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5.2 Intended and Unintended Pregnancy, and Safe Abortion
5.2.1 Intended and Unintended Pregnancy

Read the case below and answe1· the following questions:
A teenage girl became pregnant. At first, she did not tell anyone
about this. Her best friend suspected that she n1ight have some prob-
lem and asked. "Why didn't you talk to anyone yesterday?" She was
shocked by her friend's words. At first she tried to deny that nothing
had happened. Her friend was not satisfied with her answer. After re-
peated requests fron1 her friend, she told everything. One day, when
she was alone at home, a man forcibly assaulted her. Even when
she tried to plead, he forcibly raped her. She was afraid and did not
tell anyone about this. She has not had her period for two months.
Whenshe had not had menstruation in the first month,shewaited
for the next month. Even after the second month, she did not have
periods.she was worried.

After hearing everything from the girl, the friend told her that there
was a woman in the village who would do an abortion for unwanted
pregnancy. The next day they met the woman and requested her to
abort the pregnancy. The woman pressed the teenager's stomach and
fed her illegal drugs. Then she bled a lot. Small lu1nps of flesh also
fell along with the clots of blood. Herbleeding did not stop. After
some time she fainted. Seeing this, the woman was also scared. The
friend immediately called her mother and took the girl to the village
health post. The doctor treated the girl free of cost and confidentially.

The girl expressed her concern to the doctor that she would not be
able to get pregnant or becmne infertile after this incident. The doc-
tor explained that infertility can be caused by unsafe abortion as well
as other reasons. This problem can be caused not only by women
but also by men. He also said that infertility can be cured if treated
on thne. The doctor also advised that if someone is infertile, they
should start the treatment process after consulting a doctor. After
resting for a few days, the girl felt better. After that, she started going
to school regularly. With the help of the school and parents, the man
who raped was punished according to the law.

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