# @shoutyourabortion on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CC_jQj5pc6c
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/34221439-shoutyourabortion-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/2edc6bc56f.jpg
- **Posted:** 2020-07-23T17:28:30.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Shout Your Abortion (@shoutyourabortion) — https://gondola.cc/shoutyourabortion

## Caption

“I’m 34 years old and this was not my first abortion.
It was not my second.
It was not my third.
This was my fourth abortion.

Before I missed my period I could already tell that I was pregnant. I had experienced the same symptoms before: fatigue, frequent urination, constant cramping, increased appetite. The positive pregnancy test just confirmed what I already knew to be true – that I was pregnant. And despite my age, having a great job and being in a long term relationship, I still wasn’t ready to become a mother. There are many things that I’d like to do before having a family like traveling, trying out a different career for a year to see if it takes off and working on being a better version of myself that I wasn’t ready to have a child. My boyfriend was supportive and reassured me that we have plenty of time to have children so there’s no need to rush anything. We’ve also had our fair share of ups and downs and we both know we have a lot to work on. This would be our second abortion together.

As soon as I discussed this with my boyfriend I went online and scheduled the appointment for the abortion at Planned Parenthood a week later. It was something I wanted to go through quickly and not have to think about for weeks on end. My first 3 abortions were all surgical. For me they were slightly uncomfortable for a few minutes but over rather quickly and what I would prefer. But living in New York City during the Covid-19 pandemic, I didn’t want to risk spending more time than necessary in Planned Parenthood. I wanted to be in contact with the least amount of people as possible so I opted for a medical abortion.”

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