


Being a Teen Mom and Having an Abortion: Meet Destiny
Last year I called the Jane’s Due Process hotline when I found out I was just a few weeks pregnant. I was already a mother to a nine-month-old baby boy and a two-year-old little girl. On top of that, I was a junior in high school and the captain of the track team. I...
Crisis Pregnancy Centers and Forced Birth: Meet Gabriela
I’ll never forget *Gabriela. She was exceptionally well-mannered, sweet, and timid. Her voice quivered a bit when she first spoke—no doubt out of nervousness—but aside from that she was very self-assured. Gabriela lived with her grandmother, *Lita, who had raised her...
Hopelessness and Fear of Family: Meet Nicole
*Nicole called me near the end of my hotline shift. I remember how well spoken and scared she sounded as she whispered into the phone. In just a few sentences she explained that she was 17, about six weeks pregnant, and her mother would beat her and disown her if...