Abortion in Dubai | Abortion in Bangalore India Alternative
Dubai Abortion Laws
Dubai is a member state of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Hence, it follows all the laws of the UAE. The UAE maintains very strict laws against abortion, making abortion in Dubai nearly impossible.
The law states that a woman may only get an abortion if the pregnancy will kill the mother. Or the baby has a defect so severe that it will not be able to survive. Any woman wanting to get an abortion, even for these extreme reasons must have the approval of a medical panel. The panel has to confirm that her case fits these conditions.
A woman found getting an abortion without approval may face up to 5 years in prison and 100 lashes. The punishment may be more severe if it’s an abortion for unmarried. And that’s because, it is also a crime for an unmarried woman to get pregnant.
Due to the strict laws and punishments against abortion in Dubai , many women in need of an abortion have two options. The first is to have an unsafe abortion either through an illegal clinic or by buying abortion pills online. The second is to travel outside of the country to a place where abortion is legal.
Option #1 (NOT Recommended): Unsafe abortion in Dubai
Many women who are desperate choose to have abortions buy abortion pills online or from an illegal abortion clinic or midwife. These options offer no protection for the woman if a complication occurs. And often the authorities discover an unsafe abortion attempt when the woman goes to the hospital as a result of these complications.
Even though the abortion pill is safe, taking in the wrong dose can cause complications like incomplete abortion. Or even taking it at the wrong point in pregnancy can cause severe complications and health risks. Many women experience hemorrhaging and abdominal pain when they take the pills incorrectly.
Illegal surgical abortions lead to infection, infertility, scarring and even death. There are no statistical reports on abortions in Dubai. So, it is hard to know the exact number of women who have unsafe abortions or the complications they experience.
The authorities through the UAE work to stop and convict anyone that runs an illegal abortion clinic. Often these are run by people who lack training. They may have very little knowledge about the procedures they are trying to perform. Few doctors are willing to take the risk of performing an illegal abortion in the face of the strict punishments.
Travelling to Another Country for Abortion
Instead of getting an abortion in Dubai, women with the means to do so choose to visit an abortion center in another country. The popular option of choice is Bangalore, India. Travelling to a country where abortion is legal is the safest option. A high quality abortion clinic in India caters to out of town or country patients and will go as far as to make travel and accommodation arrangements as possible to make your abortion experience hassle-free.
Consequences of Abortion in Dubai
There have been several cases showing that the laws against abortion in Dubai apply to everyone, even visitors and non-Muslims. Recently a South African woman faced imprisonment for six months when she visited the hospital due to excessive bleeding. Even though they could not prove that the bleeding was due to an abortion she was still sent to prison.
Many women are so desperate to avoid prison that they will do anything to have an abortion. Some women face threatening from their boyfriends to get rid of the pregnancy or they will turn them in. A man will face no sentence for impregnating a woman without marrying her, but a woman can face imprisonment with her child following deportation upon release.
There were only 116 abortions reported in 2008 for residents in the UAE, all of which were outside of the country. Woman who want to protect themselves and their lives choose to travel to a clinic where they can have a safe and legal abortion.
The Genesis Hospital abortion clinic located in Bangalore, India offers safe, confidential and legal medical abortions. For the hospital, it doesn’t matter where is the woman from. In India, medical termination of pregnancy is legal up to 20 weeks of pregnancy. Women will not have to fear persecution or judgment when they visit the Abortion Clinic in Bangalore. Bangalore Genesis Hospital is a certified and approved facility to provide medical termination of pregnancy.
Here, experienced gynecologists provide abortion services in accordance with methods prescribed by the WHO (World Health Organization), and in line with US medical standards.
