Real Stories
I’ve reached safe ground
"The Retreat was like reaching safe ground. I found that I could stand up straight and let people look me in the eye again and that no one was judging me – not even myself. Since the Retreat, I can honestly say that I am happy. I feel settled. There are two...
He found out the next day
A partner’s experience of abortion can have a huge impact on men and change a relationship forever. As the father or step-father of an aborted child, men are often excluded from finding healthy expression for their grief. This story is from a man who...
I just wanted the whole thing to go away
"I didn’t want to hear about being pregnant or about choices – I just wanted the whole thing to go away.All my friends seemed to be with someone and I was really beginning to wonder why I found it so hard. By the time I was in my final year, I still didn’t have...
It’s Like An Invisible Neon Sign…
"My experience of abortion is so long ago... But the effects of it have been with my all my life. I’ve told very few people about this experience – partly because I don’t want to become one of those people who ends up trying to justify abortion and partly...
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