“Abortion was new for me, I was 17 and the country was in the early days of a pandemic. I found out I was pregnant just before lockdown and ,therefore, I was deprived of the physical support from my boyfriend. I had three weeks to work out how on earth I was going to get to a hospital 45 minutes away without having to tell anyone else. Public transport was not an option and I cannot drive. I had no choice but to tell my dad. That was the worst part for me, telling other people, especially my dad. I usually like to suffer alone and hate the thought of people feeling pain or discomfort because of me. If we had not been in a pandemic, I would’ve done it alone, with my boyfriend at least. Although, I immediately felt better after telling my parents and things got easier after that. In a way I’m glad I had no choice but to tell them otherwise they wouldn’t have known what I was going through and their support helped so much. …I stayed in the hospital during the abortion. I was allowed hom...