Personal Stories of those with a crisis pregnancy

Read the personal stories of Diana, Dara, Monica, Louisa and others and how they coped with their pregnancy and their subsequent decisions. 

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ANDREA LUCKINBILL

Growing up, I had a very broken household. With three step brothers and two half brothers, I was the youngest by 8 years and the only girl. My step father was emotionally abusive and severely bipolar. Everyone has heard the saying, "A father is a daughters first love." At least once. Knowing this, my love for my father, plus the way he treated my mother (which was poorly), is the way I grew up seeing men.  READ MORE HERE

PATTIE MALETTE

A victim of childhood sexual abuse, Pattie engaged in drinking, drugs and sex at a young age, ultimately finding herself pregnant at the age of seventeen. Even though she was encouraged to abort, she told Kathie Lee, “I just knew I couldn’t. I just knew I couldn’t. I just know I had to keep him.”  READ MORE HERE

STACEY SOLOMON

Stacey Solomon, a 21-year-old singer and rising star of British television, is the mother of a wide-eyed three-year-old little boy that she says she was "in love with" before he was even born. But as she revealed to the UK's Mirror in an interview published Thursday, the prevailing message for pregnant teens in Britain nearly convinced her that aborting Zach was the responsible choice. READ MORE HERE

SINITTA

"The abortion that ruined my life." Sinitta went to hell and back to have her children, suffering four miscarriages before trying IVF. After three failed attempts, they turned in desperation to a surrogate mother, Kerry West, and were ecstatic when she became pregnant using Andy's sperm and her eggs. But Kerry miscarried twice.The second time she had been carrying twins. Sinitta beat herself up, blaming what she now refers to as her 'wild' past. READ MORE HERE

BETHAN

Abortion: I'd never really thought about the word until it happened to me. Before that, it was something vaguely frightening and shameful that a couple of women around me had experienced. But afterwards, it was a word compacted with myriad complicated feelings, including necessity and panic, sorrow and regret, degradation and stigma. Up until that summer, I honestly thought it would never happen to me. READ MORE HERE

JANET

When I was 17 I got pregnant and at that time I thought the best decision I could make was to have an abortion. And I went with two friends to an abortion clinic at about three months pregnancy and I had an abortion. It was a horrible situation. When I got to the clinic, I was getting prepared for the abortion. They tried to give me the anasthesia but my veins kept collapsing. I asked the doctor if I could come back another day, because I was concerned and scared at that point. And he said, "No, because you won't come back." And with that comment the anasthesia took effect. READ MORE HERE

REBECCA

Rebecca was twenty-three years old, single, and enjoying a successful career as a professional dancer when she found out to her dismay that she was pregnant. The news couldn't have come at a more inopportune time. It was February of 2009, and Rebecca had just signed a contract with the Washington National Opera to dance for them from April to June of that year. READ MORE HERE

DIANA

When I think back now, to the day when my parents found out I was pregnant, it still brings back all the scared, hurt and mixed feelings that you are probably feeling right now. It was one of the hardest things I ever had to face. READ MORE HERE

DARA

I was fifteen when I found out I was pregnant. I found out on January 22, 1998. I was a month pregnant. The first person I told was a friend of mine who was pregnant too. We both took the pregnancy test the same day. I was really scared to tell my mom and I was nervous to tell my boyfriend. I was afraid of what my boyfriend would say. I didn't think he was going to like it. READ MORE HERE

MONICA

I had a baby at nineteen years of age. I was going into my second year of college, and although I finished my second year (my son was born over spring break - can you imagine the looks I got when I returned to class? I didn't get very big, although my son was average size, and many people didn't even guess that I was pregnant, just looked big) - I took a year off of school after that to make some money and get out on my own. So after a year of working, I went back to school. READ MORE HERE

LOUISA

I was 18 when I found out I was pregnant. I knew that there was a chance of me getting pregnant but I just ignored it! My boyfriend and I had been together for three years so when I told him he was very happy and excited, however my parents were not. When my parents found out they were heart-broken, as they wanted me to go to university and get a teaching job. They spent weeks trying to convince me to have an abortion but I was determined to have my child whether I had my parent's approval or not. READ MORE HERE

MAG

I found out that I was pregnant two months after I had conceived. I was so afraid of what people would think about me since I was only 17 and unmarried. It wasn't bad at all. My mom was so happy that she was going to be a grandma and my whole family was real supportive. My boyfriend and I were together at the time. He would always tell me to have an abortion because he wasn't ready to be a daddy. READ MORE HERE

 

ANON

When I found out I was pregnant, I was fifteen years old. I am now seventeen. I took a home pregnancy test and found out I was pregnant. I was on the phone that same day calling the doctor's office. When I went into the Dr.'s office and got checked I was a month along. When I found out I was pregnant I was scared, but after a while that feeling went away and I was overwhelmed with joy. READ MORE HERE

ROSIE

I'm 20 years old and I'm five months pregnant and I'm due in August. Last year I was dating someone for a while and I got pregnant. I wanted the baby and so did he...but it just didn't come through with my parents. But he was not ready for marriage. I got so much pressure from my parents ... that I felt weak ... I was 19 years old. They told me, "How are you going to take care of this kid? This guy is not going to marry you!" READ MORE HERE