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“I found out I am pregnant again. I am 19 years old now, 20 in a few weeks. I don't have any hesitation towards it, but at least last time I was living away from home. Now I am living with my parents and brothers, and it is so hard knowing how disappointed they would be if they ever knew. I don't regret anything I have done or am doing, but it doesn't make it any easier.” Read more.

“I’ve been refused contraception from my GP due to underlying health issues, and refused sterilisation because I’m too young and apparently “will change my mind on not wanting children”. That’s a whole separate issue. I see abortion as a perfectly legitimate medical procedure to remove a tiny cluster of cells from your body, similar to getting your appendix out, or a cyst removed.” Read more.

“I've never regretted it. My heart goes out to all those who aren't permitted to make that choice as easily as I could. During the days that I waited for an abortion, I felt trapped and unhappy. In the future when I do make the decision to have children, I want to feel joyful that I'm pregnant, and that I choose to have a child freely, safely and happily.” Read more.

“I was in a very dysfunctional relationship. My boyfriend was a heroin addict, although he hid it from me. I had finished with him when I found out I was pregnant. I was in second year at university and having a child at 19 was not in my plans. I did not want to have a relationship with that man afterwards. I was angry but could not talk to anyone about how I felt and bottled it up.” Read more.

“Despite being on the pill, I found myself pregnant again. And this time I had no idea how to feel. On the one hand, I still desperately wanted children. On the other hand, in my heart of hearts I knew that this was not a healthy relationship. Was it fair to bring a child into this? What if Andrew treated them like he treated me?”

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“I feel sad about the decision I've made but I knew I could never look at my baby not knowing who its dad was, and not having support from anyone, I wouldn't be able to raise it. I didn't want to create yet another broken family as I've lived through that and didn't want that for my baby. Knowing that no one cared about me or my baby hurts the most. I just hope someday I can find someone who will love me and support me and a child.” Click the green title to read more.

“I had 2 jobs and was going to school full time. All of my money went to either school or bills, I hardly had anything saved up. I knew that I couldn't give the baby up for adoption once it was born either. If I went through all of the pain of carrying him/her to term then of course I'm going to keep my child. Plus I couldn't bear the thought of having my child's life being cared for by someone else. I would never be comfortable with that.” Click the green title to read more.