Women Share Their Abortion Stories

Newsy’s Maura Sirianni spoke to one woman who considers herself “pro-life,” and another who considers herself “pro-choice." Both have had abortions.

“I can’t physically, emotionally or mentally properly take care of this child,” said Amanda, who considers herself “pro-choice.” 

When Amanda got pregnant at age 21, she was in an abusive relationship, in between jobs, and without health care. From there, she turned to planned parenthood to talk about options.

“I sat there and at one point, I broke down and I said, ‘What do I do?’ She was very kind and said, while I can’t tell you what to do, I can give you as much information so you can make that decision for yourself; I did and from there, I chose to have an abortion,” said Amanda.