My Abortion Lifeline

Real Narratives of Life-Saving Abortion Experiences across India

in English, 31 pages,
SAHAJ on behalf of CommonHealth , September 28, 2024
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This collection of stories is the culmination of CommonHealth’s Lifeline Campaign, created to mark International Safe Abortion Day on 28th September 2024. In a time of escalating global challenges to reproductive rights and autonomy, this campaign was conceived as a counter-narrative to the anti-choice rhetoric that paints abortion as “anti-life”, cruel and inhumane. Such framing, steeped in stigma and moral policing, perpetuates harmful myths and denies people access to life-saving care. The Lifeline Campaign set out with an unequivocal goal: to reclaim the language of life and affirm that safe, legal abortion is not just a fundamental human right—it is essential to individual well-being, public health, and reproductive justice.

We issued a nationwide call for personal stories, inviting individuals to share their experiences with abortion—whether accessed through formal healthcare systems or alternative methods, including over-the-counter medication or unregulated providers. We believe these narratives are crucial in demonstrating that restrictions on abortion access do not prevent abortions from occurring but rather push individuals to seek potentially unsafe alternatives.