We asked women about the range of decisions they had to make, their emotions, the physical experience,
strategies they needed to use, including seeking health care advice and in dealing with a clandestine medical
abortion, and their overall evaluation of the experience. An in-depth interview schedule was used. The
women had either used misoprostol and sought counselling or care at a public hospital (n=24) or had
used misoprostol based on the advice of a local hotline, information from the internet or from other
women (n=21).