Abortion story #723

I am 25 years old. I found out I was pregnant on April 29, 2019. At first I was scared but then overwhelmed with joy. I’ve always wanted to be a mother. Unfortunately, I was unemployed at the time, and my boyfriend was working almost 80 hours a week and still not making ends meet. Paying all our or bills was hard on him, so me getting pregnant couldn’t come at a worse time. At first, he told me that it was my decision—which is was—but that he would support me with whatever I chose. I cried when I found out, but I knew deep in my heart that I wanted to keep my baby. Then a week later he came home and told me we couldn’t do this. Our income couldn’t support a child. He screamed at me to abort it. I was heartbroken. I was crying nonstop because I wanted and needed his support. I never had a father in my life, and my mother and I never really had the best relationship. I had some other family members that offered to help me, but I wanted my boyfriend on my side more than anything. I wanted a family... Click here to read the rest.

• Age: 25
• Location: Hammond, IN
• Date Submitted: June 14, 2019

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