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I am nineteen years old, and not by any means prepared for a child. I live with my mother. My boyfriend lives with his mother. He's still attending college. I work part-time, and not for very good money. A few months ago, I got pregnant. I have always known I want kids. I want a big family. But I also knew that I didn't expect it to happen at 19. I began by telling him. He was very supportive. He didn't accuse or chastise me at all. He was very accepting, a little anxious even. We'd started to get excited. Then, it happened. I miscarried. I was 8 weeks when I did. I cried. I was torn to pieces, as was my boyfriend. The thought of abortion NEVER crossed my mind for the sole reason being, I don't believe in it.

I am Catholic, but that has nothing to do with my opinion. I feel abortion is wrong. The only thing that kept my spirits up while I was going through trying to deal with mis-carrying a baby was having Faith in the fact that God knows what he's doing. I know how cliche that sounds, but it helps. I am not, by any means, a spiritual person, but I do believe in God and that He does have a reason for making everything happen. I just want to tell anyone that doesn't have the most stable living situation, and becomes pregnant, please, I BEG you, don't consider abortion.

I still feel very empty and wonder what if. And this was something that I had no control over. An abortion is a choice, miscarriages aren't. And feeling like this with something that is beyond my control, well, I can only imagine what it would be like having to deal with the fact that I had done that to my baby. And even that seems like a stretch. I just want to inform you that it's a decision that you will have to live with for the rest of your life. And PLEASE remember that if you don't want to keep the child, adoption is ALWAYS an option. There are millions of couples that are killing themselves trying to conceive a child, and can't, but are willing to adopt a child whose birth wasn't exactly ideal. All I am asking is PLEASE give your baby a chance at life. You never know, that child growing inside you could have one day grown into a great doctor who has finally found that cure for AIDS, or the president who has figured out a fool-proof way to prevent the civil wars in other countries. Or a teacher that makes the difference in at least one other child's life that makes them into another great human being.

There are always consequences for your actions. Don't pay for them for the rest of your life in guilt and shame. Thank you.