By Cherrol Skosana
In an interview with Azania Mosaka on Real Talk, Refiloe
opened up about abortion. She believes
that being upfront and honest about her experience with abortion can encourage
other people to reconsider their decision. She says it’s the hardest thing she has ever
gone through and It haunted her all her life.“But the fact that I have gone
through the journey, I’ve got the healing and can speak about it
retrospectively. I think that’s something that could be of inspiration to
someone else,” she says.
Prior to the abortion process, Refiloe says that she was
asked by the nurse whether she would like to go ahead with the pregnancy
termination but her mind was already made up.
“But my mind was already made up, in so far as I knew that
having a child at that stage would have just been too burdensome for me and for
my family. I might have prevented other future things from taking place because
now the priority would’ve been in taking care of the child, feeding, educating-
you know providing for the child as opposed to my own dreams and ambitions. So,
from that perspective there’s no regret,” she says
However, often times she would wonder how it would’ve been
has she taken a different decision although she doesn’t regret making that
decision at the time. “You wonder, you never really stop. And even to this day,
she would have been 19 years old. So you’re thinking university. The questions
are always there but I think working through all of those emotions and just
maintaining a sense of honesty is what helps you cope and get through it,” she
shared
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