"The beginning of someone’s life is not the end of mine."
"To you, reading this, I don’t know your situation, I don’t know how you got here, but I know if you think you will go to a clinic, have a procedure and you will get your life back, I am certain you won’t. I’m sorry, sister I wish we could freeze time, just wait till later a better time, I wish the options weren’t so painful at every turn – know who ever you are reading this, my heart breaks for you. I hope you choose wiser than I did.”
“I got pregnant when I had just turned 19. I was half way through my university program, had a part-time job and had been dating my boyfriend for ten months..."
“I was an alcoholic. I was depressed and hopeless. I lost everything - my friends and loved ones. I was alone and ready to end my life when I was given a second chance for life..."
“I was 22, in school, living at home and madly in love with my boyfriend. We fell pregnant and at 5 weeks I had a positive test. We decided not to tell anyone..."
"When I found out I was pregnant I thought, this is not the life I want to live. My parents were going to love me through this but I knew I couldn't keep the baby as I would have resented her a lot, especially coming out of abuse. I knew I didn't want any of that going to my baby..."
"I was a bright 20 year old college student when I was raped one night after drinking by a man I'd been seeing. I was shocked, alone, and scared. Some people told me that my future would be ruined..."
“My unexpected pregnancy led to a series of months where I was extremely vulnerable and hopeless. I had $10.00 in my bank account, I was in between jobs, and the birth father tried multiple methods of intimidation in an attempt to isolate me and make me feel weak enough that I would terminate the pregnancy..."
"I still know, our son Kevin was a beautiful gift and I would not trade those 9 months for anything in the world. Every, smile, every cry, every cuddle, I ever had with him, were gifts and no one can ever take those moments away from me, his mom."
"When it was over, I curled up into a fetal position and felt like my brain had snapped. I was never the same..."
"I regret not knowing and not understanding the decision I was making and how it would stay with me for the rest of my days..."