A post submitted by CGI member Morgan.

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https://www.thenation.com/article/world/abortion-in-haiti-challenges/

atiana Pierre was about four months pregnant when she discovered that she was expecting. The 24-year-old mother of three said that when her belly started to show, the lady providing her and her children with shelter in exchange for labor kicked them out. The pregnancy meant too many mouths to feed.

A few months earlier, on July 8, 2022, gang members fatally shot Katiana’s husband as the family tried to escape a territory war that erupted in Cite Soleil, a highly impoverished commune in Haiti controlled by armed criminals. The same men then tortured and sexually assaulted Katiana in front of her kids. Two months later, Katiana was yet again sexually assaulted as she roamed the streets begging for money to feed her children.

When she and her children were forced back onto the streets, Katiana felt alone. “My house was burnt down, my husband dead. I was sleeping in the streets. So I decided not to keep it.” She self-managed her abortion, lacking the money to seek help from a clandestine provider, which can sometimes cost about $50. The country’s current laws prohibit doctors from practicing abortions. She said she first took pills and drank a concoction of medicinal herbs to end the pregnancy. When these methods failed, she reached out to a friend. The friend told her, “I will give you a remedy, but there’s a huge risk you will die in the process,” Katiana recalled

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More like the cost of NOT leglising abortion. It's HELL to be a chick in Haiti, and a lot of other places. Where biology is still destiny, is a disgusting way of life. No choice, regardless of what you want.