Dear Katie, This is a terrible story, and I am so sorry that you are having to endure this terrible experience. Your situation has brought this archaic law into public awareness and I hope that your suffering will hasten the removal of this law. Abortion is healthcare and should be decriminalised. With best wishes , Helen
Hi Katie, Your story has made me so sad. It chills me that you have been treated this way simply for accessing medication. It’s disgusting. I offer you love, support and sisterhood. I have terminated two pregnancies, one surgically and one using pills as prescribed by a doctor. You should have been treated with love, compassion and respect. It is what you deserve in the face of a medical emergency. I am sure you know this but sometimes we need to hear it: it is not your fault. It is infuriating that after an experience like this you now have to face a bogus court case. You should be recovering from this traumatic health incident surrounded by love, not judgement. Sending you love, and solidarity, I will follow your case and hope very much to see compassion and justice throw the bloody thing out of the courts so you can heal. Jo
Sorry you are being treated so shabbily by people who should be showing understanding and compassion. Be assured that a great many “ordinary ” folk sympathise and are thinking of you.
I am appalled by the way that you have been treated. There are many of us who have read about what is happening to you – you are in our thoughts and prayers. No matter how you feel please remember that you are not alone in facing your challenges.
I can not afford to send money, but I can offer my deepest sympathy for what this archaic & cruel law has put you through. I know that terminating a pregnancy is not the end of a traumatic journey. I hope that you can find the strength to persevere & win this battle. I stand in faith with you x
Dear Katie, I’m so sorry to learn about what you experienced and am furious on your behalf that something so unfathomable could happen to you. I spent a night in hospital due to a gynaecological procedure and felt suicidal, so can only imagine how you must have felt. You should have been safe and protected, not punished. I know words from strangers can’t undo the harm done to you, but I hope it brings you some comfort to know that people like me are on your side, sending love and compassion. I will continue to support Level Up’s campaign to decriminalise abortion and hope the legal system sees sense over your treatment (the moral crime is entirely theirs).
We are on your side- it’s the only side. I’m so sorry you’ve had to go through this double trauma and thank you for having the courage to fight for yourself and all of us.
