Written by Vivian I read a facebook post where the creator of the post – a married woman – was talking about the different contraceptive methods she has tried using after having her last child and how none of them seemed to work for her body. In the post, the woman talked about using Implanon — a kind of implant — and complained about experiencing severe heartache and spine pain. The comments that followed were mostly from women who agreed …
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Written by Omekedo Efemena Obialunamma *Please note that names are changed to protect the identity of the women whose stories are shared in this post. Abortion is still a taboo topic in many African societies. To obtain …
This essay is hypothetical, but the possibilities it presents could become reality if we don’t take care. What would happen if anti-abortion advocates had their way and abortion was illegal everywhere? Roe v Wade was overturned, …
Written and Photographed By Billy Hani I just had my first abortion a month ago and I feel grief for losing my child while simultaneously feeling guilty for ‘murdering’ them. Hi, my name is Chepchumba* and …
Written by Fui Can-Tamakloe On a quiet night’s drive through Labadi in Accra, a lover tells me about a pregnancy scare. She talks about a missed period, a positive pregnancy test, a visit to the hospital …
In my Google notes, there is a list of things I plan to do with my partner, as this is the first beyond-one-year relationship I have had. I have a folder of our memories; screenshots from …
Consequences, or the troubles of Mr Thomas Hughes[1] My Hughes has put a woman in the family way. And things were about to get nasty. This world of ours is one of Consequences. In view of …
I have been a bit prolific recently, but not so much on Adventures. I promise to rectify that. I have had a blog topic marinating in my head on the subject of erectile dysfunction (amongst many …
One of my best friends in Secondary school was a nun, and she told me that women who had abortions were condemned in hell to sit by a pool of blood, and had to drink from …
Abortion. Termination. Right to Choose. No matter how you dress it to suit your sentiments, they’re all synonyms for the same thing: a baby is about to die in the womb. As the abortion debate rages …
She went to the village for the first time in years to visit her extended family. One day she’s home alone and her cousin’s husband enters the room where she is and locks the door. He …