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Afghanistan
Women's Stories |
Lady
A's Story: I fell in love but he is from
a different race so his family rejected me to make their daughter
in-law. he didnt inist to marry me in front of his family as much
as he should have.I have been living a suppresed
frustrated life.I fell in love and later he started convincing
me to have sex. I didnt want to but slowly and somehow it happened.I
would ask
him to marry me and he would threaten to dump me. Recently I broke
up with him, he didnt resist much. But before breaking up, almost
3 weeks back we had sex. i always kept on asking him to use condoms
but he will
never listen to me and trick me into having uprotected sex. it
is not easy to get birth control pills but my partner will never
listen to me.Now I am in the biggest trouble of my life and because
he never listened to me.I am competely alone in this. I cant tell
ANYONE about this or else I will be stoned to death in public.
I hope you can help me or my only option would be to commit suicide.
Please Help I am desperate!
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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 |
deportation/banishment, imprisonment, stoning,
execution for pregnancy out of wedlock |
| Family reaction
if they knew I wanted to end my pregnancy |
beating from father or other family member, dis-owned
by family, death by the handsof a family member |
| Approximate
cost of an abortion in my country |
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| Age |
20 - 24 |
| Ethnic Group |
Middle Eastern |
| Reason for
becoming pregnant |
I had consensual sex with someone I cared for |
| Birth control
used (if any) |
I did not use birth control |
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Lady
B's Story:I was a farm girl sheltered
by my family and was sold into an anrranged marriage and forced
to have intercoure with my relative.I want freedom in many way
but i want to with my body and free my self of this child that
i will not be able to love because of the sin around me and my
country. Please gelp me out i want to make a decision on my owmn
and stop living in fear.
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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 |
execution for pregnancy out of wedlock |
| Family reaction
if they knew I wanted to end my pregnancy |
genital mutilation |
| Approximate
cost of an abortion in my country |
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| Age |
20 - 24 |
| Ethnic Group |
Middle Eastern |
| Reason for
becoming pregnant |
I was raped by a family member |
| Birth control
used (if any) |
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Lady
C's Story: Im 17 and me and my boyfriend are having sex, even though we are not allowd. if are families find out i might be pregnat or are they will dis-own us both, or worst. I will get beatings from the men in my family, and he will be dishonored.
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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 |
school expulsion, execution for pregnancy out of wedlock |
| Family reaction
if they knew I wanted to end my pregnancy |
school expulsion, beating from father or other family member, dis-owned by family, death by the hands of a family member |
| Approximate
cost of an abortion in my country |
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| Age |
17 - 19 |
| Ethnic Group |
Middle Eastern |
| Reason for
becoming pregnant |
I used birth control but it did not work |
| Birth control
used (if any) |
Rhythm Method |
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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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cost of an abortion in my country |
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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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cost of an abortion in my country |
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Lady
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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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becoming pregnant |
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Lady
's Story:
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abortion legal in your country or state? |
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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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becoming pregnant |
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Lady
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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if they knew I wanted to end my pregnancy |
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cost of an abortion in my country |
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Lady
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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cost of an abortion in my country |
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Lady
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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becoming pregnant |
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Lady
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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