I had 2 abortions before the age of 18. I was 17 when I first fell pregnant – sex without any contraception, I knew it was risky not using any but obviously you ‘never think … Read Story
I became pregnant by someone who I only briefly knew when I was travelling. I felt stupid because I would have been more careful but I thought I had taken the necessary precautions. As I … Read Story
It only takes one time! I knew that I should get my period by 9th Feb…..that date came and went – and my period didn’t. I was stressed with work, had health problems most likely … Read Story
I spent my 16th birthday in hospital having an abortion. I fell pregnant with my first boyfriend just after having obtained the pill for the first time, I was waiting for my period so I … Read Story
I’m 16 , I had one on the 2nd of February , I was around 8 weeks and three days. He wanted to keep it but decided against it. He wanted to be there but … Read Story
Last year I struggled with depression until coming off anti-depressants in January. I moved out into a great new home and I got an amazing new job. By February, at 26 years old I fell … Read Story
On April 11th I had an abortion at 5 weeks and 3 days pregnant. It is now December 9th and I am not pregnant and as happy as I am to not have the responsibility … Read Story
I had an abortion almost two years ago, it completely changed my view of the world. Until this point, I’d always thought I was against abortion, for myself at least. Although I never thought I … Read Story
As my 13 year old daughter and myself walked down the street we saw the board for the exhibition. Let’s have a look I said, do you know what abortion is? I asked my gorgeous … Read Story
I am forty nine now and was twenty two when I obtained an abortion. It was, and remains, the best decision I have ever made for myself. I have loved and cared for nieces and … Read Story
I was 23 and shattered when I saw those two lines appearing on the pregnancy kit. I had been physically and mentally harassed and had faced sexual harassment very early on in law school, since … Read Story
I had an abortion 2 weeks before my 19th birthday. I had just started university and I had met a new boyfriend. It was around early December and I wasn’t on the pill yet, as … Read Story
I have a history of clinical depression, my partner has chronic pain, mobility and health issues, and he already has two children from a previous relationship. We live in a small flat that barely fits … Read Story
I was 22 and I’d just realized my dream of moving away from my home country, a dream I had since I was little. In the first week of me being in England I met … Read Story
I use to be against abortion, simply because of my family’s beliefs, which were of Christianity and Catholicism. My mother would say how having an abortion was murder, and my dad would say no one … Read Story
I fell pregnant again shortly after my son turned a year old. I have a long term health condition that means pregnancy can be dangerous for both myself and foetus. I had to consider my … Read Story
I was 22 when I found out I was pregnant. I had just qualified as a teacher but was yet to find my first teaching position. My partner had a decent job but he was recovering … Read Story
I was 23, it was 2007 – the beginning of the financial crisis. I had been on depo provera birth control shot, but the side effects of this medication made me miserable. I decided to give … Read Story
I had made my decission even before it had happened. I got pregnant at 23 and knew I could not have it. I wasn’t ready to give the baby the life it deserved adn the … Read Story
I am 3 months pregnant , it was an accident, my ex immediately bailed out and refused to offer any support at all , i wanted to have an abortion but i still cant afford … Read Story
I was 17 and in my last year of high school. My boyfriend and I had just broken up when I found out. We had done everything possible to not get pregnant, I was on … Read Story
I was too scared to tell anyone and I was not ready for the responsibility. I still keep it a dark secret.
I was happy, in love and living with my boyfriend. We weren’t ready to have a baby. We want to find out we’re having a baby and be excited.
I was seriously mentally ill and neither me nor my husband realized it. I had a psychotic break and was hospitalized for an extended period of time. My husband was on his own with two … Read Story
I was 21 when I fell pregnant .. I was in a relationship with someone I loved and after a few years of being a bit lost had got accepted into uni .. I was … Read Story
Without the abortion act I would have a 2 and a half year old baby right now, I am 16, mentally ill, taking A levels and single.
Our loved, planned , wanted little boy was diagnosed with a severe heart deformity at the 20 week scan. After emergency consultancy appointments and visiting a heart surgeon and specialist at Birminghams Women’s Hospital the … Read Story
I had my first abortion when I was 20. I was studying abroad at the time and I went through the procedure in a foreign system by myself. Looking back I’m so proud of myself … Read Story
My husband and I had two beautiful children. The youngest was 15 months. It had been harder with two than one and we had multiple other challenges including my mother being very sick. We had … Read Story
I have been married for 5 years, we already have 1 child and always planned to have another. It took us a while to get pregnant, but our second pregnancy ended with a miscarriage at … Read Story
I had a daughter 11 months ago, her father left us because he wasn’t the family type and didn’t want us. I never thought about contraception. I was diagnosed with postnatal depression the week after … Read Story
When I found out I was pregnant for the third time I thought ‘three times, that’s really, really bad’, but then I thought to myself ‘I can’t really blame myself because I’m on contraception. My … Read Story
I was told it was unlikely I would ever have children because of hormonal imbalance. So when I fell pregnant at 18 I felt couldn’t terminate the pregnancy even though my partner at the time … Read Story
I became sexually active at 17, and for a few years, used condoms and the pill. I also had the implant for about 6 months but I went back on the pill because I hated … Read Story
I have never really used contraception. When I first started having sex at 15 my partner and I used condoms for the first couple of months but that didn’t last long. Generally, we relied on … Read Story
My story is fairly straightforward – I’m childfree and always have been. My ex husband knew that but when he found out I was pregnant; his reaction was ‘if you carry this baby to term … Read Story
I am a mother of 3 children who live with their father. I had to fight in family court to even have contact with them during the time I lost my home, my family, everything. … Read Story
I had been seeing a chap for a good couple of months and quite casually. And yeah, we basically had been using condoms and we didn’t that night and I’m pretty clear when I’m ovulating … Read Story
I was being sick and things like that. Just because I’ve got two already I sort of knew right away. It was my own stupidity. I left it for a wee while, and I was … Read Story
I came from a religious background and got married at 19. Six months later I fell pregnant because of the condom coming off inside me. I had just started a new university course and wasn’t … Read Story
I went on the pill when I was 13 because I had bad periods, just absolutely horrible, so I went to the doctor and they said that the pill would be a good thing for … Read Story
I’ve been having sex for less than a year and I got pregnant. At first I thought I was just unlucky, then after all the information I received at the abortion clinic I realized it’s … Read Story
I ran out of the pill and couldn’t get an appointment at the doctors’ surgery, that’s when I became pregnant. Online, I had read that the pill stays in your system for a while after … Read Story
I had an abortion 5 years ago at 23. I had taken a couple of pills from my monthly packet very late and had missed one entirely, but after relying on that particular method of … Read Story
We are a family of 6. My husband had a vasectomy 10 years ago so we were not using contraception. When I didn’t come on I took a pregnancy test which was positive although I … Read Story
My daughter was just 14 when she got pregnant. I split up from her father when she was 3 due to domestic violence. The court awarded her father contact rights and despite me contacting social … Read Story
The only time I didn’t use a condom I got pregnant. My boyfriend comes from a very religious background so he basically said to me ‘if you keep it I won’t have a family to … Read Story
When I found out I was pregnant for the third time I thought ‘three times, that’s really, really bad’, but then I thought to myself ‘I can’t really blame myself because I’m on contraception. My … Read Story
I had an abortion about five years ago when I was 26. I was only four-to-five weeks along and the decision was made between my partner and I based on the fact that we didn’t … Read Story
I’ve had two abortions, one at 16 and one at 21. I come from a catholic background so at 16 it would have been worse to have a baby out of marriage than to have … Read Story