Submitted by: Amanda I had been tracking my cycle obsessively for the past 3 years because I really dislike hormonal birth control. I had even gotten really good at recognizing where I was at based on what my body felt like. Month after month we got lucky, which over...
Submitted by: Beth I am 28 years old and have had a medical abortion at 22 because I was just not ready. I was genuinely shocked to find out I was pregnant and this far along, as I was still regularly getting my menstrual cycle. But, when I went from a barely B cup to...
Submitted by: Ashley Mar I told myself I’d write if I had a positive experience. I found out at 4 weeks. I went back and forth and was promised support of either decision from my boyfriend who is 8 years my senior, but I knew he didn’t want me to have a baby. He was...
Submitted by: Anonymous My whole life I knew that I never really wanted to have kids, after watching my mom struggle to raise six of us by herself and putting her life and career on hold. I never planned on getting pregnant and assumed If I ever did, that I’d give it...
Submitted by: Sarah Marie This could have been the worst thing that I have ever been through. I am in a blended family and have one child (5) of my own and 2 stepkids that are teenagers. We accidently got pregnant when I went off birth control. I calculated it to the...
Submitted by: Jenny My experience started, like many others, one week after my missed period. I was 5 weeks pregnant with my boyfriend of four years. I am 33, employed, a cat mom, but not settled in life where I want to be. After seeking options and education from...
Submitted by: Haley Since I started having sex when I was 17, I prepared and told myself that if I got pregnant when I wasn’t emotionally or financially ready to have a baby, I would get an abortion. I was a day late so I took a pregnancy test (I’m never late so I...
Submitted by: Lyla I found out I was pregnant on October 8th and had the abortion Saturday, December 7th, at 15 weeks pregnant -- 2 months after finding out. I feel so much guilt and shame for waiting so long. I know why they say "with these things it's best to do it...
Submitted by: K. T. I just had my 3rd abortion. I had one in college in 2008, one after I had my first baby in 2010, then just recently. I’m very embarrassed that this is my third time. But, we are all human and I don’t think that I or anyone should beat themselves up...