

Anonymous

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My body showed me my answer.

Car

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I’ve had an abortion, and I’m not embarrassed.

Anonymous

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our conversations around abortion should be centered around how to make this procedure accessible and affordable to everyone

abbie

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The Right Decision

Anonymous

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The Christian girl.

Me, her, you

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Now, I talk with others like me as a counselor at the same clinic I had my abortion at.

Paige

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My abortion is not sequestered in a shame silo, the way my mother’s was.

Amy Brenneman

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My abortion is one of the few experiences that I feel has deeply impacted my life and the person I have become.

Megan Rice

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My story

Josie

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2 Abortions within 7 months

Anonymous

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two abortions 1 year

Anonymous

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My abortion story

Zuzu

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#1in4

Me.

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I doubt we'd be married today if we hadn't had an abortion.

Kiara

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I see the measurements being taken, and feel the tension in the room.

Abigail

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Didn’t know

Anonymous

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My Choice

Shaybutter

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I was pregnant and didn’t want to be.

Sahara

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It Wasn’t an Abortion Then, but It Is Now.

Abby

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It is not okay to take away the ability or right for women whom are the most intuitive, knowledgeable advocate for their own well‑being

Jules

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When I walked out the back door, those protesters ignored me. Nobody offered me god’s forgiveness.

Jen

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Brave is what I think of us

Anonymous

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I’m not ashamed.

Melissa

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It was right for me

Jodi

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My Body. My Choice. My Abortion in My Voice.

Kat

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No regrets for either of us

Anonymous

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SHAME and REGRET are not the same in this instance.

Sarah

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My abortion…in Georgia

Caroline

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It Will Be Ok

Anonymous

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I made a decision

Anonymous

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38 year old professional woman in an abusive relationship

Anonymous

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MY CHOICE,ON MY BIRTHDAY! MY STORY!

Lizzy G

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I have never felt both further away and closer to confronting my reality.

Megan L. Harding

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My Wanted Pregnancy

Anonymous

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I felt like I was in a dream, screaming so loudly that my throat hurt, but no one would listen.

Anonymous

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To become a PhD, I needed an MD

Marissa

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Mothers know best how great abortion is.

Anonymous

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Welcome to 21…

Ashley

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My abortion made me the strong & fierce woman I am today. I’ve never been happier.

Lily Jane

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Sex with a felon at 17 got me pregnant.

Anonymous

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My abortion was the first time I chose to support myself

Renée

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19 and addicted…

Annabelle

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My. Choice.

Anonymous

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My Body My Rules

Anonymous

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Hi, my name is Chrissy.

Chrissy

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The child I will forever want.

LJ

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Another One in Four

Megs K

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The only one with regrets

Sarah

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“Illegal abortion in a foreign country”

Jessica

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I had taken control of my future for the first time in years, and it felt powerful.

Emily Elizabeth

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Ultimately, this unplanned pregnancy was one of the most pivotal and empowering moments in my life.

Emily

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Dear Ms. Kay Ivey

Sarah

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Abortion is normal. Autonomy is joyful. It is patriarchal programming that makes it seem anything but that.

Viva Ruiz

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…all these things led to us having the babies we were meant to have.

Shawna

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With PCOS‑ I Never Thought I Would Get Pregnant Naturally

Lauren

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When it’s 2016 and you’re having a back alley abortion in America

Anonymous

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Thanks to my Abortion, I became a Therapist.

Anonymous

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#gratefulformychoice

Hope

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This I believe in

Suellen

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My name is mommy

Anonymous

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No option

Laura

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My Abortion – June 25th 2018

Braily

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Anais

Anonymous

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The Time I Decided to Have an Abortion

Anonymous

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A hard choice.

Anonymous

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Freedom of choice

Anonymous

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Changed Opinions

Em

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A Second Chance

Hannah

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Health

Raven

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HIV+ and 19 years old

Anonymous

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Aborting addiction

Anonymous

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Twice.

Anonymous

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You are loved

Teresa

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my abortion experience

S

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It Just Happens

Sydney

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Shame is Not Okay

Elsie

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I would have aborted

Anonymous

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Being Brave

Anonymous

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if my mom hadn't terminated her first pregnancy I certainly wouldn't have the life I have now.

Siri

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No Hard Feelings

S. Lange

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Choosing a better future for my child

Mary

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Here we go again…

Anonymous

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Freed

Jessica

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Best Decision for My Life

Gaby

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Choices are Hard

Anonymous

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everyone should be pro choice

Anonymous

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i chose life, my own.

hrb

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I do not regret my decision not to carry my pregnancy to term. I wish there had been another way. I wish we didn’t...

Kirsten West Savali

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Your last day on Earth

Anonymous

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Mom of 1. Not ready for another.

Anonymous

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I’m Not Repeating History

Essie

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Stop moralising, start talking

Victoria

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If I had my baby I wouldn’t have been able to save yours.

KK

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Choice

R

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You will have a future, another time, another chance.

SB

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I chose me

M Leith

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I shout out my abortion so no one ever feels alone when taking that decision

Daphne

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My story

Anonymous

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A Second Chance

Anonymous

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With a heavy heart and clear conscience

Anonymous

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Knowing that I was not alone and that my own mother had faced the same crisis on two occasions just like me – I...

K

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Only as scary as you make it

Anonymous

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My story

Anonymous

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I saved my marriage

Anonymous

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I’m Not Sorry – A Story of Life before Roe v Wade

Mary

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He would have just turned 8

Anonymous

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Not ready

Cheyenne

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My first love

Anonymous

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from vasectomy to hysterectomy

ash

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Why My Abortion Stemmed From Love

Anonymous

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My abortion gave me my life back

Anonymous

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Gonna have my 3rd abortion

Emily

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It happened once, and now it’s about to happen again

Jess

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Rules, they are meant to be broken.

Hailee

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I Will Not Be Shamed By This

Anonymous

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Never thought I would

Marley

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Born to Be a Mother

Billie

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It was incredibly empowering to openly discuss my choice and to take my first leap into shattering the way I’ve been socialized to treat...

Alana Edmonson

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I want to share my story so that people understand the dangers of restricting abortion access. I don’t want anyone else to ever go...

Amy

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My Feelings Today Are the Same as They Were Over 50 Years Ago

Betty

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21, graduating in college in a year, and my abortion was not a big deal.

Anonymous

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Looking back on it, I know that I made the right choice for my one wild life.

Jessa Jordan

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I am so grateful that I don’t have to coparent a child with that person for the rest of our lives.

Laurel

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Not Yet

Rosie

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I think about how much more meaningful and joyous life is when you’re able to make the best decisions you can for yourself.

Seneca

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Shame free

Nicole

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If you’re scared about surgical abortion

Sarah

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It made me angry that the system in place has not been set up for folks like me. It is not set up for...

Dana Davenport

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It turns out abortion can create lifelong bonds.

Lesley Hazleton

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Pregnant!? LOL

Anonymous

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2

Kelly

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Pregnant as a Teen

Mariah

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Find Strength and Peace in my Abortion

Kristin

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Four pregnancies, Two kids

Anonymous

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I had an abortion and don’t regret it

Fabiola

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Relief

Anonymous

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My Medical Abortion was Easier than a Period

Ashleigh

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To My Baby Who Never Was, I Love You

Devin

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I learned you could handle this by yourself

A.

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It has long since ceased to feel like a burden within a conversation—if anything, my openness has served as an invitation.

Aiyana Isabel Knauer

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Cancer scare to abortion

Anonymous

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Preparing for my second abortion.

Lisa

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I’m Proud of my Abortion

Nicole

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I Might’ve Had 4 Kids

Amanda

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Will I see you in heaven?

British420

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College or Baby

Anonymous

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Choice is a Beautiful Thing

Anonymous

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psychosis, abortion and me.

Lily M

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One year later

Anonymous

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It Saved Me

Margot

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What if you regret it?

Zoe

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Hurricane Katrina Was More Than A Storm

Amelia

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32, married mother

Anon

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My Tindr Reality

Anna

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YOU ARE ALLOWED TO FEEL FREE. YOUR LIFE IS IMPORTANT TOO. YOUR STORY MATTERS.

Clementine Ford

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I was 16, scared, and confused.

Anonymous

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Taking care of myself

Cassandra

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When “never again” happened

Anonymous

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I had an abortion and i just found out i’m pregnant again

Anonymous

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Waiting was the hardest part – both times

Molly

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The only option was abortion

Anonymous

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My abortion

Christina Jahncke

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Already a teen mom

Brittany

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I’m thankful for the abortion I didn’t need.

Cerise

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The tomorrow of yesterday

ArtsyTor

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The best and worst

M

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It wasn’t a hard decision

L

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I trusted him

Anonymous

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A 15 Year Old’s Dark Mistake

Anonymous

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I had an abortion at 16

Anonymous

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Relief

River

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So Glad SYA is There

Frances Mendenhall

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It was Valentine’s Day

Danielle

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And then I befriended myself

Anonymous

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I did it for my future children

Anonymous

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Deceived

Anonymous

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So Glad Abortion is Legal, Safe, and Affordable

Anonymous

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Happy to be the mom I want, not the mom I was forced to be

Kate

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I had an abortion.

Leesa

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Beware the abuser

Anonymous

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Compassion & Bravery

Angela

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Positive Medical Abortion Story

Kim

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Finding My Light

Anonymous

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My Abortion Story

Elizabeth

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“Pro‑life”

Anonymous

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Not the right time

JYC

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Clementine

Lilly

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Act 1

Sara Starr

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Providing Care

Em

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She is still Waiting

Anna

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Being Trans & Needing an Abortion

Masen

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I’m not sorry.

Rebecca

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First thing I did after I came home from my abortion is to write an entry here

Anonymous

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My sis’ abortion story – trisomy 21

Sara

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No Regrets

Anonymous

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The Women I Met During My Abortion

Alex

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When it can’t be done….

Denise

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I Made This Choice For You

Cece

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Failed Tubal Ligation

Nancy

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I didn’t know I was Pro‑Choice until it happened to me

Anonymous

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giving a baby for adoption and having an abortion

Clementine

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I was lucky to be able to have an abortion

E

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Two to too.

Stacey

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I had an abortion I thought I was going to regret

MacKenna

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grateful and relieved

Haley

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I did it twice and I will never regret it.

Annie

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I was shamed by everyone who knew about it…

Lea

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A Sensitive Girl Who Had an Abortion

Megan Gray

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1972

Mamie

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My surgical abortion at 20, the day before Christmas

This is the personal, very detailed experience of my surgical abortion.

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I’m about to have my third.

r

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The Truth

Kayla

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Infertility struggle to abortion

Anonymous

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My Surgical Abortion Story

Bonnie

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I never thought I’d be writing this

Anonymous

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Following your OWN path

Anonymous

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I adore motherhood and always have but I have also had an abortion

Anonymous

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A Thank You Letter

Marissa

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a tale of two abortions

Katherine Kelly

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Three abortions, no regrets

Sharon

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My Abortion Story

Linda Lutes

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26 September, 2018

Sarah

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My TFMR Abortion

Sara Forster

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Her Name is Vanessa

Val G

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Abortion Delayed Because of Threats to Doctor

Nancy Dollard

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So young. So insecure

Lynn

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This was about our right to plan our family

Laura

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My clinical abortion experience

Copperxhead

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The right one

Anonymous

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My abortion inspired me to love myself more

Laura

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Pro‑Choice in a Red State

Anonymous

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I had an abortion, and I feel fine.

Anonymous

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Never forgotten

Stephanie

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It wasn’t as scary as I thought it would be

E

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Two Abortions: One at Planned Parenthood and One Illegal

Morgan

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We All Should Be Concerned

Me

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Bitterness does more harm

S.

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32 and married, my story

Liz

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Relief for two families

Lindsay

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Necessary

Anonymous

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Hundreds of Abortions and Decades Later

Dave Rhody

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At 15, what was I supposed to do?

Nicole

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seeking an abortion brought me love

Natalie

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It was a Monday

SW

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The best thing I’ve done

Michele

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It was 1975…

Hannah

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Wisdom is doing what is best

Jeanie

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We changed our minds… sort of

PL

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Another day

Nadia

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Proud of my cousin…

Theo

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I Reclaimed My Future

Anonymous

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No regrets

Anonymous

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If you’re struggling‑ it will get better

Self Compassion

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I could have missed out on becoming me

Sarah

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I was 16 years old.

Anonymous

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WHY ? Do I have to ?

Dawn

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…without abortion, my son would not exist.

Danielle

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My feelings today are the same as they were over 50 years ago.

Betty

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Over the years I’ve learned my life experiences are defined by the way I process them.

QUEEN

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It was a decision that allowed me control of my life and saved me from a life of poverty.

Rosa

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My abortion was the first empowering choice that I had made for myself in a very long time.

Miki

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My experiences have inspired me to be, for anyone who needs it, the person my aunt was for me so many years ago—an advocate,...

Mandy

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Actively Making Choices and Taking Action Toward the Future

Alana

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I tell myself I’m going to make her laugh before I leave…

El Sanchez

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How Many Stories Do The People Who Care For Us Hold?

Angela

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How I Reclaimed My Life

F

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It’s okay to choose yourself.

Anonymous

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fortunate & privileged to have my abortion

Dani

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Fearful fathertobe

S<3

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married mother of two who had an abortion

Sam C

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Doing the Right Thing

Anonymous

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I’ve Had 3 Abortions & I’m Not Sorry

Heidi

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He Had A Vasectomy

Lori

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Yes, I had an abortion.

Melissa

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I Never Questioned What I Knew Was Right For Me

Jordyn Close

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I have no regrets

Anonymous

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It Gets Better

Jojo

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Forever Grateful

Anonymous

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We never wanted children

Jessica

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It is because I believe life is precious that I chose abortion

Anonymous

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Grateful for the power to choose

Anonymous

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Twice

Anonymous

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Pregnant in Prague.

Anonymous

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Mashed Potatoes

Tara

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When all else fails

SRD

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My abortion: me, my boyfriend, and the state of NC

Olivia Daniels

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I’ve had an abortion, and no I’m not a murderer

Jillian

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18

Grecia

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19

Sandra

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My husband and I simply want to be childfree.

Anonymous

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I Always Will Stand for Choice

Ashley

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Future happiness.

Anonymous

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For my daughters and my sake, I couldn’t have another…

Anonymous

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My Abortion

Grace

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February 2nd

Anonymous

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My abortions

Anonymous

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My abortion.

Anonymous

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Best decision of my life

Anonymous but proud

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I’m actually having my abortion now

Anonymous

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I’m actually having my abortion now

Anonymous

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I choose

Jennifer McConnell

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I never thought it would be me

Anonymous

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I had an abortion on September 11th

Heather Griffin

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my story is still being written.

Anonymous

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Three days in my 20s

Mandy

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Two Years Later

Anonymous

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No Regrets: Medical Abortion

Anonymous

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A high school abortion

Anonymous

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My abortion story.

Pammila Allen

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Young scared and ashamed.

Jennifer

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I’m a “Senior Citizen”, and I had an abortion 40+ years ago

Nel

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In the city of crosses, Las Cruces

Anonymous

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From fertility clinic to abortion

Lea

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Not the right time for us!

Lea

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Broke, out of work, little support

Lily

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I Wish I Had An Abortion

Anonymous

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Intuition & Doubt

Lydia

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Happy to stop hiding

Anonymous

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Lemons

Evan

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My Abortion Story

Anonymous

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No Regrets

Eboni

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Abortion as Mercy

Emilia

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No Regrets #ProAbortion

Shelley A.

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I Never Thought I Would Need One

Anonymous

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A life for a life.

Patrice Marie

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My Abortion Story

Anonymous

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A Tale of Two Abortions

Diane

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Two abortions, one year

Anonymous

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‘He might have clubfoot”

Allison

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All the abortions, all the reasons

Anonymous

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“hanging out with the wrong crowd”

Tyler

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I can see now that I belong to a tradition of resistance and body autonomy

Anonymous

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I did it for my 2 children.

Anonymous

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Fighting in cars with boys

Anonymous

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2 by 22

Anonymous

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I am not ashamed.

Anonymous

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genetic abnormality.

Anonymous

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Choosing Life

Anonymous

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Our lives were devastatingly difficult enough to manage at that time, I cannot even fathom how much more difficult it would have been had...

IMA_RN

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Sometimes I regret it

Helena

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An obvious choice

Anonymous

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I am brave and so proud of me…

Lynn

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8 pregnancies. 3 children. 5 abortions. No regrets.

Anonymous

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Two days after asking for a divorce for the third time I found out I was pregnant.

June

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in canada, be careful where you seek your abortion…

rhean murrayHambidge

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“Are you sure about this?”

Rebecca

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A Big and Little Thing

Roberta

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4 Pregnancies, 4 Different Outcomes

Rebecca

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a nightmare became real

Lili

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We had an abortion and we don’t regret it

Anonymous

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My only regret is that it destroyed my marriage…

Anonymous

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My abortion was good for me and my family

Suzie

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It’s not your fault.

Dana

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Stone‑age self ‑surgery

Vicki

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dont regret my abortion

Nicole

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My Story

Brandy

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Hallelujah

Jaime

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But here I was seven weeks along, sick as hell, and craving chicken nuggets I knew I would throw up.

Emma

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I should go to hell they said. I felt like I was in hell in that moment.

Tiffani

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The lucky one

Trisha

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17 and Pregnant in Small Town U.S.A.

Anonymous

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No Such Thing as the Perfect Abortion‑Haver

Laurie

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Abortion is a human right!

Tammy

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I had an abortion at 16.

Nicole

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The 2 times I chose to termimate my pregnancies

Tumi

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No shame

Anonymous

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Would Not Have Had Her Without My Abortion

Kathryn E. Karcher

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#donttalktomeaboutcivility

Anonymous

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Why I chose an abortion

Anonymous

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13

Anonymous

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I have sometimes thought about that time but never once regretted my decision. My life would have been a disaster if I hadn’t had...

Anonymous

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The only thing that never sat well with me was the relative secrecy.

WK

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I cannot have children, and have always wanted to be a mom. Regardless of this, I firmly believe that every woman has the right...

Stacy

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I cried because I’d never felt so sure that I wanted to be a mother, but that I didn’t want to be a mother...

Amelia Hanson

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I continued to cry deeply off and on for 2 weeks, but never did I regret my decision.

Bonnie

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I will never forget this experience for the rest of my days.

Anonymous

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I found out I was pregnant the summer before my sophomore year in college.

Anonymous

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My two beautiful children owe their lives to that freedom.

Marilyn

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I occasionally think about the decision I’ve made but it’s always in a way of feeling like I made the right choice

Anonymous

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Abortion Story in 5 Parts

Kirsten

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Children are our futures, but they can only be our futures if they are given what they need and what they deserve.

Anonymous

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It is a choice I wish I’d never had to make, but I am grateful that it was safe and legal.

L

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I just immediately felt like the world stopped and that this was just a big joke. I never thought that that would happen to...

Allison

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Life is complicated and that’s okay; it’s supposed to be.

Kathleen

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In the waiting room journal I wrote, “I got pregnant with an IUD. This isn’t fair”.

Caylin

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I don’t regret my abortions, but I do regret that I did not demand the agency to make the choice for myself.

Sarah

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…it’s been two days after my surgical abortion and I feel positive that it was the right decision.

Emilie

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I’ve known since I was 12 that I had no desire to be a mother.

Barbara

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I hope no woman ever feels ashamed for doing what is best for them.

Anonymous

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“I realized that there are so many different reasons why a woman would choose to end her pregnancy.”

Vanessa

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The truth is that we comfortably make consequential decisions every day.

E

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…I kept thinking to myself “this wasn’t part of my life’s plan”.

Anonymous

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I’ve always said I would give my children better. Now wasn’t the time for better.

Anonymous

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To all the women, we can do it and don’t stop loving yourself

Anonymous

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I feel like I did the right thing considering my situation.

Danny

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It was an easy procedure.

M

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I didn’t want to be in the position I was in.

Anonymous

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I have never doubted, regretted or been ashamed of my decision.

Pam

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My reasons for ending the pregnancies were mine…..my body, my choices.

Sharon

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…it has been one of the hardest, or the hardest decision I have made in my life.

stephany

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Every woman has the legal right to make her own medical decisions without the heavy hand of government getting between her, us, women –...

Cindy Gross

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I chose my own life.

Carley

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…the one who healed our ancestral wounds and broke a negative pattern.

Anonymous

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I did something crazy, and thankfully, Planned Parenthood was there for me.

BuffaloGal

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I thought I was Pro Choice before it happened to me. Now I am even MORE Pro‑choice.

Heather

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I want abortion to be normalized

Sarah

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I’ve had 2 abortions.

Anonymous

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But being right there in the thick of that choice, I’m wrestling with emotions I can barely process.

Taylor

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Please give yourself love and compassion if you are going through an abortion for any reason.

Erin

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I’m hoping we can normalize the conversation enough so we can feel brave.

cc

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Don’t suffer in silence. Tell your story and don’t hide in shame.

Amanda

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I am 75 years old. I was one of the lucky ones.

Anonymous

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I want to share my story. I am not ashamed

Aurora

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…we should have the same freedom to pursue whatever life we envision for ourselves.

Susanne

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Those who choose are strong and deserve respect.

Z

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It was the right choice and the only choice.

Renee

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Life is not always easy, if ever.

JayaJai

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Doing what I did was hard and was a learning lesson but I am a strong woman with a strong mindset.

Casie

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…I would tell them the truth and hold my head up high, because I am not alone, I do not regret it, and I...

Pia

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Still now, I don’t have feelings about it, and it’s been 14 years.

Anonymous

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I had an abortion when I was 19, and then I lived happily ever after.

Anonymous

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I don’t think I made the wrong decision, but I do wish I hadn’t had to make it.

Kaylee

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I know it was right for everyone involved but it doesn’t change the fact that some days, I wish I had someone who I...

Madeline

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It will be a choice if I decide to have a biological child of my own now. It won’t just be a thing that...

Marcus

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Recovery felt like coming back to life.

Liana

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This is how I view my abortion.

Diane

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I still say it was one of the smartest decisions I ever made.

Anonymous

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Me Too

Susan

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Women need to talk about their experiences more and support each other.

Karen

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My abortion was the best decision I ever made for myself.

Marianne

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It’s ok to mourn over your abortion.

Sarah Snow

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I know I made the right choice for myself.

Rose

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We Are All We Have to Lean On

Dartricia Rollins

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I DID know better and so do You.

Lucia

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My abortion was a blessing.

Anonymous

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I wish more women could have that experience and that feeling.

Elayne

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We can change the world.

Jenny

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Abortions should be accessible and medically monitored and OK.

Lori

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A whole new urgency to fight

Brooklynn

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Privileged enough to be able to make a choice.

Emilia D.

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For the first time, I know that my abortion is not a reflection of me. For the first time, I reclaim my lost power.

Aubrianna

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You are not alone.

L.M.J.

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The shame we are still being coaxed into is a mirage

Fern

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I got to choose when and with who I had children with. My body, my life, my choice.

Anonymous

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…because I had an abortion.

Beth

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I NEVER regret our decision. I had an abortion and I would do it again.

Cindy G. M.

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I owe my whole wonderful strange crazy life to making that decision and I am really fucking proud of myself.

Anonymous

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Society always taught me that abortion was wrong but I have come to realize that mentality is so wrong.

B.

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Slowly I Began to Hear My Own Voice Again

Caitlin

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I wish I could shout to each anti‑choice person who ever lived about what happened to us

Meara

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I’m proud of my decision.

Jorja

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It’s an answer.

Anonymous

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I do not regret it.

ALABAMA

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No more what ifs. We weren’t meant to be parents right now.

Flora

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It Wasn’t My Time

Anonymous

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It Was My Choice

Robin

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Have Risen/Abortion is Normal

Pier

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Don’t Think About the What Ifs

Sophie

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11/25/2013

Stine

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If you’re scared it will hurt, or what it’s like… Read this.

Crys

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A story that i wouldnt think would be mine

clara

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Silence and shame

Tara

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25 Year Anniversary

Anonymous

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1972–pregnant and off to college

Diana

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Complex Circumstances

Anonymous

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Compassion

Jessica

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I’m sick of being silent AKA being silent makes me sick!

Michele

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This week is the week she was due.

Shaun

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Shout Your Abortion

Richard

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Looking back, it really didn’t have to be such a bummer experience…

Chelsea

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No Life for A Kid

Anonymous

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Freedom

Myranda

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Gratifying Experience

Lorie

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Awareness Without Shame

Lindsay

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now i have a good life

Jordan

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Natural

AW

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Nobody ever told me that it was okay, and that it was normal.

Anonymous

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Turning Towards What We Want to Create

Kristina Turner

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In Ontario Canada, In the 1980’s…

Anonymous

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Nova Scotian who had to fly to NFLD

Nova Scotia needs help

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Accessible does not mean easy

Annemieke

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Unbiased support services are needed

Ginaeve

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Never Again!

Anonymous

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Living My Truth

Sarah

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“It was an interesting experience and not one I’m ashamed of”

Louise

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Unable, but allied

Kevin

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not up for discussion

Anonymous

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A hard process doesn’t make it a hard decision.

Anonymous

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Having each other’s back

Jessica Lisovsky

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I had an abortion at 21 and 23 years old

Carmela

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Grateful

Natalie

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Women have the right to choose their destiny

Melanie

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I had an abortion at 17

Shelby

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I know that I did the right thing. I know this isn’t the time for me. When I am ready to be a mom,...

Jacqueline

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i had two abortions

Hollis

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Still Grieving

Lainey

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Tenderness

Beth

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I Would Not Judge

Freya

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No one should feel guilty

Rebekah

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I felt overwhelmed with the tons of love and support I had been getting from all angles since the day I found out.

Kaley Relaz

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Too Young

Hayley

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Yes. I Had An Abortion.

Anonymous

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Double Bobo

Whit

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I am less affected by my own experiences than I am worried about those of others.

Anonymous

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One abortion, zero regrets

Anonymous

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my Mother had no choice

Anthony

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I had no delusions about doing some prospective kid a magic life favor by dragging it into my dysfunction.

DJW

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Totally worth the hoops WI made me jump!

Jane Doe

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One kid. Five abortions. No regrets.

Joy

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Plan A

Anonymous

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A choice that really doesn’t haunt me at all

Ariel

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It’s my choice

Kayla

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I understand you and I love you!

Keya

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i’m not ashamed and i’m not sorry

Anonymous

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I had an abortion

Meg

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I was depressed to the point of suicide

Lisa

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forever grateful

Morgan Johnson

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My Abortion, My Son

Elisabeth

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And then it was done.

Anonymous

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a talk with mom

Anonymous

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Right time; right place

Erin

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Takes one to know one

Elizabeth Bognanno

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I Just Had an Abortion and I am So Lucky

Cara Harshman

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I was living at home, working 2 jobs, and helping my mom take care of everyone else

Alyssa

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while my peers were thinking about prom, I was secretly navigating a healthcare system

Andrea

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We should start calling abortions “gratitudes,” because that is all I’m feeling.

Sandee

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a better teacher

Molly

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37 years later, I’m still with the same partner, and we have three grown kids (all abortion rights activists)

Debbie Rogow

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For me, a non‑issue

L. Hunter

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My Abortion Story

Jessica

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Plain and Simple

Anonymous

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We live in a society that chastises women for ending pregnancies but then does not support mothers at all

Chiara

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Hilarious how those protesting abortion are so often old men, who have never and will never be affected by the issue.

g.m.

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I felt relief. I felt cared for.

Nicole Dg

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Stage 4 cancer and a failed IUD

Laura

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Salvation.

L

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It might have happened to you. It’s okay.

Elise

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Third time’s the charm.

Sarah Hutchinson

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I didn't know that life was going to be this hard, but I did know that I absolutely could not handle having a third...

Chris Ann

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If you’re having sex on the floor of a handicap bathroom on an amtrak train, maybe you aren’t ready to be a mother.

Joyelle Johnson

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All I wanted was to finish high school and get a college degree. And most importantly, I didn’t want to have a child from...

Amy Jochsett

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I won’t go so far as to say I felt happy or that it wasn’t still something I chose to hide from most people,...

Erin Bryce Greagor

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The only guilt I felt was about not feeling guilty that I had done it. That soon passed when I realized that it didn’t...

Claire

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I took Plan B 18 hours after unprotected sex and was pushed into that tiny statistic of women who get pregnant anyway; Plan B...

Jessa Jordan

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Financial issues, a volatile relationship and managing a popular bar while pregnant was just not a recipe for my future.

Anonymous

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I've never had an abortion, but ever since I knew what one was, I told anyone who would listen that I would get one...

Haley Joy Kleine

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Friends have become pregnant and made the same decision I did. When they tell me they’re considering an abortion, I share my story.

Frannie

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I haven’t once regretted my decision; I’ve never felt so certain about a choice in my life.

Anonymous

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Later I felt guilty for not feeling guilty about it – and kinda held onto that for a while.

Anonymous

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For getting to start over because I wanted to. For the sparkling sense of newness floating around me now.

Heather Thomas

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