All Abortion Testimonials
I wrote this poem which is in the American Poetry Anthology in order to heal from the woman who aborted my child that I begged her not to. I was outside on the sidewalk at the hospital and could feel like a dagger in my heart and I knew then my child was murdered by the mother and doctor. Here is the poem that I wrote to help me heal In the Image of Never is there a flower that blooms forever … even-thou we …
When a woman contemplates abortion, all of the traumas in her life ricochet inside of the life growing inside of her body -Iyanla Vanzant Not long after the assault, Marques and I started dat- ing. A couple of weeks later, I felt so dizzy in the morn- ings that one day, I fell on the couch. I was throwing up every morning, but my mother still made me go to school. On the weekends, I stayed in my room and only came out to eat …
This is my third time writing on here….I cannot get over it. Three years. It has been three whole years since I have made the biggest mistake of my life. My healing journey seems to never end and it comes out differently from time to time. I have changed in ways I cannot even explain. I have become a different person. Three years ago I let my boyfriend (now husband) pressure me into having an abortion and it has been the worst mistake of my …
Hello, I’m choosing to remain anonymous for my safety and the safety of others. At the age of 19, I found myself in an unstable situation, living in a broken home environment with my boyfriend. We were struggling financially and lacked the means to provide for what we soon discovered was going to be our ‘baby.’ The realization of my pregnancy initially brought overwhelming joy, but my joy was quickly overshadowed by the harsh reality of our circumstances. As I grappled with the news, my …
I never thought I would be in the situation I was in. I always wanted to be a parent. The timing was less than ideal, but there was that little glimmer of excitement when I found out I was pregnant. My partner’s only words to me were ‘I don’t want to be a father’. He told me to get an abortion or he would leave. It was a horrible choice, I cried for days. But he left because I couldn’t come to a decision soon …
I had been dating the boy I was supposed to marry. We had our whole lives planned out. We had been together since we were just kids. Then our world was flipped upside down. We found out we were pregnant right after my 17th birthday. Both our parents were going to absolutely lose it. We told them right before Christmas, and we were right. They instantly decided for us that the only option was abortion. His parents said they would send him away to live …