Louise knew that something had changed in her body. She told her mummy. Her mummy got her to pee on a stick and after a wee while she told Louise that she was pregnant, she was going to have a baby. She asked Louise who she had been with. Louise couldn’t tell her. She had been sworn to secrecy and would be in trouble if she told. Louise didn’t want to have a baby. She wanted to go to school. At 13 she thought she was too young to have a baby. Louise’s mummy took her to her doctor to get help. When the doctor spoke to Louise about what happened, Louise immediately felt that she could tell her and so she did. She told the doctor all about her uncle and what he had been doing to her for the last six years. The doctor listened. Her mummy cried. The doctor explained that she would have to tell some other people, including the police, to make sure Louise was safe and that her uncle would not hurt her again. Louise was afraid but glad she had told. She asked the doctor about having an operation so that she would not have a baby. The doctor explained that she couldn’t have the operation here but that she would have to go to England and that the police would have to go with her to gather evidence as they may have to arrest and charge her uncle for what he did to Louise. Louise was afraid. She didn't want to go to England with the police. She wanted to stay at home with her mummy. The doctor explained what would happen if Louise stayed home, she could have the baby or give the baby to a couple who would look after it. The doctor explained what would happen if she went to England and what the operation would involve. Louise wanted to think about it. Two days later she chose to go to England. Her mummy went with her. So did two police officers. One of the officers was present when Louise had her operation and they took away the evidence.
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