'I don't regret my two abortions'
By Anna Adams and Pete Walker, BBC Victoria Derbyshire programme
2 July 2019
UK attitudes towards abortion are becoming more liberal, a poll suggests.
Sam says financial worries were a driving force in her choice to terminate her pregnancies.
And several women the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme have spoken to say the same.
Continued: https://www.bbc.com/news/health-48838008
The Good Surprises of My Two Abortions: The Story Behind 2+ Abortions @AboboBravado
January 19, 2019
This is a picture of me in the moment I realized my friend Martha had orchestrated a surprise birthday party when I turned 36. The feeling of electric delight from the shock was uncontainable. I still marvel that everyone involved had been able to keep the party a secret.
But here’s the thing. I had my own secret, and it wasn’t delightful. Soon enough, my constant companion named Shame would lean in and whisper into my ear: “You had two abortions. If they knew, they wouldn’t have come to the party. They wouldn’t even want to be near you.”
Let's talk about the stigma of multiple abortions
Wednesday, December 12, 2018
Women Help Women
The longer a person can get pregnant is alive, the more likely they are to have an abortion. According to the Guttmacher Institute, 45 percent of folks who have had abortions have had more than one. Multiple abortions are common, and we know that more than one safe abortion doesn't threaten a person's ability to have children in the future, nor does it have a negative impact their health.
You've probably heard the sentiment "I don't believe in using abortion as birth control," referring to folks who have more than one abortion. Aside from the fact that abortion is literally birth control - it stops you from giving birth - let's remember that birth control can fail (even when it's taken correctly), emergency contraception can be often difficult/impossible to obtain, and the information that people get about sex, consent, and birth control is often incorrect and fear-based.
Continued: https://womenhelp.org/en/page/984/let-s-talk-about-the-stigma-of-multiple-abortions
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