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Submitted by: F Fool that I am, I fell into an affair and got pregnant. My husband had gotten a vasectomy. I didn’t want my older 4 children to go through the devastation of our family getting blown apart. I agonized for a month to find a way to save the baby. I love all my children and I would … [Read more...] about I Aborted My Lover’s Baby to Save My Other Children From the Devastation of a Broken Home

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 pregnancy tests. When we drove … [Read more...] about A Mother’s Grief

Submitted by: Elizabeth Yesterday was my second abortion. My first one was an easy choice as I was just a teenager, dating, and clueless. Even though it hurt emotionally, it was still an easy choice. This time it was more difficult. It's been 7 years since my first abortion. Now I am married, … [Read more...] about Had My Second Abortion Yesterday

Submitted by: Midge I slipped in a puddle. And now I just want some dry pants. That is my new favorite metaphor. I told a large handful of people. Including the the father, that I was going through with the pregnancy. I had ultrasounds. I had genetic testing. It's a girl. She is healthy. And I … [Read more...] about Why Did I Wait So Long?

Submitted by: N When I found out I was pregnant, I was alone with no support from the father. I knew something was wrong because my menstrual cycle is usually on time. I decided to take a test and found out I was 3+ weeks pregnant. I texted a picture of the pregnancy test to the father and … [Read more...] about Emptiness

Submitted by: Dee This is my 2nd pregnancy. I got pregnant by someone that I was just beginning a new relationship with. I already have a previous child from another relationship that I raise on my own, and I get the feeling it’ll be the same way this time around. I’m not sure how I was so … [Read more...] about Late Abortion

Submitted by: Adriane June 2020. Let me tell you... To start off, I never thought I would be in a situation to have an abortion or even follow through with one. I have had two previous miscarriages and really wanted this baby. The circumstances this time around were not ideal. I won't go into … [Read more...] about 9 Weeks 2 Days: I Will Never Forget

Submitted by: Rachel At 20 weeks we went in for our anatomy scan. It was a little boy, but the ventricles in his brain were enlarged. We were referred to maternal fetal medicine, then the children’s hospital of Philadelphia. The results... he had a rare genetic disorder, trisomy 12p. He would … [Read more...] about He Was Loved, But He Was Sick

Submitted by: Kaylan May 21, 2020, my life changed. I gave up a baby I knew I wanted, and it broke me. I still think about my baby I gave up. I always wonder "what if", but since I had my abortion I started to see yellow butterflies. I know a lot may not know what that means, I didn’t either … [Read more...] about Yellow Butterfly

Submitted by: P There aren't many days that go by where I don't think about the one I gave up. I wanted this baby. I was in fact thrilled for this baby. Everyone has a story -- I'll spare those details. I made a decision based in fear, not relying on any way on God, outside of begging him … [Read more...] about Forgiveness Does Not Come Easily

Submitted by: Kimberly I had an abortion when I was 18. I was young and stupid and the guy I was with was 27 and stupider. I was with him for maybe 8 months when I found I was pregnant. Condoms don't always work, but I think that he was doing something without my knowledge to get me pregnant. I … [Read more...] about 3 Abortions. Last One Was a Wanted Pregnancy.

Submitted by: Water Fountains Only once have I broken down, begging the universe for my baby dad to apologize for getting me pregnant, to help me mourn. The morning after this breakdown, I'm tapping through social media to see him standing in the background of a picture posted by a stranger who … [Read more...] about I Saw my Baby in a Dream

Submitted by: Lena I knew as soon as I found out that I was pregnant that I wanted to share my experience with others. I knew this because I couldn't turn to anyone for help or support. I couldn't find anyone. I'm sure there are people in my life who have had to experience abortions, but there is … [Read more...] about 6-week Surgical Abortion Experience

Submitted by: Lydia It was October 2015 when I found out that I was pregnant. My breasts had been ridiculously sore and after two weeks of intolerable discomfort and some pain, I went to my university health center to see what was wrong. My first instinct was to think that I had breast cancer. … [Read more...] about It’s Okay to Feel and It’s Okay to Not Feel

Submitted by: Emily It’s 5 AM. My boyfriend is asleep beside me. I am trying to cry quietly so I don’t wake him up. My heart is heavy and my feelings are complicated by the extreme nausea, dizziness and fatigue I’ve been fighting this past 2 weeks. I believe it to be Hyperemesis but I feel that I … [Read more...] about Until We Meet Again

Submitted by: Sally I was 8-weeks when I decided to go through with the surgical abortion. Prior to the date I battled between keeping it or aborting it. Deep down I wanted it, would've been my first born. I knew if I would have kept it, life would have changed tremendously. I just graduated … [Read more...] about I was 8-weeks

Submitted by: S D Is it normal to want to go back and not go through with it? Today is 3 weeks. 3 weeks of crying all day. Cry when I wake up. Cry throughout the day. Cry myself to sleep. I just want to go back and not get in the car. I want to stay curled up in bed with the little kicks. … [Read more...] about Regret

Submitted by: Ella My letter to my sweet angel, and my story. I am a single mom of 1. I had a high risk pregnancy with my son due to hyperemesis. I was married to my sons dad, but divorced after almost 7 years together. Through mutual friends, I met someone who I thought was a great guy (had … [Read more...] about My Story and Letter

Submitted by: R H I am a mother of a 2 and 4 year old. I love them more than anything in this world. However, being a mom to young kids hasn’t been easy. I wasn’t ready to be pregnant again when I found out I was pregnant with my second. My son was only 13 months old at the time. I did not enjoy … [Read more...] about A Mother’s Most Difficult Decision

Submitted by: N I just had a surgical abortion last week. It was painful, and a few days after I was admitted to hospital due to serious complications, they hadn’t completed the abortion properly and I had to have another one as an emergency procedure. Due to coronavirus, all of this had to be … [Read more...] about Heartbreak

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 deal of happiness. A lot of … [Read more...] about To be Able to Go Back and Change What I Have Done