Abortion Stories (New York)
Personal testimonies from women (and men) who have gone through an abortion.
Page Summary:
The 819 unsolicited abortion stories on these pages have come to Abort73 through our online submission form. Though not all women regret their abortions, these stories demonstrate that countless women do.
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To learn more about the potential psychological impact of abortion, read "Post-Abortion Syndrome."
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"I got pregnant for the first time at the age of 37 with a man who I was in a new relationship with. I had always wanted to be a mom, but I always found myself in one bad relationship after another. With this man, though, I felt like I had finally met my match, so we were careless about using protection. Two days before confirming that I was pregnant with a home pregnancy test, my boyfriend confessed…"
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Age: 38
Location: Staten Island
Date: September 14, 2023
"I was 36 and in a complicated relationship. It was an "unprotected accident." I wanted to keep it. So bad. I loved my boyfriend-at-the-time so much. Though not planned, I decided to have it. I told him after his unfunny "are you sure it's mine" joke. He then proceeded to bully me into why I needed to abort. And when I say bully, I mean gaslighting, berating me, belittling me. He told me how it…"
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Age: 44
Location: New York, NY
Date: July 30, 2022
"I’m crying as I type this. I was 21 years old. I had been dating my boyfriend—who is now my husband—for a few months, and we were having sex without protection. We knew that it was risky but I didn’t think I could get pregnant. A few months later, I found out I was pregnant. I was in my sophomore year of college. We were both living with our parents, and we both knew how devastated they…"
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Age: 27
Location: Brooklyn
Date: May 6, 2022
"I had my first abortion when I was 17. I told my parents that I was pregnant and the long-story-short is that my dad told me to either get an abortion or leave the house. This was back in 1996, but it still feels like it happened yesterday. My mom made the appointment, and my mom took me to Planned Parenthood. I was an emotional mess from the moment we got into the car until the moment I got…"
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Age: 42
Location: Albany, NY
Date: June 27, 2021
"I was raised in a verbally and psychologically abusive environment. I became a very insecure and fearful young girl. I had my first panic attack when I was 10 years old. I was very skinny, and I hated the way I looked. I would look at myself in the mirror and say I'm so ugly; I hate this body part and that body part. I didn't get any attention from boys like my other friends whose bodies had…"
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Age: 36
Location: New York
Date: January 25, 2020
"I was 15 years old when a doctor told me I had a low chance of conceiving without IVF. My dream ever since I was little was to be a mother, and I’m in school to become a teacher—so kids are my life! I’ve been dating my boyfriend for almost three years and we never used protection because of my diagnosis. One day I had a rush of pregnancy symptoms and I figured it was my PCOS (Polycystic…"
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Age: 20
Location: New York
Date: September 29, 2019
"My parents are deceased now. My mother passed in January 2019, my father in July 2014. They were a professional dance team who met on a blind date in 1949. On that first date they went to a mambo dance competition at a night club in Long Beach, Long Island. With luck and their natural born talent, they won first place and split the $50 prize money. With that, they went on to become fixtures at…"
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Age: 67
Location: Coram, NY
Date: June 22, 2019
"He said I was ovulating as he was inside me. That was the day our baby was conceived. This was something I always wanted—to be pregnant. But I told him I wanted to wait; let's have fun. He was drunk that day and just coming down from a high. We’d only known each other for two weeks, but he was my world for two weeks. I asked for space; that was the last time I saw him. Plan B never crossed…"
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Age: 31
Location: New York, NY
Date: April 18, 2019
"I've been a Christian most of my life, and still had two abortions. The first was after I marched in front of the White House against abortion with my dad when I was 15. When I got pregnant at 18, my boyfriend wanted no part of a child—and I was deathly sick from the pregnancy, vomiting 24/7 for days resulting in several trips to the hospital. As I drove around at night, down the dark, winding,…"
"I was 14 weeks, 4 days pregnant on the day of the abortion. I am an emergency room nurse. I deal with life and death on a daily basis but never thought I would choose to end an innocent life one day. Deciding to have an abortion was the worst decision of my life. I am a 37-year-old mother of two children—13 years old and 10 years old. The moment I found out I was pregnant I decided that I am…"
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Age: 37
Location: New York
Date: October 6, 2018
"I had just ended my long-distance relationship of three years. I decided to have some fun since he hurt me so bad. So I went on a trip to see this really cute guy who was in the military. I was out there for about a month and a half. Once I got back home, I noticed I felt drained. I didn't know why; it made no sense to me. Something in my gut told me to get a pregnancy test, but I didn't think…"
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Age: 20
Location: New York
Date: November 12, 2017
"I got an abortion eight days ago. It was the biggest mistake I will ever make. When I found out I was pregnant, too much was going on in my life. I was in an abusive relationship, I knew a child shouldn't grow up around parents like that. I have serious Stockholm syndrome. I was also financially struggling since my partner doesn’t work and I went from making $800 a week to only $80. My family…"
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Age: 18
Location: New York
Date: July 30, 2017
"I just turned 17 when I found out I was pregnant. I was hiding it from my boyfriend and everyone for four weeks. During my 5th week, I found out he was cheating on me and got the girl pregnant. I saw how he was, so excited, and he hid it from me. I mentally broke down. I got into a deep depression ended up getting an abortion out of anger from a very unprofessional place. The pain was excruciating.…"
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Age: 18
Location: New York City
Date: March 10, 2017
"To anyone confused about whether or not to have their baby, it is your choice, reflect on your life and who you are. It’s your choice, your baby, but this is my story. I’m sad, but I know I’ll be better. I was 16, a junior year in high school, which was the best year of my life. The would-be father was some guy I always liked. He was beautiful. It was all sex, and I loved that arrangement.…"
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Age: 17
Location: New York City
Date: November 20, 2016
"I am 17 years old. I live with my parents. I don't have a job, yet I am looking. I was with my boyfriend for eight months; we have had our ups and downs. I found out I was pregnant on April 14. I was in complete shock. My boyfriend was happy and scared. I didn't have money. Neither did he. I couldn't think of murder like abortion. I though I could give this baby a better life with a different…"
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Age: 17
Location: New York
Date: July 7, 2016
