Willem Velthoven

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I had several abortions. And children too!

Netherlands (born in Netherlands)

An abortion means that you let go of possible future. Even when I was very sure about the decision and relieved after the operation, there was also sadness and mourning about it. The sadness about not being able to enjoy this other future too!

Not on my own body so i find it hard to comment.

Did the illegality of your abortion affect your feelings?

The fact that abortion is legal and free in the Netherlands allowed us to focus on our own responsability and decision rather than on other troubles around it! We took it for granted and never realised that our parents had to fight for this right and that in so many countries it's not availabe safely.

How did other people react to your abortion?

All abortions I was involved in were rather private. Not many others reacted to it. In general abortion is considered a common practice in the netherlands. But people don't talk about it.

Maria sovitlana

i really cant believe that i can do it in a country where so much hard law…

Cacau

O aborto é uma escolha apenas da MULHER.

Rednwhite

Most difficult choice I’ve ever made

ROCÍO

Lo logré....estoy tranquila

Adriana Reyes

Hola mi nombre es Adriana tengo 22 años y soy estudiante de Pedagogía; quisiera…

Leonor Leonor

Mi madre quería nietos... Yo solo quiero dejar de recriminarme.

Elisa Isalia

Stosowałam przez dwa lata tabletki anty. Wszystko było ok doczasu az pewnego…

Jen

I had an abortion and I'm so pleased that I had that option. I was only 18…

Leah Frida

Yo aborté! porque es mi derecho!

Laura

Fue la mejor decicion para todos pero eso no cambia que yo amaba a mi bebe

Madison

Una lucha constante.

Tigrunia kinga

Dowiadujac sie że jestem w ciaży po raz drugi doznałam szoku odrazu naszła mie…

Patricia Bronstein

I was married and had known since an early age that I did not want to be a…

Laura

I had a surgical abortion at Planned Parenthood in Beacon, NY at 4 weeks.

Karolina

Miałam aborcję

Anonimowa

Dwie kreski...Te dwie czerwone kreski na białym papierku były jak kubeł zimnej…

Ewa Izabela

I am pro-choice

Aga... ta...(?)

zastanawiam się jak to przeżycie i fakt co zrobiałam wpłynie na dalsze moje…

Anna K.

nie żałuję,