Here are five real life scenarios taken from patients of Southside Women’s Services.
18 and already her future is derailed….
“I can’t have this baby. I'm getting ready to go to college. I have a full scholarship. This baby is going to ruin all my plans for the future. My mother is going to be so upset!”
19-year-old single woman worried now that she is pregnant her relationship is in jeopardy…
“My boyfriend wants me to get rid of it. He said if I keep it, he’s gone. He's not ready to be a father. I don’t know what I’m going to do – I don’t want to lose him.”
26-year-old single woman just barely getting by, her mind consumed by a lack of finances and support…
“I just had a baby last year – he's not even a year old. I can't deal with two babies. No way! I just can't do it!
22, feeling totally inexperienced and unequipped for the responsibilities that come with parenting…
“My life is in shambles! I am messed up! This is not the right time – if I have this baby now, I'll never straighten my life out. I can't even take care of myself, how am I going to take care of a baby???
More often than not her own mother tells her that having an abortion is the only way to fix this situation …
“She’s too young to have a baby. If she has this baby, you know who is going to end up taking care of it – me! It is not fair – I’ve already raised my kids, I’m not about to be raising no grandkids. We've got to get rid of it.”
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