Katie (New Zealand) #084
“My family decided for me.”
Laura (USA) #081
“Mom took me to Planned Parenthood and paid for the abortion.”
Brenda (USA) #072
“My mom pressured me.”
Fiona (USA) #053
“My father was calling each day asking if it was taken care of.”
Nicole (USA) #049
“She told me I was ruining my life, and [asked] how could I bring a baby into the world without a father, and a biracial baby at that?”
Jasmine (USA) #045
“I was twenty five weeks pregnant when my parents and the baby's father forced me into an unwanted abortion.”
Samantha (USA) #036
“About one week later, she told me I had a doctor's appointment. I went not suspecting a thing”
Karina (Australia) #026
“I stood up and said, 'No, I don't want this', and the doctor sided with mum, and said that I was just nervous about it all”
Monifah M (USA) #020
“As I expected, my parents were angry... They made me feel like I had committed a serious crime by becoming pregnant.”
Kim Mitchell (USA) #016
“I became pregnant at 15 years old. I was coaxed by mother to have an abortion”
Jessica (USA) #015
“There is now forever a gap between me and my parents...”
Jane Norton (USA) #014
“When I finally told my mother, she didn't discuss any options with me, or give me any choices.”
Links: ‘Coerced by Parent or Parents’ stories
