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Post  Posted: Oct 23, 2009 - 06:14 PM  Reply with quote  Back to top
Post subject: I need an abortion!
I'm just a student in Shanghai and found out that I'm pregnant...I have made up my mind to get an abortion.. I am being referred to Ruijin Hospital.. does anyone know about this place? I need this place to be affordable.. Does anyone know how much this would cost me since I'm a foreigner??? Help!
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Post  Posted: Oct 23, 2009 - 06:37 PM  Reply with quote  Back to top
Ruijin thread:
http://www.shanghaiexpat.com/MDForum-viewtopic-t-11247.phtml
Abortion thread:
http://www.shanghaiexpat.com/MDForum-viewtopic-t-84952.phtml
check in among the moralising for useful information.
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Post  Posted: Oct 23, 2009 - 10:30 PM  Reply with quote  Back to top
rui jin is a well known hospital.but is little expensive. a common childbirth is about 6k. but abortion must be less than 6k

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Post  Posted: Oct 23, 2009 - 11:50 PM  Reply with quote  Back to top
Yikes. Scary thing to think about.
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Post  Posted: Oct 24, 2009 - 02:23 AM  Reply with quote  Back to top
Speak to your school counsellor, this might be difficult for you, but please do. He or she will have come across your situation many times before and will have good advice, not necessarily about your decision but about practilalities.

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Post  Posted: Oct 24, 2009 - 09:32 AM  Reply with quote  Back to top
Try:
No 411 Hospital.
Phone 021 65876866
Address: 15 Dong Jiang Wanlu, Hongkou District.
Near Luxun Park.
Website: www.dlrk.dl.gov.cn

This is a Army hospital, that specialize in abortions for young girls.
As it is Govt. supported, the cost is little to nothing depending on your circumstances.
You may need a Chinese speaking friend if that is a problem for you.

Also could contact: www.lifelineshanghai.com
They can give confidential and non-judgmental advice.

Good Luck.

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Monalisalee has given a great suggestion. Definitely call Lifeline and see if they have some low cost counsellors that can help you through this, if you need some help. It is not a nice experience to go through in another country with out all the support, friends and family that you would normally have at home. Hospital's bed side manner (especially the local ones) can be quite different here and when you are in a fragile state it can be a terrible experience. Even just talking to someone at Lifeline can help as well. Lifeline 6279 8990.

Hope all goes well and take care:-)

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Post  Posted: Oct 24, 2009 - 11:23 AM  Reply with quote  Back to top
I see Shanghai Government has set up a hotline through the 411 hospital.
It is 6587-6866

By the way, 45% of abortions done there are students, and I believe are free.
May also be worth a call as they can give advice also.

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Post  Posted: Oct 24, 2009 - 12:02 PM  Reply with quote  Back to top
Great advice Mona, hope this goes as well as possible for the OP.

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Be careful. Do it somewhere nice. The method used here in the local hospitals resembles a Ford assembly line. There are no niceties, you don't get any type of pain medication or anaethesia. It can be quite tramatic, especially for a young person.
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Post  Posted: Nov 04, 2009 - 06:18 PM  Reply with quote  Back to top
monalisalee wrote:


By the way, 45% of abortions done there are students, and I believe are free.
May also be worth a call as they can give advice also.


That seems like a significant figure.Isn't contraception widely available and promoted in China? Or is it way back there in terms of school based sex education?

And from the OP, I get the impression that she's not a high school student, rather a foreign university student.
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Post  Posted: Nov 04, 2009 - 09:39 PM  Reply with quote  Back to top
My quote of 45% was from the hotline site. Seems high, but they did not say what type of student. (foreign or local)
Sex education here is definately lagging behind western countries, but seems to be making good progress in the schools. Lets hope it continues.
Contraception is always better than an unwanted abortion.
One of the problems is, Chinese parents shy away from the subject of sex education much more than western countries, thus it is left to the education system to rectify this situation.

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monalisalee wrote:

Contraception is always better than an unwanted abortion.


Surely an unwanted abortion is illegal? The 'patient' must consent......

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Post  Posted: Nov 04, 2009 - 10:04 PM  Reply with quote  Back to top
O.K. Unwanted pregnancy. Duh!
Who wants an abortion?

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Post  Posted: Nov 09, 2009 - 08:38 PM  Reply with quote  Back to top
I just had a medical abortion.. Thanks for all your advice! Anyone knows how "the pill" works? Is it safe?? ^^
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Post  Posted: Nov 11, 2009 - 02:33 AM  Reply with quote  Back to top
InTrouble, you could start your research on contraception methods here:

http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/teenagehealth/contraception_which.htm


If you choose the pill, please keep in mind that it doesn't offer protection against venereal diseases, AIDS, HPV (human papillomavirus)

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