After-Abortion Stories Hub

To be Able to Go Back and Change What I Have Done

To be Able to Go Back and Change What I Have Done

Submitted by: Kristin It’s been a little over two months since I terminated my pregnancy, and not a day goes by that I haven’t cried and felt regret. I am a 43 year old married woman with two young boys. My pregnancy was unexpected and and didn’t come with a great...

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From Regret to Liberation

From Regret to Liberation

Submitted by: Lily I would like to share my story to women who are feeling regret or guilt after abortion, because I know very well how it feels like. I lived in the hell of my mind for 3 years. However recently, I had finally liberated myself from the regret and...

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Utah 1993

Utah 1993

Submitted by: Ineededthis We were high school sweethearts that had known each other since grade school. Everyone thought we were perfect together and I was in passionate love. But our relationship was rocky, there was lying, cheating and deceit. In our just under 2...

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Have Compassion for Yourself and Others

Have Compassion for Yourself and Others

Submitted by: G Nearly a year out from my abortion and I have cycled through many emotions: relief, sadness, guilt, fear, anger, shame, and sometimes peace. I am 26, in a humanities grad program with no savings, and habits of self-neglect. I realize now that I could...

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My Experience

My Experience

Submitted by: Sarah Just yesterday, I found out that I was pregnant for the first time ever. My body had been feeling extremely off for weeks and I just kept ignoring the symptoms because I didn’t want to face the fact if I was. I couldn’t even look at a pregnancy...

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Ready

Ready

Submitted by: Caro I have shared my story with two people, my partner and a friend. I have read stories on other sites, in books and listened to different documentaries and podcast. I tend to intellectualize my emotions, trying to learn how others handle things or...

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Unexpected pregnancy at 42. I should’ve known better…right?!

Unexpected pregnancy at 42. I should’ve known better…right?!

Submitted by: Lisa I’m a mother of 4. The oldest is 24 and the youngest is 8. Never would I have imagined I would be pregnant again at this stage of my life. I’ve been in a relationship with my partner for 10 years. Although we live together, he’s not supportive in a...

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Can’t Unsee

Can’t Unsee

Submitted by: L My worst fear happened. Last night I took misoprostol. I had taken mifepristone the day before, and even though I was feeling really uneasy about it, I felt it was already too late to back out. I cried before and took the pills. A few hours later and I...

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Needing someone…

Needing someone…

Submitted by: Violet It’s been over a year since my abortion. I’ve gone through every single emotion -- grief, guilt, relief, happiness, sadness, etc. But right now I’m feeling defeated. I feel like I lost so much. I lost the love of my life, who I could've had this...

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