A Patient’s Reflection on her Medical Abortion (pills used: Mifepristone and Misoprostol / Cytotec) in the Philippines (entry #43)

October 31, 2017 M.C., 20, Taguig City, Metro Manila, Philippines Fear, guilt, anger, and incomparable sadness. I felt all of these the moment my partner and I discovered that I was pregnant and decided to have an abortion. I never imagine myself in this position kasi all my life, God knows na alam kong mali […]

Abortion in Masbate: 18 year old student endures pain and learn a valuable lesson (entry #41)

Oct. 22, 2017 P.V. , 18, student Masbate, Philippines Magtatatlong buwan na ang nilalaman ng aking tiyan nang makita ko ang blog about sa project 486. Bumalik ulit yung pag asa ko na baka maayos pa ang lahat kahit ilang buwan na ang nakalipas kasi nung mga nakaraang buwan na lumipas, hindi ko na alam […]

Abortion in Baguio City: A young doctor bullies a flight attendant into admitting she took abortion pills to end her pregnancy (entry #40)

“The doctor there was young and had an annoyingly assuming face asking if im sure that I did not take in anything. She called up her superior in front of me and asked what to do because I was apparently denying that I took in any meds. They took my urine sample and then she […]

Abortion Pills in Batangas: Scammed twice, couple finally got genuine help from Project 486

October 9, 2017 Alexa P. , 19, Customer Relations Batangas City, Philippines —- We were scammed twice, nawalan na kami ng pag-asa ng partner ko, but i tried taking other medicines like dong quai and ascorbic acid pero di nakahelp sakin dahil 9 weeks na akong pregnant, nothing happened after taking those meds for a […]

A Patient’s Reflection on her Medical Abortion (pills used: Mifepristone and Misoprostol / Cytotec) in the Philippines (entry #38)

Oct 7, 2017 Rona, 24, Office Personnel Sta. Ana, Manila, Philippines — Hi Sir Alex, This is my story. I already prepared this last weekend but haven’t send it yet due to no internet connection. ____________________ Choosing between what’s right and what you need to do is really hard. It has always been clear to […]

Abortion in Makati City: Newly-employed accountant wants to give back to parents before starting own family (entry #37)

October 4, 2017 Jen, 24, accountant Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines — My story… Hi! My name is Jen. My partner and I are both working professionals. We are in our early 20s and I just celebrated my first year in my Company. Although we are able to support ourselves in the big city, we […]

Abortion in Laguna: Senior high school student pushed through with it despite bf’s disapproval (entry #34)

September 30, 2017 Isay, Senior High School Student Laguna, Philippines I’m just an 18year-old senior high school student. At this stage of being a teenager, I know madami pa kong pagdaanan dahil wala pa akong napapatunayam. Ang alam ng parents ko school bahay lang ako. They didnt even know na may boyfriend ako. Madami pako […]