# @shoutyourabortion on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CBlcH4vJLWq
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/34221543-shoutyourabortion-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/2d3f3f3be4.jpg
- **Posted:** 2020-06-18T17:34:30.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Shout Your Abortion (@shoutyourabortion) — https://gondola.cc/shoutyourabortion

## Caption

“I want to share my story because maybe there is someone out there who is facing a similar situation, and maybe they need to see that they are not alone.

My husband and I recently decided that we want to start trying for our first child. It’s exciting, but much of me is facing a lot of anxiety about it due to the three abortions that I have had in the past. Deep down, I know that abortion is a common medical procedure and does not hurt your chances of becoming pregnant again if you decide to. However when you’re someone with anxiety, your thoughts can make you believe different things such as, what if that third one was my last chance? What if something went wrong that I don’t know about? It’s very hard to control where your thoughts go sometimes. …I found myself a few months later, and still now from time to time feeling sad about that third pregnancy that I chose to end. I let myself cry as hard as I want to. Any one who has had an abortion is allowed to feel whatever they want to feel whether it is happy, relieved, sad, or angry. Everyone’s experience is different, and no one should feel ashamed or guilty for whatever feelings they may have afterwards.

It’s very different when you’re trying to get pregnant vs. trying to avoid it. Almost a month ago I had a false positive pregnancy test, and it made me feel very angry. Why couldn’t it have been a false positive the three times I NEEDED it to be. I am trying very hard to not look back on my past abortions with anger right now. I am thankful that I had the freedom to make those choices and had safe and easy access to an abortion. I am trying to see them as experiences that are part of my journey of becoming a mother when I want to be.

So for anyone who has had an abortion in the past but knows that SOMEDAY they want to be a parent, or maybe you’re currently trying to get pregnant, you’re not alone. You WILL STILL have your chance at having a baby when the time is right and when you WANT to.” Visit the URL on the graphic or our stories for a direct link to the full story on our website. 💕 #shoutyourabortion #abortion #proabortion #yourenotalone #humanrights #abortions

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abortions, shoutyourabortion, yourenotalone, proabortion, humanrights, abortion

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