Misinformation, Censorship and Denial of Care
In their email correspondence with WoW, several respondents reported
being denied abortion services in public and/or private healthcare
settings. One woman wrote: “Yes, I called public hospitals and
asked for abortion services, but they told me that abortion is illegal
in Turkey.” Another woman also wrote: “Most private hospitals
do not perform an abortion upon request.” The respondents also
reported state-implemented censorship of abortion information. One woman
wrote: “Abortion is so-called legal in Turkey, but I can’t even
open your website. Our public hospitals reject performing an
abortion.”