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Submitted by: Katie D. I’ll start with the procedure. I doubted myself in the waiting room. I doubted myself during the ultrasound which I declined to view. I doubted myself but tried to “stay strong” and went through with the surgery no sedation. I was given 2 shots in the cervix that made me … [Read more...] about 2 weeks post abortion surgical abortion at 10 weeks no sedation

Submitted by: L V I waited over 38 years before trying to get pregnant and I have not read a story like mine. I was told a few years ago by a doctor that I was going to have early menopause, like my mom. My hormone levels were more typical of a woman who was 45, not 35. The doctors that I … [Read more...] about A planned pregnancy, an unexpected abortion

Submitted by: Anonymous I just experienced my first abortion yesterday and i’m a complete emotional wreck. The title of my story is “Everything Looks Good on Paper” because I’m in a successful career as an RN, and I’ve been in a stable loving relationship with the love of my life for over 10 … [Read more...] about Everything Looks Good on Paper

Submitted by: S Tomorrow I plan on having an abortion via the surgical method. I’m 26 years old and a mother of a 16 month old girl. My daughter's father and I are not in a relationship and never have been, just good friends hanging out and hooking up. When I told him I was pregnant with our … [Read more...] about Ball of nerves

Submitted by: Kara I never thought I would ever get an abortion. I made it almost 37 years without one, but 7 weeks ago I had a surgical D&E at 16 weeks. I wanted the doctors to be wrong more than I've ever wanted anything. My baby girl was already my baby girl, even though she wasn't born … [Read more...] about Aborted a wanted baby in the 2nd trimester for medical reasons

Submitted by: Stacey It’s only been 2 weeks, but this is the worse I have ever felt in my life. I have lost my dad and my step dad, but this grief is so different and painful. I will be 43 in one month and have no kids. I have always wanted that marriage with 2 kids, a dog, and a white … [Read more...] about Heartbroken

Submitted by: Meg I became close friends with a male co-worker and we began to hang out. Mid March we had sex after some drinks. I explained to him before hand I wasn’t on birth control. I told him I hadn’t been sexually active because I had to be very careful. I wanted another child one day, but … [Read more...] about Conflicted

Submitted by: E I'm tired. In May of 2017 I had my first abortion, I was 20. I was new to New York, I had fallen in love with someone and become completely blind to everything around me. Being young and new to a big city and in love for the first time made it very hard for me to focus. I … [Read more...] about I’m Tired

Submitted by: Morgan It’s been 2 weeks since I made the hardest decision I’ve ever made in my entire life. I am so broken over it and I truly don’t know how I’m ever going to forgive myself or my husband for having made it. I’m sharing my story because in all the many abortion stories I read I … [Read more...] about 39 year old, married, mother of two

Submitted by: Lori Tomorrow marks one week that I had my first and hopefully only abortion. It was the day before my birthday too. This was my first pregnancy and I found out I was pregnant too late to take the pill. I was 12 1/2 weeks. It came as complete shock and cried so much. The condom and … [Read more...] about Loss

Submitted by: Amanda It's been 4-5 months since my abortion and I still think about you almost every day. I have new regrets now. I regret not accepting the reality of choice or even taking a few days to talk about the decision with P. We decided on abortion if an unplanned pregnancy ever … [Read more...] about I Still Think About You

Submitted by: Gizel Hi. I had my surgical abortion just 2 days ago and I feel so sad and empty even though this is the choice I wanted to make. I'm only 21, and with the pandemic going on and how the world's going, I didn't wanna bring a child up into this world. I originally was going to take … [Read more...] about Why do I feel sad for an abortion I don’t regret?

Submitted by: Lexi I just had my first (and hopefully only) surgical abortion without sedation 1 hour ago. I chose a high-end clinic in Atlanta that had great reviews and made me feel comfortable from the moment I scheduled 6 days ago. My partner and I both knew if anything like this were to … [Read more...] about The feeling of relief

Submitted by: SJ I could have been a mother of 2 by my 32nd birthday, but I recently made the decision to terminate a pregnancy in the midst of such an unprecedented time in history, and an incredibly stressful period of my life. My husband (50) and I have been married for 4 years. We both … [Read more...] about Pandemic Fear

Submitted by : K Young My first abortion was in 2012, I used the medication and like many it was very difficult emotionally. I was finishing college and in my early 20’s, just not ready to be a mom. Even so, I never wanted to go through that again. I got the copper IUD and felt secure that it was … [Read more...] about Against the Odds

Submitted by: H. It’s been 6 months. I was less than 5 weeks. It was barely implanted when my husband and I felt we had to have an abortion to “save” our family. We have other children. We have a stressful marriage due to military career. We loved our little seed but we needed to set it free. I … [Read more...] about Tell me it gets better

Submitted by: Cecilie Dear Love, Please don't be upset with me, I did it for me and daddy. I know it sounds so selfish but I was scared, alone, and had no support. I think about you all the time. I always wonder what you would have looked like. Would you have looked like me? Would you have … [Read more...] about A letter to my unborn

Submitted by: Jodian It was my first year of university. I ended up meeting my now-ex boyfriend at the beginning of the semester. We knew each other from high school and decided to rekindle the feelings we had for each other. Fast forward to March 2019, we were celebrating the ending of our … [Read more...] about The most bittersweet moment of my life

Submitted by: Anonymous So here I am a week after my procedure, and let me start with, I got through it from reading the stories on here the night before. I felt alone, I felt broken and scared and insert in whatever word you’re feeling right now, I felt it. There were and there still are none of … [Read more...] about You are not alone, you are strong

Submitted by: Scarlett Had an abortion in early October, I WAS LESS THAN 5 weeks!!! I am married with TWO toddlers and we planned to have a 3rd and I got pregnant immediately. I have always been somewhat psychic or intuitive. When I got pregnant this time something hit me. Something was … [Read more...] about Coronavirus Gives me Validation

Submitted by: Laura When I met the father of my baby, I was in a fairly bad mental state where I didn't really know what I wanted and I was searching for anything that sparks happiness or fake happiness... it didn't matter. We had months of unprotected sex, half of which I was on the depo … [Read more...] about Abortion at 19