Debra felt conflicted. A single mother to her 8-year-old son, Debra did not think she could face raising another child by herself. She and her boyfriend had been on rocky ground and she felt unsure about what his reaction to this pregnancy would be. She wanted him to accept this baby, but she was not sure he would. “Maybe I …

Amanda was trying so hard to be strong. Finding out that the father of her two children had terminal cancer had been the worst news of her life. Her parents had recently passed away and all she saw in the future was loneliness. She could not imagine how she was going to take care of their two little children. Then, …

Victoria felt crushed. She had been pregnant before and had been too afraid to parent. With the experience of that abortion in her past, she knew she never wanted to go through that again. She wanted to keep this baby. But her boyfriend had other plans. He told her they needed to get an abortion, and quickly. He told her …

Molly finally felt like her life was on track. She had left her unhealthy relationship and was now focused on making a better life for herself and her two children. She was gearing up to finish her degree and preparing for a better future. Finding out she was pregnant felt like getting thrown right off the tracks. She had to …

Melanie was shaken to the core. The man she loved, her boyfriend, was married! He had been lying to Melanie and to his wife. Melanie felt sick and did not know whether it was this news or her pregnancy that was making her feel this way. She needed to do something to make this sense of total helplessness go away. …