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"HAVE YOUR BABY. If you are pregnant, IT IS MEANT TO BE. I got pregnant for the first time at 30 by a man who was the worst, just a total jerk--a guy I knew if I had my baby with would tell my kid terrible things about me. That is why I got an abortion, because I couldn't stand a lifetime link to that man. But the reality is you can raise your child to be a good person. With the love you provide…"

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Age: 33
Location: Los Angeles
Date: April 7, 2023

"For the last several weeks I have been wanting to add my story to a pro-abortion website, but every time I start writing it I realize that I'm really not sure if I am happy with my decision or not. I somehow found this website and felt like I could write my story on here, but I'm really not sure if my story would be posted because I don't have any serious regrets either. I am stuck between the…"

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Age: 30
Location: Crescent City, CA
Date: June 22, 2020

"I just had an abortion on October 18, 2019. It was my first pregnancy and I’m in my mid thirties. I want a child, but I’m not financially stable at all. I’m still a student and work part time and recently had to move back in with my parents. The father of the child was financially stable. But he and I had broken up a month prior to me getting pregnant, and he refused to get back with me…"

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Age: 34
Location: Carson, CA
Date: November 25, 2019

"I was 34 and 6 weeks pregnant. It was with my friend. He didn't want it. I was selfish, and I regret my abortion to this day. I knew it the day I did it. I remember everything. Maybe for some people it goes away, but really, it never goes away. I should have just focused on myself and what I wanted—not what someone else wanted. Whether it’s your boyfriend, husband, lover, whatever—I think…"

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Age: 39
Location: California
Date: October 27, 2019

"I was 20 years old, and I had a gut feeling that I was pregnant again. I was sleeping all the time and felt so tired. My first-born daughter was barely 18 months when I decided to take a pregnancy test. It came out positive. The first thing I did was call Planned Parenthood. I felt numb. I felt nothing at all during the whole process of the abortion. I did not know if I was in shock because I…"

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Age: 20
Location: Bakersfield, CA
Date: August 10, 2019

"I was 19 and planning a wedding to the man I'd been with since age 16 when I learned I was pregnant. We were elated and continued our plan and got married. As I ascended the steps to the church, I tripped and fell. I thought nothing of it, but one week after the wedding, at 16 weeks, I had a miscarriage. We were sad but decided to enjoy being a young married couple and decided to wait a bit.…"

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Age: 54
Location: Yorba Linda, CA
Date: July 5, 2019

"I was 19 years old when my boyfriend (now husband) and I found out I was pregnant. I had a job and was in college. He was striving to become a firefighter. We didn’t know who to go to, so we went to his parents. They immediately told us to get an abortion. During the next week we went back-and-forth about what to do. We finally decided we would keep the baby. We were so happy and overjoyed.…"

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Age: 28
Location: Clovis, CA
Date: May 21, 2019

"I thought abortion was a quick fix to my problem—pregnant by a boyfriend that was unfaithful and abusive. I knew I didn’t want to be tied to him for the rest of my life, so I walked into the abortion clinic with a $70 copay supplied by my mother, and walked out with my “problem” behind me. My heart was dead to what I’d just done—until years later when I got married and had my first…"

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Age: 38
Location: California
Date: April 8, 2019

"For some reason #ShoutYourAbortion has become a popular hashtag on Twitter and so I decided to join the discussion with my #ShoutYourAbortion REGRET Story!!! Unfortunately, I've had three abortions. REGRET #1: I was engaged at 17, got pregnant, and his mother told me what to do. She didn't ask me/us; she just said, “This is what you will do!” Needless to say, we didn't stay together. I proceeded…"

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Age: 58
Location: San Diego, CA
Date: March 19, 2019

"It was mid December 2016; I had just given birth to my first child in September. I had just turned 20 in October. My husband and I live with our 3-month-old son in my mom and stepdad's house. I had only gotten one period so far and was taking the "mini pill,” but I was horrible about taking it because I was adjusting to new parenthood and lacking sleep severely. I remember the feeling I had…"

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Age: 23
Location: Bay Area, CA
Date: March 15, 2019

"I sit here as a new mother still haunted by a decision I made 10 years ago. I don't think about it every day, but today is February 10, 2019, and everyone is talking about the new abortion law that got passed in New York. Again, my secret that I continually try to bury away, is coming around again. Flashback to early this morning, me sobbing on my husband's shoulder while we listen to our pastor…"

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Age: 30
Location: California
Date: February 11, 2019

"I don't really know where to start. I am a 20-year-old college student. My "boyfriend and I have been together for two years now. Everything seemed perfect at first, but then he grew insecure and started hitting me. I don't want to act like a victim because I did hit him back. One day it got so bad he had me choking in blood. He got better over time and hasn't hit me since. I met him when I was…"

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Age: 20
Location: Oceanside, CA
Date: November 12, 2017

"I still remember when I saw the pee stick turn into a positive. I was in shock. I immediately called the guy I'd been having sex with. We'd been dating for three months or so, but had little bond. He said to me, "Wow, I'm gonna be a poppa?!" I said, "Yes. I guess?" But out of nowhere we both decided we couldn't keep it. We were 22, still in college. My dad would've disowned me. I went through…"

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Age: 29
Location: Los Angeles
Date: October 9, 2017

"I'm a high school student, and I am about to graduate in June 2017. When I found out I was pregnant, I was shocked. I didn't know how to react or what to think. I was already 9-weeks pregnant, clueless. All I could tell myself was that I wasn't ready; I can't raise a child, I'm "too young;" I have my whole life ahead of me! I told my boyfriend that I was pregnant, and he told me he was willing…"

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Age: 17
Location: California
Date: March 3, 2017

"I've been in an abusive relationship for about two years now. I have a daughter who I love so much and cry to every night. Her dad has abused me physically, mentally, and verbally. I'm tired of this situation. I told him I was having an abortion because I can't see another child go through the fear he has put in myself and my baby. I'm going through very bad depression at the moment and I want…"

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Age: 21
Location: Long Beach, CA
Date: January 24, 2017