I was in another country. I had no housing security or job security and my partner at the time had zero interest in becoming a parent. I couldn’t bring myself to sign the form and waited another week wrestling with my guilt in seeking an abortion. Two weeks later I finally signed it and had a surgical termination. I remember the sonographer’s face. She barely looked at me. I felt so ashamed.
We had 1 incidence of unprotected sex and after much deliberation I decided to take Plan B which ended up not working.
Attending catholic school and having the nuns show us films that were abortion propaganda also reinforced the 'anti-abortion' view.
I had a relatively new relationship I liked and thought a child not wanted by both, would jeopardise a relationship I was happy in, for one as a single parent.
When I spoke to my GP, she was amazing, was completely non-judgemental, and offered a referral and support letter for access to an abortion, if I wanted one.
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