# @shoutyourabortion on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/B5f4ZTmpsfI
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/34221975-shoutyourabortion-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/1bd4c4442e.jpg
- **Posted:** 2019-11-30T17:34:57.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Shout Your Abortion (@shoutyourabortion) — https://gondola.cc/shoutyourabortion

## Caption

“…I cried a lot. Not because I regretted it, but I cried because the relief I felt after my abortion was just so intense. The panic that had taken my breath away before was gone, I could breath deeply again now.

But I learned something about myself that day. I learned that I don’t just not want children because I’m not ready for them, but because I don’t want children at all.

I asked to have an IUD that day so I would never have to go through that again. Now I have that IUD. I do not regret that second abortion, but it took a long time for me to work though the emotions I was feeling surrounding the situation. I look back on it now and realize how fortunate I am to have had the ability to make those decisions for myself. If I did not have that choice, I would be in a different situation now, and one that I now know is not a situation I ever want for myself. I see friends around me make the decision to have children. But I have stayed mostly quiet about my decision to not have them. My only regret now is that I felt I was not allowed to voice that. But no more. This is me, shouting my abortion. And it’s relief to finally do so.” Visit our stories for a link to the full story on our website. 💙 #shoutyourabortion #abortion #proabortion #humanrights #healthcare #reproductiverights #1in4

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reproductiverights, 1in4, shoutyourabortion, proabortion, healthcare, humanrights, abortion

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