I just want to get it done before my body changes even more, and being pregnant is miserable. I knew it i knew if i ever got pregnant Id get antenatal depression. My life is a mess im in love with the wrong person, he wants kids but he still is one, i know if i did this i would end up taking on all the work while he plays clash if clans. Frankly i ( Read more... )

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Research finds no link between pregnancy termination and emotional issues among adolescents

We already know that adolescent pregnancies, the vast majority of which are unintended, are associated with greater risk for depression and low self-esteem. However, lead author Jocelyn Warren says: "What we didn't know was whether psychological outcomes ( Read more... )

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hi everyone, just came across this community and thought i would like to share my story with you all ( Read more... )

Did you have an abortion in Iowa?

Did you experience financial barriers at any point in the process?

Are you interested in telling your story?

We want to hear from you!We're working on a project to increase financial access to abortion in Iowa, and we're hoping for help from the pro-choice community on LJ. Please click on the link above to find ( Read more... )

Hope this is okay to post here. It kinda needed to come out.

( I'm not sorry, either. )

I am going to be having a Medical Abortion on Saturday and I am very scared.  There is no doubt in my mind that I will be having this done I guess I just need some words of advice and support.  I was on birth control and we used a condom and here I am pregnant.  I am not financially nor emotionally ready to bring a baby into this world and the only ( Read more... )

I'm not sorry I had a surgical abortion. But I have lied to my friends and family about it.

In August 2006 I found out I was 6 weeks pregnant. I was 27 and felt 'mature' enough to face the responsibility of raising a child. However, my boyfriend and I had only been together a couple months and I was still in university. I had always been pro-choice ( Read more... )

On January 9th, my boyfriend and I found out I was pregant. We were filled with such mixed emotions, we are planning a future, but he's still a full-time college student. I have a good job and would love a baby, but it has to be right for both parents. After some long talks, we decided I should have an abortion. I took the RU-486 and it wasn't ( Read more... )