Monday, June 20, 2011

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NOTE: Since abortion is an illegal act in the Philippines and other parts of the globe, the person’s identity, location and photograph will not be revealed in this interview. This provides security for the interviewee, the relatives and acquaintances.

10 QUESTIONS FOR AN ABORTIONIST

Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy by the removal or expulsion of a fetus or embryo from the uterus, resulting in or caused by its death.

Meet GARY (not his real name), an abortionist.

QUESTION 1: Bakit niyo po naisipang maging isang abortionist? (Why did you decide to become an abortionist?)

GARY: Gipit kami sa buhay. Wala ng iba pang mapapasukan na trabaho. Hindi ako nakapagtapos kahit high school. Hindi na rin ako nakapagaral. Para sa akin, kaya kong kumapit sa patalim para lang mapakain at masuportahan ang pamilya ko. (We are poor. I don’t have a job since I wasn’t able to finish school. I wasn’t able to study too. I am willing to risk anything just for me to be able to provide my family’s needs.)

QUESTION 2: Ano po ang edad ng mga taong lumalapit sa inyo para magpaabort?(What is the average age of people who seek for abortion?)

GARY: Mga 17 o kaya 18. Madalas mga dalagita. Madalas nilang rason, takot sila sa maaring mangyari kapag nalaman ng mga magulang nila. (Around 17 to 18. Their primary reason for abortion is that they’re afraid to let their parents know about their pregnancy.)

QUESTION 3: Medical practitioner lang po ba dapat ang gumagawa ng abortion? (Is the process of abortion only done by medical practitioners?)

GARY: Iyon ay kapag legal pero minsan ginagawa din ng mga duktor iyon kasi may mga kaso para diyan. Depende sa nagbubuntis. Minsan kasi life or death na lang kapag buntis kapag may problema sa pagbubuntis o kaya minsan naman para mailigtas ang nagbubuntis sa anumang sakit na maaring magdulot kapag nanganak siya. (That is the case if it is legal but sometimes doctors do it too. There are many cases for it and these cases depend on the medical situation of the pregnant woman. Sometimes, safe abortion is done in order to save the life of the woman. Moreover, abortion is also done in order to lessen the risk illnesses or diseases that may affect the pregnant woman after delivery.)

QUESTION 4: Mayroon pa po bang ibang uri ng abortion? (Are there any other types of abortion?)

GARY: Miscarriage. Induced abortion ang tawag doon. (Miscarriage. It is often called as induced abortion.)

QUESTION 5: Maari niyo po ba iexplain ang paraan ng abortion ng mga hindi medical practitioner? (Can you explain the process of abortion done by non-medical practitioners?)

GARY: Paggamit ng abortifacient drugs o ang pampalaglag. Minsan may ibang proseso gaya ng paginject. (The use of abortifacient drugs. There are also injectables being used.)

QUESTION 6: Para sa inyo, mali ba o tama ang abortion? (For you, abortion is good or bad?)

GARY: Kung ibabase ko sa paniniwala ko, mali ang abortion. Pumapatay ka kasi ng inosenteng tao. Dapat maging responsable ka sa mga aksyon mo para hindi ka magsisi sa huli. (If I will base my answer on what I believe at, abortion is bad because you kill innocent people. You should be responsible with your actions so that you won’t regret anything.)

QUESTION 7: Maari po bang mamatay ang isang tao kapag nagpaabort siya? (Can a person die if she seeks for abortion?)

GARY: Oo, lalo na kapag hindi tama ang proseso. (Of course especially if the process is unhygienic and unsafe.)

QUESTION 8: Kapag nabigyan po kayo ng magandang trabaho, titigil po ba kayo sa pagiging abortionist? (If you are given a better job, will you stop being an abortionist?)

GARY: Oo siguro. Ayoko pumatay, ayoko talaga pero napipilitan ako dahil sa hirap ng buhay. Minsan napagtatanto ko, bakit ko ba ito ginagawa? Pera lang ba ang kapalit ng buhay? Hindi mangyayari na magiging mas mahalaga ang pera kaysa sa buhay. (Yes. I don’t want to kill but I am forced to since I am poor. Sometimes, I realize why am I doing this? Is money the replacement for the lives I kill? Never it will happen that the value of money will overshadow the value of life.)

QUESTION 9: Para sa iyo, may kasalanan ba ang mga nagpapaabort? (For you, do the people who seek for abortion commit sin?)

GARY: Oo. Kahit gaano man kaganda ang intensyon nila, kung mali naman ang proseso, wala rin. (Yes. No matter how good your intention is, if the process is bad, the whole thing becomes a sin.)

QUESTION 10: Pabor po ba kayo sa RH Bill? (Are you in favor of RH Bill?)

GARY: Hindi. (No.)



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