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I had an abortion a week after my twenty second birthday, I was five and a half weeks pregnant and it was a complete shock. My partner was suffering with depression and was on medication, he was a bad drunk and I knew we wouldn’t be raising this child together. I felt no other option but to have a termination. He wasn’t supportive and we ended up splitting a month after the termination.
2017 United Kingdom
What were your feelings about doing the abortion/s?
I know I made the right decision at the time but I still feel like I should of been more careful and I feel alone with my decision
How did you do the abortion?
I had a bad experience as the doctor who terminated the pregnancy was unsympathetic and made me feel extremely worthless
What was your situation at this time?
I fell pregnant at 21 and my partner suffered from mental illness and I knew I’d be raising a child alone which I wasn’t ready for mentally or financially
Ngaba ukungabikho mthethweni kokuqhomfa kwakho kuchaphazele iimvakalelo zakho?
It was legal
Benze ntoni abanye abantu xa ukhupha isisu?
My family and friends were extremely supportive