Jean-Paul's Story (Full version / EN)

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Unique Identifier Code / URN MSF260816

Date taken / Date Recorded 19/02/2019 12:00 AM

Country Unspecified Country

Commissioning section MSF-AUSTRALIA

Copyright /Digital Storytellers

Usage Rights (MSF) Advertising Campaign, External Media, MSF Fundraising, MSF Publications, Social Media

Formal Consent Copy available yes

Editor's rating ★★★ (F)

Video format h264 (Main) (avc1 / 0x31637661)

Duration 1m41s

Maximum Size 1920px × 1080px 192.66 MB

Additional Information / Shotlist I was visited by a young woman from the neighbourhood who knew me well.
At first she spoke about a urinary infection.
I examined her and didn’t find anything.
Later she explained to me: “I’m pregnant and I want to have an abortion."
"That’s why I have come to you, for you to help me.”
I told her “Unfortunately, here, we don’t do that.”
FALLING THROUGH THE GAPS // JEAN-PAUL'S STORY
The young girl went home, very disappointed. 
She often had to have unprotected relations with people
to find something, to earn a little, so she could feed and care for her grandmother.
She had no one that could help her.
For her, the idea of continuing with the pregnancy, was not a positive thing at all.
Two weeks later
she came to us with a perforated uterus.
She had gone to get an abortion elsewhere.
She was admitted to intensive care.
Unfortunately she died.
To this day I feel I'm the perpetrator of the death of this young girl that I knew well.
That is why, personally, I encourage MSF in its endeavour to provide safe abortion care
to these women, these girls, who are in distress.

Keywords

Abortion

Pregnancy