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Abortion in Belarus: women under pressure

2019-09-13T10:25:29.748Z


Diana, 91 years old, no children, an abortion "After the war, in 1945, I was particularly scared, having one leg amputated when I was very young, so I had to walk crutches for a long time, eventually getting a prosthesis I got pregnant at the age of 20. Ivan and I were not a couple, we just met from time to time, when I told him about the pregnancy, he looked at me silently and left, his mother was against the baby. they did not want a child from a crippled daughter-in-law, I was supposed to abort the child, and then I never again had anyone close to me, I decided to stay alone, working as a seamstress in a small town in the north of Belarus I have remained my whole life, I do not regret the abortion, I could not have raised the child by myself. "


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Diana, 91 years old, no children, an abortion
"Most of all, I was scared after the war in 1945. One leg was amputated when I was very young, so I had to walk a long time with crutches, finally got a prosthesis and got pregnant at the age of 20. Ivan and I were we did not meet every so often, when I told him about the pregnancy, he looked at me silently and left, his mother was against the baby, she said she did not want a child from a crippled daughter-in-law After that, I never again let anyone close to me, I decided to stay alone In a small town in the north of Belarus I worked as a seamstress, where I stayed all my life, I do not regret the abortion I could not have raised the child alone. "

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Source: spiegel

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