Abortion Story
I accidentally fell pregnant when my mental health was poor. I had lost my grandad and a close friend in a short space of time and wasn’t in a great place so I forgot to take my contraception a few times. My partner was very abusive and much older than me with 2 teenage children. […]
Abortion Story
I became pregnant at 25 with my then boyfriend. We had used a condom which split and I also took the morning after pill. I knew instantly that I didn’t want to continue with the pregnancy (or the relationship). Because Ihad recently moved to London and was not registered with a GP here (and knew […]
Abortion Story
I’ve accessed abortion care twice in my life. The first time was when I was 18 years old (2009) and in a relatively new relationship and had fallen pregnant. I didn’t have a car at this time so had to get a taxi to the clinic. In the taxi the driver pretended to now know […]
Abortion Story
My husband and I fell pregnant, we both knew it was a bit too soon, we’d only just moved house and gotten married after 8 years together. We knew we weren’t ready for the huge change that a pregnancy and child would bring and had a medical abortion at around 7 weeks. It was a […]
Abortion Story
I had newly moved to London to sort out my head and my life after leaving a violent ex-boyfriend. I was in a consensual relationship and using contraceptives but we know nothing is 100% effective. I found out I was pregnant while temping and living in a temporary flat-sit. I just was not ready. I […]
Abortion Story
I had to have an at home abortion after the changes made for treatment during the pandemic. They gave me a number to call if there were any complications. When I started to experience things that I didn’t know were normal or not, I called the number. I kept calling the number and no one […]
Abortion Story
I had an abortion when I was 24 – I was switching contraception and was unlucky. I didn’t tell my then partner as I knew he would have wanted me to carry on with the pregnancy and I knew I did not want children. I knew my mind would not have changed and didn’t think […]
Abortion Story
My experience was in Australia but it might be of interest for you because they have such a strong link with the uk and might show similar issues. I had an abortion in Australia while travelling because I just did not want a kid at 25 years old. In New South Wales it was not […]
Abortion Story
My partner was very much struggling with alcohol and substance use. We also just weren’t right for each other, which I knew deep down and in a weird way, his vulnerabilities kept us together longer. It would’ve been a shit show to bring a child into that. I would’ve struggled, he would’ve struggled. It wasn’t […]
Abortion Story
I have never wanted children, and always known this. I became pregnant with my long-term boyfriend when contraception failed. It never entered my mind to keep the fetus. I had a positive pregnancy test at a GP’s and immediately took the steps with them to book an abortion. The abortion was a week or so […]