After-Abortion Stories Hub

My experience

My experience

Submitted by: Lauren I recently had an abortion this last Saturday. I was 10 weeks. I started dating someone and around 3 months in, I found out I was pregnant. I freaked out at first because we barely knew one another and now we were going to be raising a child, my...

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Struggling with self and love

Struggling with self and love

Submitted by: Stella I am struggling. It’s been 6 months. I have been through every emotion. As I work through the stages of grief, coming to acceptance is perhaps the hardest of all. I made the choice to end my only pregnancy at 44 because my partner could not commit...

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Untitled

Untitled

Submitted by: Sophie I fell pregnant at the end of 2019, and had my abortion at almost 10 weeks on the 14th January 2020. I was 19 at the time and am still at university. Only my boyfriend and a couple of friends knew about the pregnancy, and me and my boyfriend had...

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Closer to the breath of angels…

Closer to the breath of angels…

Submitted by: Clouds Illusions You have a five year old half sister. She wanted you, but she didn't know that you briefly existed. Your daddy is the most wonderful man on the face of the earth. He also wanted you. But no one wanted you more than I did. Your sister and...

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Mommy loves you

Mommy loves you

Submitted by: Amy S. Well, I met Mikey about 4 and a half years ago. At first, I didn't think of him as anything, I was not even attracted to him. We hung out on and off until we caught feelings for each other. We fell in love with each other, and the way we looked at...

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A poppy seed

A poppy seed

Submitted by: Kim Graham Planned a pregnancy with husband, then changed my mind the night of the positive pregnancy test. I had an abortion a few days later at 4 weeks and a few days. It is the size of a POPPY SEED. Think about that. It needed my body to grow into...

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I regret not choosing my baby

I regret not choosing my baby

Submitted by: Carol I’m not going to explain my reasons for terminating my pregnancy because I honestly know I made the best choice for me at this point in my life. However, I will never get another abortion ever again. That was the most traumatic experience I have...

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Regret? Or does it take time?

Regret? Or does it take time?

Submitted by: Lacey Carter I am so glad I found this page and I hope someone can give me some light. I was with my partner for almost 2 years, the relationship has now ended not long after the abortion. He always told me he can't wait to have a child, even told me the...

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