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Stories from Florida

• I had to go to the juvenile courthouse to get a waiver that would allow me to get the abortion without my parents' consent.
• I was told by a doctor that it was very unlikely that I could get pregnant without fertility treatments.
• It took him 20 minutes to come get me. He was stoned.
• It was short, uncomfortable, made me cramp up instantly. But it was over before I realized it.
• Everything looked normal until I went in for my 12 week ultrasound.
• By then I was 20 weeks-- time was running out.
• He was late picking me up at the clinic after the procedure (3.5 hours to be exact) and it was pouring rain. I cried.
• It's been about a week. I'm still bleeding, cramping, and I'm still sad.
• So anyway, I cried pleading with my son's father the entire way to the clinic
• I'm an athlete, popular, intelligent and really nice to everybody and everything.
• I know that our baby couldn't guarantee anything between him and me.
• I wanted to be a mother so badly, but I was totally unprepared for it.
• I didn’t ever press charges because I just knew it would be a big ordeal, and I didn’t want my parents to find out about it.