Telling Truer Stories – 2018

Unfortunately, our stories were mostly met with anger, insult, ill-informed and unsolicited advice.

The reality is that abortion is happening in the Philippines, and thousands of women are dying precisely because abortion is illegal in this country. Many of us choose to ignore this truth.

As long as we keep our minds shut, we will always have a negative perception of abortion. As long as we keep mum, nothing will change.

The worst stories she’d heard came from the nurses over at Fabella, about women who didn’t have enough money or contacts, and opted to do it themselves:

There were the ones who tried to
fish it out with a hanger.

The ones that were advised to
expel it with laundry detergent.

The ones who “fell” down flights of stairs in an attempt to dislodge it.

I wrote this because I am tired of girls being made to regret decisions that involve their own bodies. I am tired of women having to do what they don’t want to do because of the fear of being judged. Motherhood is a gift but it is also a decision.

So if I could go back to the exact same situation where I had to choose between keeping the baby or not would I still do it? Yes, and hopefully in a more sanitized, safe place for abortions.