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A Story of Hope, Courage, and New Beginnings

Greetings from South Africa: A story received from one of our affiliated pregnancy centres touched me so much that I wanted to share it with you, as it captures the essence of hope and love that we strive to nurture in our community.

Lesson About Her Unborn Baby’s Life

A pregnant girl not ready for parenthood, struggles to reconcile that her life will change forever. She resorts to ending her pregnancy. Her mother makes one last desperate plead to save the unborn baby’s life.

I’m Pregnant Conversation with my Parents

Telling your parents “I’m pregnant” can be a challenging conversation but approaching it with preparation can make it easier. Here are some points to help you have the conversation. StandUpGirl has resources to guide your pregnancy journey.

im going crazy!!!

My life has been full of ups and downs, as far back as I could remember. My parents were never together, all I could think was it was my fault. And...

random fed upness!

Just a rant really, hmmm I'm so fed up right now. I live with my parents, so does my 18 month old and my partner and I feel so suffocated by it all....

What do I do now ?

Hey, I'm only 15 and I think I may be pregnant. I have a lot of the symptoms like back pain, headaches, feeling sick all the time, really bad...

My Story

I finally decided to write my story, i will do my best with my English... When I was 16, I was constantly raped by a close person. After a few...

i wanna be excepted…

I wanna be accepted....by all my friends...even if I'm not or if I am... Just 2 more weeks till I actually find out the results. I mean, I'm 14!...

I may be pregnant

I'm only 14 and my boyfriend and I have been together for almost 2 years and I think I may be pregnant. I don't know what to do.

I’m So Scared… What Do I Do???

I'm 17 and nine weeks pregnant..... The father of my child is nineteen. I denied my pregnancy even though I knew I was truly pregnant. When the...

im heartbroken

Hi, I am 16 years old. I had an abortion when I was 15 years old when I was 6 months in and it was the worst day of my life. I didn't tell my mum or...

A m i pregnant?

Seven days ago, I had or think I had my period. Normally it is 3 days. My nipples started to hurt, then my stomach. I decided to buy a home test...

she needs help…

It's almost been two years after we graduated high school and my friends started to separate ways. Although we have plans of our own, we still never...

Unsure

I'm sitting here watching SpongeBob SquarePants, waiting for da boyfriend to wake up. He's taking me to the GP this morning. I should probably see a...

emotional situation

Hi, I'm telling you my experience that I went through as I had my termination. Weeks ago, I had to make the hardest choice to me, to get rid of my...

I’m going through the hardest decision

I'm 18 years old as of 3 weeks ago and I just found out I'm pregnant on Wednesday. I went to Planned Parenthood to make sure and sure enough, I was....

Almost to adulthood

I'm 17 and a junior in high school. I'll be turning 18 in about a month and a half. I am currently facing some of the hardest times that I have...

Identifying and accepting loss

Just because I chose abortion as an option, it doesn't mean that I've lost my right to feel loss... My loss IS real. My grief IS real. My pain IS...

The Aftermath

It has been nearly a year since I chose to have an abortion and recently accepted I am suffering with post-abortion syndrome. I was 16 when I found...

post abortion stress syndrome

After the procedure and right to this day, I find myself experiencing many of the symptoms linked to P.A.S.S and I'm sure that a lot of the girls...

Almost 18 And Pregnant

I'm almost eighteen and I have been caught in a couple of not-so-wonderful relationships already. My last boyfriend and I were together for four...

What should i do now?

I was afraid at first, afraid of what people would say, family, him. I was alone, so alone. I was happy cuz a child is something special. But deep...

Teen mother second time round

I fell pregnant a month short of my 16th birthday. I found out when my boyfriend was overseas working. By the time he got back, I was 4 months...

My decision, BOTH times…

Ok. So I guess this is my first time ever publicly admitting to anyone other than just a handful of close, personal friends that in February, at the...