|  You
are not alone . . .
Japanese
Women's Stories
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Lady
A's Story: Came to Japan to get away from
it all. I have a nice husband (no kids) in Canada, but we had
marriage problems so I kind of resent him for
what went wrong with us. Still married, but here a cute coworker
took advantage of me while drunk and now I'm pregnant and in a
foreign country where it's too expensive to get a medical abortion,
one month's salary for me. |
| Is
abortion legal in your country or state? |
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| Penalties in
my country if i choose to end my pregnancy prematurely |
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| Family reaction
if they knew I wanted to end my pregnancy |
husband leaves, dis-owned by family |
| Approximate
cost of an abortion in my country |
$1200 |
| Age |
20 - 24 |
| Ethnic Group |
Caucasian (White) |
| Reason for
becoming pregnant |
I was intoxicated (drunk, stoned, high) on alcohol
or drugs due to my own actions. And I had sex without being fully
aware of the situation., |
| Birth control
used (if any) |
I did not use birth control |
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Lady
B's Story: I don't know where to start,
we have a fairly normal life, 3 kids
together and he has a son from a previous marriage. His religion
has never been an issue but it would be now. We are very careful
since he doesn't want a vasectomy and I take the pill faithfully.
I didn't forget or skip a day but here I am, nearly 40 with 3
kids and drop dead broke. He was out of work for two years and
we\'ve been clawing our way out of bad debt. We are still IN DEBT
but we aren't in foreclosure any more and I don't have to chain
my car to a tree to keep it from being towed away. I don't have
$400 for an abortion, and neither does my husband, and there is
no way to scrape it up from relatives, loans or
whatever. |
| Is
abortion legal in your country or state? |
No |
| Penalties in
my country if i choose to end my pregnancy prematurely |
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| Family reaction
if they knew I wanted to end my pregnancy |
husband leaves, dis owned by family, |
| Approximate
cost of an abortion in my country |
$400.00 |
| Age |
35 - 39 |
| Ethnic Group |
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| Reason for
becoming pregnant |
I had consensual sex with someone I cared
for |
| Birth control
used (if any) |
Birth Control Pill |
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Lady
C's Story: |
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abortion legal in your country or state? |
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my country if i choose to end my pregnancy prematurely |
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if they knew I wanted to end my pregnancy |
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Lady
D's Story: |
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abortion legal in your country or state? |
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my country if i choose to end my pregnancy prematurely |
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if they knew I wanted to end my pregnancy |
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Lady
E's Story: |
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abortion legal in your country or state? |
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my country if i choose to end my pregnancy prematurely |
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if they knew I wanted to end my pregnancy |
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Lady
F's Story: |
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abortion legal in your country or state? |
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my country if i choose to end my pregnancy prematurely |
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if they knew I wanted to end my pregnancy |
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Lady
G's Story: |
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abortion legal in your country or state? |
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my country if i choose to end my pregnancy prematurely |
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if they knew I wanted to end my pregnancy |
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H's Story: |
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abortion legal in your country or state? |
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my country if i choose to end my pregnancy prematurely |
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if they knew I wanted to end my pregnancy |
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I's Story: |
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abortion legal in your country or state? |
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my country if i choose to end my pregnancy prematurely |
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J's Story: |
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abortion legal in your country or state? |
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my country if i choose to end my pregnancy prematurely |
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K's Story: |
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abortion legal in your country or state? |
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my country if i choose to end my pregnancy prematurely |
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if they knew I wanted to end my pregnancy |
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L's Story: |
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abortion legal in your country or state? |
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my country if i choose to end my pregnancy prematurely |
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if they knew I wanted to end my pregnancy |
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cost of an abortion in my country |
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M's Story: |
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abortion legal in your country or state? |
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my country if i choose to end my pregnancy prematurely |
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if they knew I wanted to end my pregnancy |
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cost of an abortion in my country |
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N's Story: |
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abortion legal in your country or state? |
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my country if i choose to end my pregnancy prematurely |
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if they knew I wanted to end my pregnancy |
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