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2020 الإمارات العربية المتحدة

I felt grief to have to abort the pregnancy given that I am older (42), conceived naturally with a partner I feel committed to and would like to have a child with, and feel it is unlikely that I could get pregnant again. However it was necessary given the legal risks in this country. So I felt very sad to have to do it. I was also scared of the physical process, worried about the pain and the potential for complications.

Although I was scared, the information I received was thorough and reassuring. I followed all the instructions exactly as written and it was a very smooth experience. I did feel cramping and had heavy bleeding and it took about 5 days after the procedure to feel completely normal again, but it was much easier than I expected.

I am married, but separated from my husband for the past 3 years. He is living outside the country at the moment due to COVID travel restrictions returning to the UAE after what was supposed to be a short trip, and we're in the process of a divorce. In this country, it is illegal to have sex with someone other than one's legal spouse. Since I am technically still married (having a divorce in process doesn't make a difference to the law here) and my spouse is outside the country, conceiving a child with my boyfriend of 2 years is technically illegal. Although I would love to have another child, I would face severe legal ramifications if I chose to continue the pregnancy since going for any prenatal care here and/or giving birth would implicate that I had sex outside my marriage. Under normal circumstances I would have traveled to Europe to obtain a legal abortion, but travel restrictions due to the COVID would not allow me to return here to my country of residence thereafter, so I felt that I had no choice other than to try to figure out a way to obtain an abortion here.

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The fact that it is illegal in my country of residence did make me feel more nervous and fearful than I would otherwise. I was nervous about receiving the medications via mail and the potential of having to seek medical help if anything went wrong. However, the emails from the Women on Web team were incredibly helpful and reassuring and everything went very smoothly.

Grace Grace

Y no existe arrepentimiento.

Nadia

Le habia escrito una blanca cancion del amor entre una nube y un pez volador.

Lola

Mi decisión

Maria Victoria

A gravidez é também a morte da pessoa que você foi até aquele momento, para…

Malwina

To była bardzo trudna decyzja ale w tamtej chwili nie potrafiłam sobie…

Suzanne

I made the best decision for me

Macarena

Yo aborte , con oxapros en Buenos Aires tengo 24 años

deedee

한국에 계신 분들 걱정마십쇼!! 낙심하시 마시고 자신을 믿으세요!

Dani

Aborto a las 4 semanas, perdóname mi ángel.

Maria

Ser mamá por elección, no a la fuerza.

Melina

Yo aborte con oxaprost

Paulina

Zakupiłam proszki przez women on web bałam się bardzo czy wszystko…

Jess

This is something that was necessary for me but most definitely the hardest and…

Milva

Gdy okazało się, że jestem w ciąży najpierw się ucieszyliśmy z mężem. Będzie…

Beta

La única opción

Mandy Amanda

Hora de recomeçar

Freedom77

I was lucky enough to be able to have an NHS surgical termination at 8 weeks.

Marysia

Aborcja w domu

Fanti. Alexandra

Sentí y decidí.

Kojika

Jestem w stałym związku od 7lat. Mam kochającego mężczyznę i mała córeczkę.