“I knew that I couldn’t give birth to a dead baby”

“There are many different reasons why a woman would need to have a pregnancy terminated”.

At 22 weeks a mother-to-be discovered her daughter suffered a fatal fetal abnormality. Unable to continue the pregnancy, the heartbroken woman decided to terminate the pregnancy. In the piece below, originally recorded by No More Shame, Donna Dent reads the unacceptable story of a woman forced out of her country without support, condolence or guidance.

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