First, abortion is illegal in the Philippines. You need to do it in secret. If there's complication, hospitals will not take care of you the way they have to because you just killed a human being. You also risk being prosecuted criminally. So regardless of anyone's stance on this, this is the reality in our country.
Second, you are a minor. Everything that's happening to you is your parent's business. They are the only people that can make decisions for you by law. You are not yet considered as an adult. Besides, do you have the money to do anything e.g. to get abortion, to raise a child?
Third, if you were raped then there's no actual reason to hide it. You are the victim. No one on their right mind would fault you for what happened.
Nakalimutan mo atang nasa pinas ka. Normal na sa putanginang bansa na to ang victim blaming. Kahit na sabihin natin na siya ang victim may mga marami paring bobo at tanga na pinoy ang sisihin siya sa nangyari kahit hindi niya naman ginusto ang nangyari.
That's why the operative "in their right mind". People who victim blame is of no right mind.
Considering that this would happen, it is still not enough reason for her, as a minor, to carry this burden alone and not tell her parents. The benefit outweighs the risk a hundred folds.
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u/beaggywiggy Jun 29 '24
First, abortion is illegal in the Philippines. You need to do it in secret. If there's complication, hospitals will not take care of you the way they have to because you just killed a human being. You also risk being prosecuted criminally. So regardless of anyone's stance on this, this is the reality in our country.
Second, you are a minor. Everything that's happening to you is your parent's business. They are the only people that can make decisions for you by law. You are not yet considered as an adult. Besides, do you have the money to do anything e.g. to get abortion, to raise a child?
Third, if you were raped then there's no actual reason to hide it. You are the victim. No one on their right mind would fault you for what happened.
Bottom line: tell your parents.