People's Stories
These are personal stories submitted by women and men on the subjects of unexpected pregnancy, teenage pregnancy, parenting, adoption and after abortion.
Please click on one of the stories below or one of the categories to read stories on that subject.
Abortion
The only option given was abortion
I was 16 and in love… Well at least I thought it was love. My boyfriend told me he loved me and wanted to marry me. I didn’t really want to have sex but caved into the pressure. First time having sex and I was pregnant. What was I supposed to do? The only option I was every really given was to abort…
Abortion was the only way out I could see
I couldn’t see any way out but to have an abortion. I was still in school, had been using drugs, and would be in so much trouble with my parents if they knew I were pregnant. As I walked into the clinic, I had no idea what was going to happen to me. I was told that it wouldn’t hurt…
I wish I had known my options
At the age of nineteen, I found out that I was pregnant. I couldn’t tell my family for fear of how they would react and there was really no one I could turn to. My boyfriend at that time was preparing to move far away from my home town with no intention of coming back. He told me to just do my best and then he left town…
Unexpected Pregnancy
I was new to Canada when I found out I was pregnant
I was new to Canada when I found out I was pregnant. This happened as I was contemplating returning to my home country to get away from my abusive husband. As I struggled to think about raising a child within this abusive relationship, I was not sure whether I could continue the pregnancy…
There is a family somewhere in the world that will love that child
This is my story. I reached out to OnlineCare after having found out that I was pregnant during a visit to my doctor and already well into my second trimester. I had been drinking and using marijuana and I was concerned about the developing fetus. I was terrified…
I have absolutely fallen in love with being a mother
I was frightened at the thought of being pregnant. My OnlineCare peer counsellor, Lisa, was reassuring, giving me concrete steps to follow, and it helped me remain calm. As I was quite advanced when finding out about my pregnancy, I was not readily able to find an abortion provider that could help me. I felt rejected and discouraged…
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