Abortion Story 079: Laura
Laura* (New Zealand)
March 23, 2004
I was 16 when it all happened, 2003.
March 22nd: It was the night of my 16th birthday, and I got asked out by a guy that I really liked.
I knew that he was going to expect sex, and I didn't think of using a condom, because I had never used one before, and I never got pregnant.
Anyway, a few weeks later my boyfriend moved in with me and my parents. I was really happy. He had a job, and I was still at school.
We were happily living together, and we were really into sex. Before he moved in, my mum advised me to get on the pill, just to be on the safe side, so I did.
I had missed my period, but it didn't really get to me, because it wasn't the first time it had happend, so I didnt go for a test or anything.
A month later, my period never came, again, and I was constantly going to the toilet, and my mum asked me if I would please go for a test, so I did.
It was May. The test was positive.
I was really frightened. My boyfriend was with me, and he was really happy.
I didn't want to tell my mum the truth, but I did. She didn't get angry. She said it was totally up to us.
I told some of my other family members, that I'm really close with, but they weren't too happy, and they were quite disappointed.
We had a family disscussion, and decided that abortion would be the best bet, since I was in my 2nd to last year in Grammar school.
I was going on to 3 months pregnant, so we had to decide quick. To me, it was a rushed decision, and a pressured decision.
It's a new year, and I'm trying to move on, but its hard.
Me and my boyfriend are still together. Today, we are enjoying life, and have done so much together.
I miss my baby that I didn't know, but I knew it was going to be a boy, so I named him Tyrese.
* Not her real name
