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Caitlyn Dixson graduated from college a year early with a double major. For the past six months, she has served as the executive director of Iowa Right to Life where she has utilized her political experience to lobby at the capitol for pro-life laws. These would be impressive feats for anyone, but for Dixson, she […]
I found out I was pregnant shortly before I turned 16. I went to a pregnancy center to find out. My boyfriend, who I loved and believed I was going to marry, went with me. A different person walked out. He wasn’t ready and didn’t want a baby. He told me an abortion would be best. My […]
When I was fifteen, I got pregnant. I loved that baby even before my pregnancy was officially confirmed. I started planning. I looked into jobs, changed my classes to night classes, and tried to find people to watch my baby while I worked and finished school. I was strong-willed and determined to do it the […]
I was 17 when I discovered I was pregnant. I’d been dating a boy for several months and I can look back now and know that I was truly in love with him. My sense of time is off and I cannot remember how much time elapsed from the time that I found out that […]
At 17, as a senior in high school, my boyfriend—(who I had only been dating for a month—and I discovered I was pregnant. We had been best friends for six months before dating and knew each other well. We were terrified of our parents telling us we were ruining our lives. Before we got pregnant, […]
My name is Louise McLean and I’m a Newfoundland native who lived in Bishop Falls until I was 10 years old. It was at that age my dad got a job out of province and my family moved to British Columbia. I am also a mother from rape. When I was 16, I got my […]
My name is Louise McLean and I’m a Newfoundland native who lived in Bishop Falls until I was 10 years old. It was at that age my dad got a job out of province and my family moved to British Columbia. I am also a mother from rape. When I was 16, I got my […]
It was 1977. I was young and so was my sister. She was 14 and I was 18. I knew about abortion and I knew girls who had had one. I didn’t think much about it at all. I was too busy partying and doing my own thing to pay attention. Honestly, I had never […]
Live Action News—A study which revealed that cutting money for sex education in schools actually reduced teen pregnancy has been met with questions, criticism and celebration, depending on the audience. As Live Action News reported in June, a UK study, published in the Journal of Health Economics, examined the effects of the nation’s financial cuts […]
My name is Christie. When I was a sophomore in high school, I was overcome with what I’d now call infatuation. Although, at 15-years-old, I thought it was love. He was a few years older than me and all I could see were his positive traits: talented, smart, good looking, and creative with art and music. […]
This true story was submitted to us by Alexa. One month past my 19th birthday, I found out I was pregnant. I was not ready to have a baby. I was not ready emotionally or financially. I was stuck in an abusive and controlling relationship and already feeling like a failure. My grades were failing […]
This true story was submitted to us via social media by Cheryle. I was 17 when I discovered I was pregnant. I’d been dating a boy for several months and I can look back now and know that I was truly in love with him. My sense of time is off and I cannot remember how […]
