A Life, Erased

Synopsis

"I want an abortion. My husband doesn't love me." At the hospital for a prenatal check-up, I overheard the pregnant woman before me pouring her heart out to the doctor. She looked upset, listing how her husband had let her down. Her husband had the same name as mine. But her husband was a CEO of a public company; mine worked a regular nine-to-five job. I didn't care and filled out the family info and phone number after asking about the prenatal check-up. Then the doctor gave me a strange look. "Ma'am, please provide truthful relative info,"the doctor said. "You can't copy the previous lady's information." I froze, dumbfounded. I instinctively glanced at the form the pregnant woman left on the desk. The column for husband, including his name, phone number, date of birth, and household registration, was exactly the same as what I had filled out.