Content warning: suicide attempt “I had just turned 20 years old a month before and going into my second year of college when I found out I was pregnant. I’d only been with my boyfriend for a few months and was scared when I knew something seemed wrong and saw the positive pregnancy test. I went to Planned Parenthood to get another test to be sure, and there on the sheet showed my approximate due date: April 2013. I cried for days trying to figure out what to do, what would b

“This is to touch someone’s heart and give you peace of mind. You’re NEVER alone. On March 8th of 2019, I got an abortion in Ann Arbor, Michigan. I was in the middle of my sophomore year of college and lost my grandma to cancer the same week I found out I was pregnant. I was terrified... My family was in Cleveland, OH and being the first of my four older siblings in school, my worst fear was to think about a baby or dropping out. With my grandma’s passing, I didn’t want to pu

“Where to start... the night before my abortion. I woke up having a nightmare about everything and was awake for a while. I went back to sleep and woke up for my appointment and was more nervous than anything ever before! I had my boyfriend to support me and come with me and that helped a lot. I got ready to leave the house and got immediate butterflies the closer we got to the clinic. Finally, we arrived, and I checked in. I went back for an ultra sound and I was 16 weeks an

“I’m in Wisconsin so I was required to make two appointments with the same doctor before being able to receive the medication abortion. I was 6 weeks and 1 day pregnant and the first pill was fine; I didn’t feel anything AT ALL, like maybe very little cramping, but I was having cramping through the pregnancy too. That night I took the antibiotic, and the next morning around noon I decided to take the 4 dissolvable tablets through my mouth. I was so nervous to take them, solel

“I was 19 and a junior in college. He was my co-star in a production we were both in. Needless to say our attraction for each other was immediate and intense. But he did not attend my college and I knew as we spent the summer rehearsing our scenes and riding to picnic locations on his motorcycle that it was strictly a 'summer romance’. Only, in September when I missed my period, I knew immediately that I was not going to be able to cut my ties with him that quickly. I went to

“I found out I was pregnant August 28th, 2018. It wasn’t a happy moment for me. I was in shock and when I saw the two lines I started freaking out. I was crying and hyperventilating. I was in so much shock. I didn’t know how to feel. I later went to the doctors to confirm and I was indeed pregnant. I had so many emotions so many regrets. This was not a planned pregnancy and I was making stupid decisions. Going out, getting drunk, and fooling around. The guy who got me pregnan

“The first day I arrived on my college campus I knew something was wrong. I didn't have my normal period in July. I thought maybe this was a symptom of the IUD implant I got just before I left for college. I had some spotting for only 2 days; therefore, I knew I had to take a pregnancy test. I bought a normal test for $7 that carried 2 tests in the box. I arrived back to my dorm, went straight to the bathroom and took the test. Walking out of the bathroom with complete shock

“My story isn’t just my own. It’s my sisters as well. She was there with me despite her objections and views on abortion. ‘I just want someone to be there with me. I don’t want to be alone.’ I told her. ‘I can’t believe you asking me this, you know how I feel about it!’ she answered. ‘I know, but I just need someone there. I don’t have anyone else.’ We stared at each other for a long moment. ‘I’ll think about it.’ She slammed the door behind her. A few days later she called m

"I'm 19 years old, turning 20 in a few months. Children have never been something that I've wanted in my future, but after meeting my boyfriend we have constantly talked about our family together. Although we planned on this happening later, we just recently found out I was pregnant. Although I had known for some time, I delayed taking a test due to being afraid of the result. My mom was a young mother and has ingrained the idea of "waiting to have children" in me since birth

"I am a 26-year-old student who was not ready to be a mother. Last week on June 21st I found out I was pregnant. I didn’t really have any symptoms besides missing my period and my breasts were a little sore. I took an at home pregnancy test and was completely in shock. I immediately called my boyfriend to tell him. He came home and we talked about all our options. We came to the decision to have an abortion. We knew it was the absolute best decision at that time! The next day

“I felt pregnant at 21 years old and I had no idea what to do. I wasn't on any birth control prior to this happening, but I was sure that I would never become pregnant any time soon if I did what I normally would do. This all changed June 2016. I had always had normal menstrual cycles, so I would know if something went wrong and one day it did. I was 10 days late on my period, and instead I only got implantation bleeding. I was in denial still. It took me another week to fina

“I was a 20-year-old sophomore at a top University. Like any young and naive college girl I fell for a bad boy. We clicked like no other person I’d been with. He made me feel remarkable and everything around us was irrelevant. He then went to jail and two weeks later after being 10 days late and in denial I found out I was pregnant. I was beyond scared and I was so disappointed in myself. I didn’t want to drop out of school and the life I wanted to provide for my child I coul

“I'm 18 years old, almost 19, in 2 months. My boyfriend, of 6 months now, already has a kid. I found out I was pregnant on the second week of February. I had gotten home from work and decided to take a test because I hadn't had my period in 2 months, but I assumed it was normal because my periods have always been irregular. I cried when the results were positive and was in shock too. The following day, I told my boyfriend. At first he was very supportive and said we would get

"It was like living a nightmare. Me and my boyfriend had been fighting terribly for weeks. I had just experienced a huge financial burden. Between my two jobs and being a senior in college, the stress was very difficult to manage in a healthy way. My period has never been a single day late. My friends kept trying to convince me that I was overreacting, that i wasn't pregnant and everything would be okay just like every other time we’ve all had our scares. But i knew, i could

“I was 21, about to graduate and had been with my boyfriend two years. Our relationship wasn’t at its best point we were struggling. I was in my last year of uni and we just moved in together. We got lost & then I found out I was pregnant. It wasn’t an accident and it wasn’t planned I was on the pill and the pill had failed. We discussed it wasn’t right. How can we bring a helpless & innocent child into our mess? How can we salvage our relationship when we have a baby on the

“It was my junior year of college. I had just completed all of my pre-requisites for the Nursing program and received my acceptance letter to start clinicals for the Fall of 2018. I was in a 4 year relationship with my high school sweetheart that I had intentions to marry, I had a wonderful job on campus and I would be the first in my family to ever go to college. Never in a million years did I think that a simple ‘cold’ would mean that I was pregnant. I was poor, living on a

"I was 22 years old and 2 months away from my college graduation when I found out I was pregnant. I knew in the back of my head that I was more than likely pregnant far before I missed my period but hoped with all of my heart I was wrong. I remember sitting in class one evening looking at my calendar with all of the dates swirling in my head. As I started counting it hit me like a ton of bricks....'I am pregnant!' Later that week I worked up the courage to go buy a pregnancy

“I guess I'm writing this because the shame and guilt and worthlessness I felt before my abortion isn't fair. You have support. You have love, and you can be a mother when you decide the time is right. Judgement isn't fair. I'm recently married, and have been with my husband for about two years now. We're just buying a house and everything seems right about having a baby, from the outside. I'm still in school and don't have the time for a child right now, I've always wanted t

“In 1974 I was 20 years old and finishing my sophomore year in college. My boyfriend was graduating from college and moving back home (two states away). Due to contraceptive failure, I found myself pregnant in May, just as he was graduating and getting ready to leave. When I missed my period, I knew without a doubt that if I was pregnant I was going to have an abortion. I never wavered in my decision. I wanted to finish college, I had plans for my life, I could not imagine te

"I was a junior in College and had been dating a guy for three months when we got pregnant. My boobs hurt and I had gained some weight, somehow I just knew I was pregnant. I took my test and it was positive. The guy I was dating ticked all the boxes. He was smart, cute, had a nice family and he was an high up, young engineer (basically had it all together). I don't know why but i immediately knew that I shouldn't have this baby. When I told him, I admit I didn't really give h