With two teenage children and being 40 years old, I was not
planning on or ready to start raising another child. I am a nurse and was
recently laid off so my finances are limited. After the initial visit, I was a
few weeks farther than I originally thought. Without the help and support from NAF,
there was absolutely no way I could have come up with the extra money on that
short notice. NAF was literally the biggest stress relief in my life during an
already difficult time.
--Submitted by Dallas*
from a member clinic
This was an unplanned pregnancy and the man involved has not
been emotionally or financially supportive of my decision to not continue with this
pregnancy. I will be starting graduate school this fall and I have an incredible
amount of student loans as well as the loans I will be taking out for this
fall. The cost of the abortion would empty out my entire checking account.
Thanks to the NAF Hotline, I will be able to continue with my life, and
continue with my education. This organization’s support has meant a lot to me,
and filled an emotional void that I was lacking from my partner. It is an
incredible feeling to know that someone is on your side and fighting for me to
succeed in the future. I hope to be able to make donations to NAF. I thank NAF
and its member clinic in Ohio for making this an option for so many women.
--Submitted by Sigourney*
from a member clinic
Over
one-third of women of reproductive age have an abortion by the age of
45. However, women who have chosen abortion are often absent from the
public debate. In order to break the silence surrounding abortion, we
feature real stories from real women each Wednesday on our blog. If you
would like to share your story with us or have it published on our blog,
go to http://www.prochoice.org/pregnant/hotline/share.html.
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