Iran Moves To Tighten Abortion Restrictions

RFE
05 Jul 2022, 00:15 GMT+10

Maryam ended her pregnancy two years ago using abortion pills.

Her husband supported her. The couple already have a boy and a girl, and they decided they did not want a third child.

Abortion pills are not easily accessible in Iran due to government restrictions. Maryam obtained misoprostol through a pharmacist who was recommended by a friend.

"I was lucky as I knew the pill was not fake," she told RFE/RL.

Women who seek an abortion in Iran often rely on the black market to obtain abortion pills that are often counterfeit or expired and ineffective. They also use underground abortion services by doctors and midwives that sometimes operate in unhygienic conditions.

Among them is Neda, who failed to end her pregnancy with an abortion pill. She then went to a gynecologist who she was told performed abortions.

"The doctor treated me like a criminal and didn't offer any help," she told the moderate Sharq daily in April.

Finally, she said, she found a midwife who helped end her unwanted pregnancy.

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