Abortion Story
In 2006 I got pregnant from a one night stand. I didn’t have his phone number and I didn’t know his name. I had been made homeless by my parents several times from the strict religious house I was rebelling against. My father had not spoken to me in years but we lived in the […]
Abortion Story
I am now in my late 70s and had an abortion when I was 3O. The BPAS must have been very new then. Many of my friends had accessed ‘illegal’ abortions during the previous decade and one had died as a result. The stigma was frightening. Even though I had to go through the humiliating […]
Abortion Story
I found out that I was pregnant when I was 17, through not using contraception, during my A levels in 1977. I had no steady boyfriend and was about to finish school. I had no problem terminating the pregnancy at about 14 weeks. 2. My husband and I discovered I was pregnant, though I had […]
Abortion Story
My best friend had an abortion when we were both teenagers (back in the 80s). I went with her, sat in the waiting room, and got a taxi home with her afterwards. Then I hung out in her bedroom with her while she slept. Later that evening she bumped into her mum in the kitchen […]
Abortion Story
I had an abortion at 5 weeks (I discovered I was pregnant at 4 weeks and was told I had to wait until five to have a medical abortion.) i know a lot of people who have had them and every one said that at that stage it is no worse than a severe period. […]
Abortion Story
I had an abortion at 19. I was lucky enough that my Mum came with me. I went to work the following day. I have zero regrets about my decision.
Abortion Story
I had an abortion in the form of the pill when I was six weeks pregnant, I thought I would have a heavy period but I bled heavily for three days and was homeless living in a communal dormitory with loud noisy people while I cried out in pain. I already four children who had […]
Abortion Story
I was 17 just passed my driving test, the two people I would talk to, one had just had a miscarriage and the other had just gone through ivf. I needed to talk I tried help lines but they only had recorded messages. I went yo the gp who very embarrassed just asked the necessary […]
Abortion Story
I was 28 years old. I have a child from a previous relationship who I had when I was 17 and raised alone, I have long term mental health issues and made the decision to have an abortion as I didn’t want to put me and my child in a position we would no longer […]
Abortion Story
I had an abortion in 2018. I wanted to keep the baby but it just wasn’t practical for my personal circumstances then and i know i made the right decision, even though it was informed by pressure. Now i have my child who was born around the same time i wouldve been due if i […]