when i was 19 i got pregnant. i was in a loving, committed relationship, but i was also a sophomore in college. i had dreams and aspirations, and raising a child wasn't one of them at age 19.

in 1973, i was 21, newly married and, having no desire to get pregnant, followed my ob/gyn's suggestion of getting an iud. a new brand was supposed to be "perfect" for women who had never had children.

around 2001, when i was 27, i became pregnant. at the time, i was earning $5 an hour - a wage that barely kept me clothed, housed, and fed (in fact, i have no idea how i was able to be self-supporting on that amount). i had no health insurance and no family to help.

i was 17 when i got pregnant from an abusive boyfriend. i was on birth control but terrible at taking it regularly. the doctor came in after my exam and said, you're pregnant. what are you going to do about it?

i recall feeling sick for weeks. being pregnant was the last thought on my mind. i bought four pregnancy test, after the third test came back positive i believed it.

i was 23 years old when i got pregnant. i was neither emotionally nor financialy ready to have a child. my boyfriend, being catholic, did not agree with my decision but he took me to planned parenthood and helped pay for it.