Illegal abortions still happen in UK
Kayleigh:
November 27th, 2007
The BBC has discovered that women are still having back street abortions even though they were made legal over 40 years ago.
A BBC undercover reporter posed as an illegal immigrant who was 6 weeks pregnant and went ‘for help’ to special Chinese herb shops in East London. One of the staff who worked at the Shanghai Herbal and Acupuncture Centre offered to help her. He said:
“If you see the bleeding come out, that’s fine, some people don’t. I need to call another company, from China, [they will] deliver it to here, you understand?”
He then sold her a drink for £40 so she would have a miscarriage.
Currently in the UK, an abortion is only legal up to 24 weeks. Some desperate women, often teenagers and younger women, feel they have to turn to illegal abortions to get the help they need. Professional private abortions can cost between £350 and £750, so you can imagine it can be difficult for some to find this kind of money.
Whilst I do not agree with illegal back street abortions, I do think the waiting list for abortions is far too long on the NHS and needs to be looked at. Abortion can be a traumatic experience for any woman to go through, and women shouldn’t have to feel they have to turn away from their healthcare service in order to get one.
February 7th, 2008 at 7:06 pm
One of the things that people with depression have to deal with is the perception of others around them!
May 26th, 2008 at 2:10 pm
traumatic experience ??? to the woman??? that is funny do u can imagine how dramatic is to the baby ??? woman like that is funny whyyy make with out protection??? is so easy use that dont cut much and NHS can give tablet free …. but no girls prefere just open the legs with out protection and afther that just pay £40 do drink ??? ou pau legal ou ilegal to do something sooooo animal …
that baby have a life !!!! that baby depend of u …. that baby dind ask to be there u did that can u just care on !!! if u can not have the baby later give for some on that really want and can not have ! dont to waht is permited until 24 weeks … do the right one give a life !!! give the oportunity of some litle one can live !!!