J, who lives in Cambodia’s southern province of Takeo, wasn’t sure who to turn to for advice on her unplanned pregnancy. She couldn’t afford to have another child, and knew she wanted an abortion.

“I felt afraid to discuss it with my family but I told my sister,” she told BuzzFeed News through an interpreter. “My husband supported my decision because our baby is one year and five months old, so we spend a lot of money already.”

“My friend had an abortion at a Marie Stopes clinic two or three years ago and she told me they provided safe abortion. I searched M-A-R using my friend’s Facebook page and then sent them a private message asking about safe abortion.”

In doing so, J became one of thousands of Cambodian women who have messaged Marie Stopes International, a non-government family planning organisation, on Facebook asking for advice. She asked that her full name not be used in this article, to protect her privacy.