At Di Ramona, we rarely focus directly on the abortion process itself, but rather on the accompaniment we provide.
“I would love to see people have the right to safe abortion.”
If I heard about someone having an abortion I used to judge her for committing a sin. But now I understand it’s normal.
“The current abortion law is not giving a chance to women.”
If a woman wants to have an abortion she will find a way. Here in Malawi, most will resort to backstreet abortions which endanger their lives.
“Abortion law reform is long overdue in Malawi.”
No girl should die because of unsafe abortion. I want to see the bill passed to expand the legal right to safe abortion for more people.
“Abortion is a class issue in Malawi.”
Everybody thought that abortion is completely illegal in Malawi. A big part of our work is educating people about the law and their rights.
I’ve seen the damage that is caused by unsafe abortion
I wanted to get involved because I’ve seen the damage that is caused by unsafe abortion, many families were losing loved ones.
Women were dying from unsafe abortions. But not anymore.
Women used to lose their wombs; others died from unsafe abortions. But not anymore.
Tamtang has brought abortion rights into the spotlight
“There are still many barriers to accessing safe abortions in Thailand, depending on where you live, and how much money you have.”
It’s quite emotional to remember the day the abortion law changed
“I was getting so many messages from people telling me they’d had abortions, but they didn’t know who to talk to, or how to deal with it.”