Obviously, about abortion, which is a contentious issue for some.
I am approaching the third due date of the pregnancy I terminated in the autumn of 2011 at 9 weeks.
I was a very pious sort once, who believed that abortions were morally wrong. i admit that freely. I still do feel that the best option is not to be in that position in the first place.
However, although I do sometimes think about it, I don't regret it. I've been pregnant twice since so it hasn't affected my fertility.
I paid privately. I did not have any counselling - I was undecided when I went for the initial appointment but I have to say it was very much 'assumed' that I wanted to terminate. The record of the abortion is not in my medical file.
You don't have to give a reason, although they did press me to have the implant, which I refused. They did do a scan, which was a bit upsetting.
It did not hurt. I was warned I would bleed a lot but I didn't. My periods came back in 6 weeks.
You are in a room with a LOT of other women after the procedure, which is upsetting.
Other than that, I felt good after having it done, relieved, happy, mainly relieved.
I do have the odd flash of guilt. I wouldn't do it again.
But, I was reading another thread and it crossed my mind a lot of people do not really seem to know what having a termination is like. My experience may be typical or it may not be, I don't know, but it would be interesting to see what the experiences of others are to try to dispel or to address some of the myths that surround this difficult but sometimes necessary issue.