Lauren Kennedy

I had an abortion, it was right.

Lauren Kennedy
How old are you: Between 22 and 28

Country of birth: Canada

Year of abortion: 2006

Country of abortion: Canada

Type of abortion: in a clinic or hospital with surgery

it was alright i suppose, the dr. and nurses were kind and understanding. The procedure it self was unpleasent but, in retrospect, i am glad i did it.

Reason for abortion: my personal reasons for not wanting a child

i do not wish to have children, at all. I suppose at some point i may reconsider this idea, but at the moment, being 23 a full time student, with a job, it just didn't seem possible, even carrying to term and then giving it up for adoption wasn't really an option. Schools won't allow you to attend in the late stages of pregnancy, and in the university enviroment loseing 2 months of school costs you an entire year. I have a life that i work vary hard to maintain and pregnancy, creating good quality of life for a child in the womb, none of it is possible for me right now.

Feelings about abortion: relieved, angry, happy

i am happy i did it, i know i made the right decision and i would not want to take it back. I am relived that everything worked and there were no side effects or porblems. And i am angry at the pro-life movement, i was always pro-choice, but now that i have ben through it i more compleatly understand what they are trying to take away from people. If aborion was illeagle, and i had one, my body would be a crime scene and i would be the suspect...it's an impossible contradiction.

Religion no religion

Children: i have no children