Jamaicans share deepest secrets in fresh push to allow abortion Reuters > By Reuters - 20 February 2021 - 11:41 Jamaican law bans abortion with a penalty of life in jail. Image: 123RF/David Carillet
Midway through sex, Trishana s boyfriend removed the condom she d told him to use, resulting in an unwanted pregnancy and the prospect of life in jail if she was caught terminating it.
Trishana s gynaecologist agreed to perform an abortion in his clinic after hours for about $300 (R4 397,69), although he could have been jailed for three years if caught. It was definitely was the right decision to make. I m still a 20-something figuring life out, said Trishana, who declined to publish her real name but plans to anonymously submit her story to Abortion Jamaica, a website set up last month.