herve wrote:Chocoholic wrote: On the subject matter at hand though, yes it is illegal to have a child out of wedlock here. Very dangeours to try and abort a baby here, as if there are any complications and the woman ends up having to go to hospital, they have to report it and she's end up in prison.
Choc you make it sound like it is a traffic violation, there is illegal and illegal, in the UAE having a baby out of wedlock is a CRIME punishable by 1 year in prison minimum, for both father and mother.
Yes, and you know that they're then deported and in many cases the babies are taken away and placed in orphanages!!! You simply can't do it here - end of. Yes, I've had friends who've found themselves pregnant, but they've all been in long term relationships and went and got quickie marriages.
But we're talking about abortion here, which is illegal. So better to get on a plane and go somewhere else to deal with it - as I said before.