Submitted by: Ada Jane I always wanted kids. I was newly married and we were scared. I was immature. We decided on abortion. We wanted more time alone together. Time to grow together. The night before I put my hand over my womb and I told you that I was sorry. That I loved you […]
A Serenity Prayer
Submitted by: Alex This retelling of my story is going to be longer than I want it to be. I will write it anyway. The bottom line is, I was eighteen and alone when I got an abortion. I was partially on my own due to circumstance, but more importantly I sat in the Planned […]
My Biggest Loss
Submitted by: Heartbroken Mama Hyperemesis Gravidarum. My worst nightmare. The cause of so many of my struggles. I spent 18 months of my life puking. 18 months. Let’s let this sink in for a minute. 18 freaking months of my life tortured by nausea and vomiting, fearing for my life and the consequences it had […]
Surgical Abortion with Local Anesthesia
Submitted by: Ciera So I am 23 years old, and I found out I was pregnant by a guy who was not my boyfriend whom I just started having sex with, only one a half months prior. I was in shock when I looked at the stick and the words read pregnant. I found out […]
Surgical 9wks and 4 days
Submitted by: Tiara Ramen Hi, I am 26 years old, single mother to a 2-year-old, and married to a narcissist. My husband was unemployed, abusive (physical, verbally, and emotionally) and a drug addict. Last month, he got arrested and in put jail for domestic violence. For 2 weeks I was sick — vomiting, loss of […]
You can do this
Submitted by: Sharon I never thought in a million years I would have an abortion — especially not on my first pregnancy, before I had children and at the age of 30. But here I am to tell you that it doesn’t matter the circumstances if it is the right thing for you at this […]
Inhale and Exhale
Submitted by: Anonymous I just had a D&E done today. I found out this past Saturday and it hasn’t been a full 6 days and I’m already done. It’s a lot of feelings, and usually I’m very articulate with what I’m going through. Usually helping my friends through whatever they’re going through. I’m really caught […]
Radical transparency & an ask of you
A letter from Sarah White, President of the Board of Directors As I reflect on these past 7 months of board service, I am truly proud of our accomplishments as an organization, and I am honored to be working with an Executive Director and Board of Directors so dedicated to opening up conversations surrounding abortion. […]
A Positive Abortion Story to Give Others Strength and Hope
Submitted by: F.M. For all the women reading this, I hope this story gives you hope and strength because I promise, the process may be a lot easier than anticipated. Below is my story of truly a very positive experience, so please keep reading. When I found out, I was terrified…. Being someone who has […]
Surgical Abortion
Submitted by: Kayla I wrote a post and submitted it a few days ago about how terrible I imagined I would feel after the abortion. Well, I had the surgical abortion yesterday at 7 weeks 2 days. I’m amazed at how normal I feel. I’m just holding on to my breath like… does the guilt […]
7 weeks, mother of 2 year old
Submitted by: Kayla This is such a difficult situation that I never predicted I would choose to make. Having one child already makes this decision easier and more difficult simultaneously. I think about the fact that the once growing child in my stomach when I wasn’t ready to parent, is now a two year old […]
6 weeks and 6 days
Submitted By: Yani My period was late, at first, I didn’t worry because its happened before because of stress and I thought this was no different, but I decided to take a test just to ease my mind. It only made things worse. All three sticks read positive. I was in shock, I couldn’t believe […]
Miss
Submitted by: Dannie Today I had my procedure done and I don’t know how to feel. I feel sad sometimes, then I feel a little relief. I do want to become a mother, but the timing right now is so off and so wrong. I made the best decision for me. My boyfriend understands and […]
I had 3 abortions.
Submitted by: Ja’Nai The words that play over and over in my head… “I had 3 abortions.” I never imagined this when I was younger and started my family. My first HG pregnancy, I knew something was wrong when I woke up every night throwing up, every morning throwing up and extreme nausea and dizziness. […]
Surgical Abortion Experience: Just the Facts
Submitted by: J If you’re reading this and you’re freaking out about the pain (like I was), and the procedure in general, I’m here to tell you: you can do this. Before my abortion, I read everything I could find online about the procedure. I have an extremely low pain tolerance, so I was mostly […]
Catholic government worker story
Submitted by: Ellie Many years ago, I worked for Medicaid as a hospital representative. A good Italian cafeteria Catholic in her early 30’s living the good life. I had no feeling about abortion one way or the other. My coworker received requests from physicians to terminate pregnancies for clients. When the first of many came […]