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2021 Egypt

Somehow this whole process changed my mind and made me realize that I would like to be a mother at some point, but definitely not right now, so I do feel relieved about being so fortunate to have this experience be as safe and as comfortable as it was. I’m definitely lucky. It definitely could have been worse.

Surprisingly fine. I expected it to be excruciating and intolerable, but it ended up being just extremely painful. My boyfriend and I rented a hotel room for 2 days and stocked up on pain medicine, food, tea and sanitary pads. He was very helpful and supportive. I put a hot water bottle on my stomach and we slept through the pain. When we were awake we binge watched TV shows. After the sac was passed, I bled for like 2 or 3 weeks maybe, I would get cramps and have to use pain medicine. The doctor prescribed another medicine after the abortion ended in order to empty my uterus. This medicine caused leg cramps that somehow still exist till now. I’m now on my first period after the abortion.

I’m not married to my boyfriend so it’s impossible to have a child in my country. We were only 7 months into the relationship when we had to deal with that. And even if we were married, it’s still too early in our lives and careers to be parents.

Did the illegality of your abortion affect your feelings?

It made me really scared and worried about which gynecologist to visit. I had to ask around a lot of people. The day we visited the gynecologist for the first time i was shaking and out of breath. But it went well thankfully.

How did other people react to your abortion?

Only 2 people + my boyfriend know. They were all very supportive thankfully.

Fernanda

Hola mi nombre es fernanda tengo 23 años y mi historia comenzo cuando un condon…

Maria

Maria

Alejandra

Mi decisión

Giovana Cardoso

Fiz um aborto com 10 semanas e 2 dias de gestação

JasminMisa

Abortar es tu elección!

Magda

To była moja decyzja!

Fernanda

Yo aborté y soy una chica libre

Issabela

Doloroso pero libre

a.

Początek był raczej standardowy - spóźnił mi się okres, zrobiłam test ciążowy

SD

I had an abortion. It was in October of 2008, when I was 21. The guy I was…

Ani

Yo aborté, a mis 25 años y en Chile. No es menor, es un país institucionalmente…

Abbie

I had an abortion and don't regret it.

P.

Wszystko zaczęło sie dosyć banalnie i nic nie zwiastowało, że wkrótce mogę sie…

Anyel. Mtz.

Esto marcó mi vida, pero agradezco a Dios por esta segunda oportunidad

Natália

Estava grávida de quase 12 semanas.

Paula

LO HERMOSO DE DECIDIR