Storyteller: Aimee

Location: Austin, TX

Local Fund: Fund Texas Choice

When I found out I was pregnant, I had not been functioning properly for years. I had been cycling through college semesters in manic and depressive phases and I was approaching rock bottom. There was no question that I was going to have an abortion and I have never questioned my decision before or after. My abortion was the beginning of the path that led me to get my life on track, reconnect with my partner, finish college, go to law school and start my family. My abortion embodied the self-determination through bodily autonomy that my dad, an abortion provider in central and south Texas had dedicated his life to and had raised me to believe in.

Stories by Aimee

Quarantine Love

Story by Kelley

It was a week after my birthday when I noticed my period still hadn’t come; I kept thinking maybe it would, even my boyfriend thought the same. I was totally wrong. Two weeks later I decided to order a pregnancy test. That morning I snuck in the bathroom, I didn’t want my boyfriend to find … Continue reading →

Just Because It’s Sad or Hard Doesn’t Mean It’s Wrong

Story by Kate

My abortion story begins a long time before my actual abortion. I am infertile. To control if or when I get periods, I take the pill. None of my hormones work right so when I don’t get a period, there’s no way to know I’m pregnant unless I pee on a stick. I underwent almost … Continue reading →

Relief

Story by Allison Hargreaves

I found out I was pregnant the summer before my third year of college. I knew I didn’t want a child at 20 and the boy that got me pregnant was my f*** buddy and he ghosted me after I told him. My family was unable to help me financially and I didn’t want to … Continue reading →

An Unexpected Abortion

Story by Rocio

I’d had an abortion before. I was 20 years old, in a toxic and unhealthy relationship with my ex, and I had about $20 to my name. It made sense back then. I don’t remember feeling any particular way about it. I had just felt it was the right choice for me and I was … Continue reading →

Six Weeks Is Not Enough Time

Story by Khirsten King

I found out I was pregnant early. It was two weeks after Valentine’s Day and I was panicking because my period was late and I had taken two pregnancy tests that were false negatives. I took another test, and it came back positive. I knew I wasn’t ready to have a baby, especially since I … Continue reading →

I’ve Had 3 Abortions and I’m Not a Ho

Story by anonymous

I’ve had 3 abortions. I live in Canada and I am grateful that financially, paying for them was never an issue. But I’ve emotionally paid for them. When I got my second, my entire experience from entering the building to leaving it was one of shame. Staff assumed I was a “fast black girl” and … Continue reading →

Aimee’s Abortion Story

Story by Aimee

I am excited to be in a space within the reproductive health, justice, and rights movement that feels like a safe space to tell my abortion story and to have the support to make it an enriching and fulfilling experience. After hearing a woman’s story 4 years ago during the People’s Filibuster in Texas, I … Continue reading →