i knew that no choice was a good one for me, but i chose the one that enabled me to continue growing as a person and to one day provide my future children with the best life they can possibly have. it wasn't my time.

madeleine's story

i have held the hands of at least half a dozen girls,some of these girls (all under 25) were friends.

so we made the only choice that made sense when that little stick showed a plus sign.

i was 14, and non-stop sick. i fainted in the shower and nearly drowned. my mother and sisters were all teen moms - they never got to live their lives the way they planned. we lived in poverty, and i knew i didn’t want that for myself.

danielle's story