After-Abortion Stories Hub

Feeling Like a Failure

Feeling Like a Failure

Feeling like a failure. I was so excited after months of trying to get a positive test! It had been many years since my last baby and I wanted one more. I worried about HG as I had had it with my previous pregnancy in my 20's. I knew it would happen again but I felt I...

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I’ve Never Regretted It

I’ve Never Regretted It

I've never regretted It. I was 24 years old, and a single mother with 2 daughters, aged 1 and 3. I had just been through a very scary divorce, having fled from an abusive marriage. I was struggling to make ends meet, some months having to choose between paying rent...

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A Year Apart, Two Unwanted Pregnancies

A Year Apart, Two Unwanted Pregnancies

Two Unwanted Pregnancies. I was seventeen when my dad died. The weekend before his death my father told me something that should have stuck, but clearly didn’t. He said “My mother had 7 miscarriages and two healthy children, your mother got pregnant on the first two...

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Me and my boyfriend are not ready yet

Me and my boyfriend are not ready yet

We're not ready yet. I found out I was pregnant 4 days ago right after my birthday (I just turned 23), and just got an abortion today. I know that it was the right thing to do for my situation. Me and my boyfriend aren’t ready yet, but deep down I’m sad because I feel...

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New Grief

New Grief

New Grief. I am 27 years old and I have two daughters, ages 6 and 7, and they’re my world. I was dating a guy for months who I thought I wanted to marry and was in love with. I found out a lot of lies and he did some very hurtful things to me so I ended the...

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Here if You Need Me

Here if You Need Me

Here if you need me. Wow. It has been a while since I have logged on to this site. Tonight I am just having one of those nights where I am thinking about my experience and feeling for those who have felt what I have felt before. I came across an entry I shared a few...

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Grieving But Healing

Grieving But Healing

Submitted by: Kasey I think I knew the moment of conception. I had never been pregnant before, but some part of me physical or mental knew I was pregnant. When I tested 4 days before my expected period, the word was clear on the digital screen. I was 27, single,...

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A Mother’s Grief

A Mother’s Grief

Submitted by: Jay I am writing this post to educate women about abortions and to finally speak out about my own abortion. I found out I was pregnant on January 2020 (I was 22 years old). My boyfriend of almost 2 years and I had gone to Target and picked out 3...

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