A 26-year-old student testified in criminal court yesterday that two days after she had an abortion performed by Dr. Henry Morgentaler she was rushed to a hospital emergency ward for treatment.

The woman, whose identity was ordered withheld by the court, said she was "OK" the night of her mid-August abortion in Dr. Morgentaler's Beaugrand Street clinic "but two days later, I became sick with stomach pains."

The witness was testifying at the abortion trial of the 50-year-old doctor before a jury under Associate Chief Justice James K. Hugessen. She said police rushed her to the emergency ward of one hospital from which she was transferred a few hours later to another due to lack of space.

She was kept there for six days, given three injections a day, and held in isolation for half her hospital stay. She said the reason for her hospital stay was because doctors thought her abortion was incomplete.

Testifying with the protection of the law, which means that none of her evidence can be used against her in any possible future court procedure, she said she got in touch with the doctor's clinic, telling them that a friend had referred her.

Given a mid-August appointment, she was told to bring $200 but called back a few days later to say she didn't have the requested amount. She said she was told to bring what she had and she could talk over the matter with the doctor.

After filling out a form and waiting a while, the witness said she met the accused, told him she was six weeks pregnant and that all she had was $80.

She said she was told the operation could be done for $150 and that she could talk over the $70 balance with his nurse.

She was taken to another room and told to lie on a bed while a mask was put over her nose. The accused cam in, examined her, confirmed her six-week pregnancy and performed the operation.

"I was scared and talked to the nurse who said it would soon be over..."

The witness said the noon-hour operation took about five minutes and she felt pain after the doctor turned something on and she heard a noise. When she told the doctor she was nervous he said this was the reason she felt the pain.

After the operation she was brought downstairs where she was to be given something to ease the pain but the police came in at that moment. The nurses became confused, she was told to dress quickly and she never got the pills.

She was taken to a police station and then to hospital for examination by a doctor who gave her a prescription, which she took. She said she felt all right that night but ran into trouble two days later.

In cross-examination by defence lawyer Claude Armand Sheppard, the witness said the father also a student, was aware of the abortion plan.

She said she decided on the abortion because she wasn't financially able to take care of a baby and "it would have been a disaster."

She said she had previously gone to see a gynecologist but he refused her request for an abortion. She explained her situation to his nurse who told her abortions were illegal in Quebec but gave her the name of a doctor in Syracuse. She said she didn't have enough money to make the trip.

An earlier prosecution witness, Constable Marcel Dufort, introduced a number of pictures of the Beaugrand Street clinic.

He said when he arrived, the accused and two or three nurses were present, along with a couple of employees and three or four patients. The trial continues.