Out of top 15 medical clinics in the capital, just four said they would provide an abortion when contacted by phone. Further inquiries established that just one doctor at one clinic was willing to perform an abortion.





Doctors were also reluctant to speak on record about abortions. One, who spoke on the condidtion of anonymity, stressed women do have the right to an abortion in Georgia and doctors have a responsibility to respect that right—regardless of their personal beliefs.





When given no other choice, "women who need to end an unwanted pregnancy take lots of different medicine, which is even worse for their health than a well-planned abortion," she says.

"As for an induced abortion, women should have three to five days to think before making a final decision. If they do not change their mind, what else can I do? It is their right. If you [a doctor] refuse, that is not a solution, either, because she will go to another doctor or will do something by herself," notes the doctor.





Maiko was 19 when a condom ripped during the sex with her partner and, as a result, she got pregnant. Maiko scoured the internet looking for information about safe abortion. That’s how she picked one of the most well-known clinics in Tbilisi and went there.



