"Tigist"

Nearly 67,000 women - almost entirely poor women from developing countries - die every year from unsafe abortion, devastating the children, families and communities for whom they are caretakers. Millions more are injured. These women - daughters, sisters, wives and mothers - are the core of their families and communities.

"Tigist" is the story of one Ethiopian girl who could have become one of those statistics. The film follows one 17-year old girl's journey to access a safe abortion in a country that holds one of the highest rates of maternal deaths due to unsafe abortions.

Luckily there is hope. Access to safe abortion care can prevent millions of pregnancy-related deaths. In Ethiopia, a recent change in legislation gave Tigist the opportunity to receive a safe abortion.

But is the law enough?

Watch the film and learn more by visiting www.NotYetRain.org.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• unsafe abortion
• ethoipia
• africa
• maternal health
• Ipas
• Lisa Russell
• Governess Films

[DarkFlame666]

i think making the baby starve to death is worse....

[xtrashed]

Abortion is murder. I feel for Tigist, but abortion is not the answer.

[redeemed2bfree]

Abortion is essentially taking a life to preserve another . I feel compassion for Tigist, who asks "What can I do?" The better solution is to help them both. Abortion is an admittedly quicker, more lucrative fix. It takes less time and effort to abort than to aid them and empower her. But if you believe in The Lord, realize how much He values life, and acknowledge that you must give an account to Him someday for what you do, say (or type) which option will you choose to support?

[SweetsDaSniper]

Thanks for posting this... wow didnt know none of this was going on thanks for educating me keep it coming