# @shoutyourabortion on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/B4m9jbMpk9j
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/34222042-shoutyourabortion-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/135966e8a6.jpg
- **Posted:** 2019-11-08T15:03:19.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Shout Your Abortion (@shoutyourabortion) — https://gondola.cc/shoutyourabortion

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“It was a mix of emotion for these past two weeks, but I never felt as though I was making the wrong decision. We talked about how we could try again for a baby in the future but we couldn’t take back having a baby we weren’t prepared for. Most of the guilt I felt was some internalized stigma that I never wanted to be in this position or be the girl who had an abortion. I also worked through the feelings that I really loved this fetus and all they could have been, but loved them enough to accept that I’m not in the best place to be an exceptional parent and give them the life they deserve. …Before I went to the clinic I spent hours upon hours reading this website and was so comforted by all the stories from others who were facing the same unwanted pregnancy and making the choice of an abortion as I was. I don’t have any shame in the decision that we made. During the time at the clinic the emotions I felt were overwhelming but they were mostly overwhelming because I was so floored by how comforted and supported I felt throughout. I just want others to know that it’s okay to put yourself first. Sometimes abortions can be made out to me a big traumatizing awful event, but that wasn’t my experience. I am not a bad person for making a decision that was out of pure love for myself and what was in my belly. I hope the stigma gets less and less so more people realize that it’s okay to walk away from this experience without guilt or shame.”
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