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Waiting Can be Cool
Hey Lisa. I am 16 years old and I need some answers. I am thinking more and more every day I am pregnant. Can you help? Dearest Emily - I would love to help you. Really the only way I can truly help you is to maybe refer you to a center where you can have a free...
Nick Cannon Offers Help
Nick Cannon, actor and popular singer who's music video "Can I Live" relates so well to so many visitors to this site, is offering to help young women raising children on their own. He's so proud of his own mother for giving him life, he wants to encourage other...
I’m just a 15 year old who wanted love
He came to me. The guy who forever changed my life. James! He just happened to be 5 years older. But it didn't matter, for I was in love. I really fell hard for the guy. For once in my life, I was happy. James was so different. He made me feel loved. Of course, my...
We didn’t plan on having sex until we were married
We didn't plan on having sex until we were married. Well, one night things all changed, and we did end up having sex, the first time, and I got pregnant. What a shock huh? Well, it was for me, being only 16 and still in school, and pregnant. Dear Becky -- I am now...
Abortion and Preemies
Abortion Raises the Risk of Premature Delivery Later in Life: Women with a history of induced abortion were at higher risk of very preterm delivery than those with no such history (OR + 1.5, 95% CI 1.12.0); the risk was even higher for extremely preterm deliveries...
Women Deserve Better Campaign
Abortion is a reflection that we have not met the needs of women. Women deserve better than abortion. Feminists For Life Are you pregnant unexpectedly? Do you need concrete, practical help? You are not alone. Below are some resources that can help, and some stories...
My Baby, My Angel, My Life
I came across your website while doing research for a school paper and I was inspired by the stories I have read. I wanted to share my story with you. In 1991, as a sophomore in high school, I found myself a growing statistic. I was the proverbial pregnant...
He Was Married
Dear Becky -- I am a nineteen year old, single, 3 month pregnant girl. I was faced with the decision to have an abortion in March. I chose not to have one. I had an appointment at an abortion clinic in Knoxville and backed out the day before going and decided not...
Please Forgive Me-My Abortion Story
When I was 19, I felt I had the right to do whatever I wanted because I was legally an adult. I became involved with a young man and when we dated and had sex, sometimes we would have protection and sometimes we did not. One of those times we did not use any....
I Called Planned Parenthood
I appreciate your website. Eighteen years ago I unexpectedly became pregnant after I married my second husband. He had two children and I had a five-year -old daughter. I knew the night I became pregnant. He urged me to get the morning after pill, so I called...
I Had Been Raped
Dear Becky -- Hi, my name is Kortni. I was 14 years old when I found out I was pregnant. I had been raped by my brothers best friend, on June 13, 2003. I knew I was pregnant before I even took the tests. Just to be sure, I took one E.P.T and it came out positive....
An Uneasy Silence
Dear Becky, I came across your site quite by accident. Your video captured my interest and I read a few of the stories. I can relate to many of the issues these girls are talking about. My life was great. I was attending an Ivy League college, had a wonderful...
To Tell My Parents
Becky, Your website address was in my church's bulletin this week, and I am so glad that I visited your site. It is amazing how one person can positively touch the lives of many. My sister was that person for me. I became pregnant at 19, and I was very alone. My...
So desperately confused
I am confused because I just realized yesterday that my period should have started a week ago, and it is NEVER off because I am on birth control. I do not know if I am pregnant yet, but I do know that i am so scared. I am almost in tears just sitting here writing...