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2020 Zjednoczone Emiraty Arabskie

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.

Czy nielegalność twojej aborcji wpłynęła na twoje uczucia?

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.

Maggie

Desculpa não te ter dado uma chance de sobreviveres, mas fiquei demasiado…

Alejandra

Yo decidí

noha

y la verdad para mi fue un alivio, esto comenzó un el mismo dia que decidi…

XHTarv

Too selfish, and ok with that for now.

Daniela

No era el momento, no me arrepiento.

Chelsea

I had a painful abortion

Hope

Zakochałam się w mężczyźnie o 13 lat starszym. Zawrócił mi w głowie. Jest…

Emilamontreal

J'ai avorté suite à ma grossesse arrêtée à 8 semaines

Ale

Muy difícil decisión

A R

Jest noc. @ dni temu o tej porze, leżałam w łazience myśląc, że chyba umieram.

deedee

한국에 계신 분들 걱정마십쇼!! 낙심하시 마시고 자신을 믿으세요!

La mujer decide

La sororidad es el arma más fuerte entre mujeres

T

I'm still going through it but I'm getting better everyday

Machilla

“I had an abortion” will appear automatically, but please feel free to change…

Stephanie

at just 19 years old.

Frida Ku

La experiencia que me cambio.

Jay

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

Mary

YO ABORTE CON CYTOTEC, con ayuda de una chica de un grupo de apoyo de méxico.

Irina

Cuando miro para atrás, más se afirma la certeza de que hice lo correcto.