Finally no longer pregnant – dieStandard

Congratulations to pregnant women are the order of the day. They are well intentioned – and yet delicate. Because “so much can still happen”. This sentence usually comes from the pregnant women themselves. It can. Miscarriages are common in the first trimester, which is little talked about. And – also in the first three months of pregnancy – abortions are not punishable in Austria, Germany and many other countries. It can also happen that a woman decides against pregnancy. This is talked about even less. “Congratulations” usually don’t exist. Unless you get a doctor like Charlie had, who beams at you shortly after waking up from general anesthesia after an abortion and says, “Congratulations, you’re no longer pregnant.”