Abortion Pills  in Butuan City

July 1, 2017

Gail, 20, student

Butuan City, Agusan del Norte, Philippines

Shocked and Scared

When I didn’t get my period on my ‘expected day/s’, I didn’t panic. I thought I just got delayed due to being stressed over many things. But a week after, I and my partner decided to have an induced menstruation. As what we’ve learned from searching in the internet, this can be done by taking vitamin C. I have followed a routine of taking up vitamin C for over a week, added parsley and dong quai to the routine, but got no results. From that moment, we know that I am pregnant. We just need a confirmation, so I took a pregnancy test. As expected, the result was positive. I didn’t know what to feel at that time. I was shocked and scared at the same time. Yes, I was shocked. Even if I already have the thought that I am pregnant, the feeling isn’t the same when I actually saw the result of the pregnancy test. I am a student at the time, and my partner just got hired in his work: we both knew what to do. We cannot afford to bear a child. We were both believers in the value of life, but for the same reason we decided to have an abortion. We are both not ready for such a commitment, and we knew that that’s the best decision we could do for this situation.

Supportive Partner

As I was busy with continuing my studies, it is my partner who researched about medical abortion. Fortunately, he learned about Project 486, and I contacted them. I was hesitant at first, I didn’t know who these guys were and if they can really help me. But it is never wrong to try, so I did. The communication went so fast, and I followed every instructions given to me. We had a hard time finding money, but we find ways because we are motivated to do so. We have to make a big decision. We need to.

After obtaining the necessary medicines for the procedures from Project 486, I and my partner set out a ‘vacation’ over the weekends. It was a very good timing because there was also a holiday after the weekend, which gave us enough time for the procedures, and a valid alibi as to our whereabouts. I religiously followed everything that was set out by my consultant. It was of very great help to have someone to be with you during these days (I recommend that you have someone to help you in the procedures to make it easier). It was my partner who gave me comfort as I was feeling rage of emotions over these times, and even after the procedures.

Correct Procedure

Discovering Project 486 was such a relief, even from the beginning. Knowing that there are those that are willing to help you in such a critical decision is a big help already. Much more about learning how to perform the procedures correctly. As we know, a lot of “abortionist” are in different places in the country, but having a medical abortion is, for me, less scary and safer. Project 486 provided me with such details and instructions on what to do before, during, and even after the procedures, and that’s what makes it worthy to be thanked for. Imagine being helped by people who doesn’t even know you personally. I’m at loss of words to thank these people.

Back on Track

The experience was a scary one (you never know what could go wrong) but fulfilling. When I personally saw the POC (Product of Conception), my partner was expecting me to cry. But I didn’t. I smiled. There was a feeling of great relief that surrounded me. Because I know, that at last, it is done.

After the procedures, we’ve went back to our usual daily activities, bearing in mind that we have to be more responsible with our actions, as there will always be a consequence in everything we do. My partner constantly checked on me (and my consultant too!), and comforted me when I feel sudden emotions that even I don’t understand. Fortunately, I recovered fast (thanks to my busy schedules and activities).

Having this experience, I believe, does not make me a bad person at all. Each of us is entitled to make our own decisions. I say so, because before I’ve decided to undergo through this, I knew that this was the right thing to do. While others may not understand this point, I know, you who’s reading this, you who’s having the same situation as I have had, will do. We all deserved to, as what my consultant told me, “Get right back on track” after having a mistake. However, let us also bear in mind the lessons we get from this experience. Let us be better persons. Better than yesterday. We are more than the mistakes we’ve done, more than our imperfections.