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Columbian
Women's Stories
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Lady
A's Story: i need help im pregnant, im
19, i have no money, im studing at the
university...i cant have a baby right now...help me¡¡¡
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| Is
abortion legal in your country or state? |
No |
| Penalties in
my country if i choose to end my pregnancy prematurely |
jail |
| Family reaction
if they knew I wanted to end my pregnancy |
school
expulsion, beating from father or other family member, dis-owned
by family, kick out of my house |
| Approximate
cost of an abortion in my country |
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| Age |
17 - 19 |
| Ethnic Group |
Hispanic / Latino |
| Reason for
becoming pregnant |
I had consensual sex with someone I cared
for |
| Birth control
used (if any) |
We used a condom for men |
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Lady
B's Story: I am 22 years old, I have one
daughter that is 2, I am a single mother who struggles every day
to take good care
of my daughter and I made a mistake and had unprotected sex with
someone who basically took upon himself to ejaculate in me...I
was furious when he did it, I didn't know about the morning after
pill then, if I knew I wouldnt be pregnant now, I already had
an abortion before and the experience was very traumatic for me,
I have nightmares to this day about it, the equipment, the sounds
and even the doctor still haunts me, I would rather have knowledge
of a natural way of a miscarriage than
having another abortion again.
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| 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 |
Disowned by my family |
| Approximate
cost of an abortion in my country |
$500 |
| Age |
20 - 24 |
| Ethnic Group |
African American |
| Reason for
becoming pregnant |
I was duped, drugged, or conned into
having sex with someone who I would not normally have had sex with,
I did
not use birth control |
| Birth control
used (if any) |
I did not use birth control |
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Lady
C's Story: im in love and i thought it
would be the right thing to have sex. the
only thing is that i didnt use protection because my boyfriend
said he'd
pull out. we did this behind our parentsback and we had no time
to buy
protection. now im scared i might be pregnant. this happened on
sunday, the 26 of november.
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| Is
abortion legal in your country or state? |
Yes |
| Penalties in
my country if i choose to end my pregnancy prematurely |
school expulsion |
| Family reaction
if they knew I wanted to end my pregnancy |
school expulsion, beating from father or other
family member, dis-owned by family |
| Approximate
cost of an abortion in my country |
$500 |
| Age |
17 - 19 |
| Ethnic Group |
Hispanic / Latino |
| Reason for
becoming pregnant |
I had consensual sex with someone I cared
for, I did not use birth control |
| Birth control
used (if any) |
I did not use birth control |
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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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Lady
E's Story: |
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abortion legal in your country or state? |
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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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G's Story: |
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abortion legal in your country or state? |
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Lady
H's Story: |
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abortion legal in your country or state? |
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I's Story: |
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Lady
J's Story: |
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abortion legal in your country or state? |
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K's Story: |
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abortion legal in your country or state? |
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L's Story: |
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M's Story: |
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N's Story: |
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