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Genny

My husband of 7 years and I had been trying to get pregnant for many years. When I finally saw that + on the test I was so happy I cried. It was not soon after that we started to get abnormal test results back.

Anónimo

Vivo en Colombia, un país muy religioso y donde el aborto es ilegal excepto en tres casos. Pero cuando supe que estaba embarazada, también sabía que si le contaba a alguien, no tendría la libertad de decidir: Me tocaría tener el hijo (por ley) y mi familia jamás me dejaría darlo en adopción (por un sentido de amor a la vida y a la familia).

Anonymous

I am 24 years old and have had 2 abortions. The first was while I was in a serious, or so I thought, relationship. From the moment I found out I was pregnant, I was scared and upset. The man I was with at the time agreed. The 2 weeks I waited, I pushed to possibly keep the pregnancy. No go.

Anonymous

I have had two abortions, 18 years apart. In between that time, I also had a child with my ex-husband, who is now ten years old (and a wonderful kid!).The first abortion I had was in 1995; I was 19, in college, and realized I was pregnant by my long distance boyfriend. Although I had been raised in a very conservative, Christian environment, once I found out I was pregnant, I instantly knew abortion was the right decision for me.

Grace

Hello. I've had two abortions in my lifetime. The first at 14 after I had been raped by a neighbor. That cost me membership to my church and being ostracized because members of my family felt the need to judge me and bring others into it.

Anonymous

It was 1987, and I was 19 years old. I was on the pill, but clearly it failed. I was a freshman in college, and I doubt I took the pill exactly how one should, at the same time every day. I was in a dysfunctional relationship with a young man with whom I actually had nothing in common.

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