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I was extremely lucky to find a safe place for my abortion.

2007 Philippinen

I had been to several OB-GYNs in hospitals. I told them I didn't want to and could not have a child but of course, they couldn't do anything because of the law here. Finally, at around 7 wks, I went to an NGO with a couple of female relatives. I felt extremely lucky because one of my relatives works in women's rights so we were able to go to an NGO with a real doctor and a counselor who interviewed me to make sure I was firm in my decision. They made me feel like they understood my predicament as I was young and very incapable of having a child. It's still highly illegal in this country so they were all understandably cautious and destroyed my ultrasound pictures and records. The procedure itself hurt and lasted maybe 20 minutes. I wasn't under general anesthesia but the nurses held my hand and told me to breathe. It felt good having all these women surrounding me. Afterwards, I was able to rest for a while in a lying-in room. My relationship with the father was no good though it lasted a couple more years (covertly) after my abortion. I'm happy I had it and I have no regrets over having it done. I only wish I could have spared my family the heartache and trouble.

Hat die Illegalität Ihres Schwangerschaftsabbruchs Ihre Gefühle beeinflusst?

Yes. I carried a lot of anger and guilt over it because I didn't feel it was fair that only a few people could afford or even find a safe place to carry out their abortion. And I was one of those few.

Wie haben andere Menschen auf Ihre Abtreibung reagiert?

People were supportive/indifferent/sad. Only a few knew because it's illegal here

Francis

Una decisión consciente de vida

aileen

I have had two abortions

Florencia

No podía quedar embarazada, las posibilidades para que eso suceda (según los…

Takasama

Przerażenie

Renata k

Fiz um aborto, foi uma escolha. Apesar do medo, foi muito tranquilo e não me…

Maria sovitlana

i really cant believe that i can do it in a country where so much hard law…

Ary

Yo he abortado 4 veces.

Вика а

I had an abortion я сделала аборт и не жалею. это бил правильный выбор. Я…

Regina Kunst

Aku memutuskan untuk aborsi karena pada saat itu, aku masih menempuh S3 dan…

Jennifer

At the age of 15 I was told that I would likely never be able to get pregnant…

Jillybean

Women's bodies belong only to us. Men, families, society, have no right to…

Suzanne

I made the best decision for me

Emily

It was the right thing to do.

Nica Celine

I had an abortion cuz my boyfriend wasn’t ready for it and his Islam and I’m…

Stephanie

at just 19 years old.