i’m 34 and i live in a part of mexico where abortion is still not legal. back in february i found out i was three weeks pregnant, first trough a home test, and then through a blood test done at a lab. when i got the results from the lab, i knew right away i didn’t want to be pregnant. i didn’t tell the father anything because we were not in a relationship, and i also didn’t want to justify of explain my actions to anyone. on my way back home, i started thinking about what i would do to end my pregnancy. i thought about traveling to mexico city where you can get an abortion safely, but that was an expensive option for me. i then got in contact with a group of local feminists who use facebook to guide other women through medicated at home abortions. i went to my nearest pharmacy to buy misoprostol. even though you don’t need a prescription, the pharmacist didn’t want to sell it to me, so i went to another pharmacy. the other pharmacist was very kind and sold me the misoprostol with no problem (i paid $25 dollars for a box of 28 tablets). i also bought ibuprofen, pads, and electrolytes. i went back home and before taking the first dose of misoprostol, i decided to call my sister who lives in california and who had had an abortion at planned parenthood a couple of years before. she was very supportive and helpful. i then took two doses of misoprostol and began to bleed lightly. i also got cramps, fever, and diarrhea but these symptoms only lasted through the night. in the end, i only took 3 doses of misoprostol because that seemed to work. the bleeding went on for days. after 10 days i was still bleeding and i went to my ob/gyn and told her the story. she was very kind and told me that she was not going to report me to the authorities, and that i needed an ultrasound to make sure the pregnancy was terminated. we did that and sure enough, there was no more pregnancy; i was relieved. she also gave my a prescription for an antibiotic to avoid any infections. in total, i bled for 15 days and it took a while for my period to come back. i’m happy that i had no complications and that i had the resources to buy the medication and pay for my visit to my ob/gyn. however, it saddens me that i had to risk my wellbeing and that i had to do this alone at home because it was the only choice i really had. abortion should be legal, safe and free for every woman that decides to terminate her pregnancy.