| READ MORE STORIES FROM WOMEN WHO CHOSE ABORTION READ MY STORY BENEDICTS WEB SITE This website tells the story about the short life of a little boy named Benedict. His parents learned during the pregnancy that there were problems, but they chose life for their son. He was able to meet his parents, and siblings and feel their love. This site also has links to helpful sites that encourage women to chose life eventhough they have been given a poor prenatal diagnosis. COUPLE WHO ARE SEEKING TO ADOPT |
| Carrie's Story When I was 18, just after high school, I got pregnant. My boyfriend And I were scared, and of course, we used the usual excuse that we had no $$ (we were living with my parents, and neihter of us had jobs), our families would disown us, blah blah blah, and thought that an abortion was the best thing. Well, I went through it, I was approximately 11 weeks (I never went to the doctor to get an exact due date or anything)..... READ THE REST |
| Brenda's Story At 16 I became pregnant. I think of myself as a pretty intelligent person, but you couldn't tell by the decisions that I had made. I was in love and thought that me and my boyfriend were going to live happily ever after. He told me that he loved me and that he wanted to get married. Of course when we brought this up to my mother she was completely against the idea. So, we got pregnant. I knew my mom would encourage me to marry him then. We got married, but we were just too young and immature to make it..... READ THE REST |
| Angela's Story I am 16 years old. About two weeks ago I went in for an abortion. When the procedure was all over with, the doctor said I needed to schedule a two week check up appointment with another doctor..... READ THE REST |
| "L's" Story In 1998 I was involved with a man and found out that I was pregnant. I already had two children, I had only been separated from my husband for a year, and didn't really feel that I could handle the additional financial responsibility of raising another child on my own. I was afraid of what my ex husband would say, what my family would say, what my children would say....... READ THE REST |
| Kelsey's Story I got an abortion on Feb. 1, 2001. I had been with my boyfriend for 2 years. In January of 2001 we broke up... a few days later I found out I was pregnant. At the time we were still talking and "working" on getting back together. Then I told him, he freaked out and said it would ruin his life...... READ THE REST |
Hi,my name is Lori. I am twenty four years old and I'm a young mom. I have two kids, a three year old and a fourteen month old. I had been dating my Husband then boyfriend for a year and he was told that he could not have kids. I found out that I was pregnant when I was only 19 years old. I was terrified, my parents were both really christian people and I knew that if they found out that I was pregnant they would be disappointed. I was so scared, I didn't know where to turn. It was a hush hush situation. One of my girlfriends found out that she was pregnant right at the same time that I was. My friend and I went to a abortion clinic, I wanted to see how far along I was. I walked in the clinic and I paid my 100 dollars to find out how far along I was because I knew that I couldn't have an abortion if I was too far along much less have an abortion at all. I was just so terrified to tell my parents I felt like I would have to have an abortion. Well, I was asked to sit in the waiting room to be called in for the sonogram, as I sat there in that room a feeling came over me that I can't explain. I knew that I had to do the right thing and I knew what that was. I knew that I had to keep the child. Well, my name was called and I went in the sonogram room, the technician put the sonogram on my stomach and told me that I was 5 weeks pregnant give or take two weeks. I asked to see the picture of the baby. She wouldn't let me see the picture. The tech told me that there were legal matters that were being pursued in court so I couldn't see the picture of my child. I was so upset, I knew at that point that she didnt' care about me or my child. SHe wanted me to have the abortion, I was never cancelled by anyone. The only thing I was told was that I would have to pay an additional 250 dollars if I wanted the abortion to be completed. I remember walking down the hall that day and seeing the women in the waiting room lined up sitting in their chairs waiting in the hospital gowns to see the doctor. I realized they were all going to have abortions that day, I felt this sense of confusion. I realized that I would have to do what I thought was right and even though my boyfriend was scared of the new responsibility and yes he wasn't so supportive at first, I couldn't let him or my parents make me do this. On the way home that day I asked God to help me make this decision. I knew what I had been taught in church but I was helpless. While I was sitting at the red light waiting I realized that the guy infront of me had a bumper sticker on his car that said Abortion stops a beating heart. I knew at that point that I was going to be a mommy, and I also knew that no matter what decision that I made I was going to be a mommy rather I have an abortion or I keep my child. This was the hardest thing I have ever been through in my life, dealing with my parents and believe me it was not easy but now they are totally over whelmed with their grandchildren and would do anything in the world for them. My husband is very greatful that I didn't have an abortion as well. I remember the first time that he looked at our first newborn child right after he was delivered he just stared at him and cried. To think that I wouldn't have never experienced this just makes me so thankful to God for putting me in the right place at the right time. It is very scary to be in that situation of a unplanned pregnancy and unfortunately my friend that I was pregnant with decided to have an abortion. My friend is now married and can not have any children. For some reason she continously miscarriages at the gestation of 14 weeks. The doctors told her that a previous termination was to blame. I have never had a abortion but I do not judge anyone who decides or has decided to abort. God is the only judge but I do offer support for women who have had abortions and I offer support to women who are thinking of having an abortion. If anyone out there is scared and alone and needs someone to talk to I'm here. I posted my email address but just incase my email is [email protected] . May God Bless You all and please realize that God is always there for you all you have to do is ask he will show you the way. Lori |
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| Belinda's Story Im 23yrs old and a mother to 3 little girls. I had my termination in April 1997. I've always been anti abortion to some extent but had an extremely heartbreaking decision to make. I fell for the wrong guy, we had been dating for 2 weeks and I fell preg. He was really obsessed with having his own baby girl. Kinda psyco I thought, well to cut a long story short, he took over me when I was pregnant and I couldn't take it anymore. I had another daughter to care for and I broke up with him. He started saying he would steal the baby from me. And his parents had seen a solicitor for custody and served me upcomming custody battle papers. This poor little baby was just a micro dot in my belly and the trouble about it already!........ READ THE REST |
| Becky's Story Growing up I had always been daddy's little girl. I was the youngest girl of three and I really had a close bond with both of my parents. But when I was 16 I started dating this guy who I thought was Mr. Wonderful. After dating for a few months he started to become verbally abusive. He never hit me but was always putting me down and making me feel like he was the only one who cared about me and that my family didn't love me. We started having sex and we did use a condom. Then he would say he was wearing a condom but in reality he pulled it off when I wasn't looking. I was very inexperienced so I didn't know any better. Before I knew it I was pregnant. I was scared to death, mostly because my parents are both very religious, as I had always been, and I knew they would not take this news well. And also because I knew this guy was not right for me and a baby would tie me to him for life in one way or another....... READ THE REST |
| Leanne's Story Hello, my name is Leanne, I am 21 and I now have a 17.5 month old daughter. It was 5 years ago this month that my lil boy would have been born. I was 16 when I got pregnant and I was on birth control, I was on the depo shot...... READ THE REST |
| Darienne's Story A year ago at this time I was 16 and thought that I had the perfect life. I was an A student, I had great friends, my two best friends being Morgan and Beth. I was also very close to my mom and two sisters. My dad and I had never really gotten along, but things weren't that bad. I had just started dating the ideal "Perfect Guy." He was one of the most popular guys at his school (we went to different schools) a state record breaking football player, and just a nice guy. The only problem was that he was black, and I am white. My Grandparents were very upset with this and didn't talk to me until April. Which upset my dad very much because he said I was "ruining the family." After that everything was going ok until May. I missed my period that month. I wasn't to scared though because I had missed it before. I told my boyfriend and he didn't think anything about it either. READ THE REST |
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| Stacey's Story Hello all... I became familiar with this website after one of my good friends told me about it. I would like to share my own personal experience with abortion. I feel I should do so, because I would take back what I did in an instant if I could. I wouldn't want anyone to make the same decision I made. READ THE REST |
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| Grace's Story I met my future husband when I was 20. We are the same age. We dated for a couple of years before ever having sex. Being a strong Christian, I didn�t believe in pre-marital sex. Well, of course one thing led to another, and we gave in. No excuses - I became pregnant. I will NEVER forget that feeling I got as I watched that �second line� appear on the pg test. To this day, I sometimes replay it in my mind. I can see it as clearly as if it were yesterday...... READ THE REST |