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...
After-Abortion Stories
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...