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2020 Vereinigte Arabische Emirate

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.

Hat die Illegalität Ihres Schwangerschaftsabbruchs Ihre Gefühle beeinflusst?

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.

Aguaperdida Pam

Fue una decisión muy difícil pero estoy segura de que fue la mejor.
Un embarazo

Karolina

Przez problemy z tarczycą, totalnie rozregulował mi się cykl… i doszło do tego…

Ale

Muy difícil decisión

Paloma

tenemos derecho a decidir, a no ser juzgadas!!! nosotras también tenemos…

Constanza Arely

El ser madre debe ser una decisión, una de las mejores experiencias que vive…

Jay

I had a medical abortion when i was 18 years old at 5 weeks pregnant. Yes, it…

Esperanza

El adiós más difícil.

P

...Lo quería pero no podía

Daniela

Yo aborté y es la mejor decisión que pude haber tomado.

Sofia Ignatius

I had abortion n all went well

Melina

Yo aborte con oxaprost

Anna

O ciąży dowiedziałam się tydzień przed świętami grudniowymi. Okres spóźniał mi…

Alice

Nunca imaginei que tomaria essa decisão, mas foi melhor no momento...

Alma en busca de libertad

MI DECISIÓN, MI CUERPO, JUSTICIA PARA LAS MUJERES.

Rene Suárez

A mis 24 años, en mi último año de carrera, sin nada estable, ni trabajo, ni…

María

Aborté y no me arrepiento. I do not regret my abortion.

Fabiola Moreno

I had an abortion when I was 16 years old.

Nthati

It was a difficult but necessary choice to have made.