Lauren, a teen who had an abortion, was interviewed. Here is an excerpt from the interview:
“Q: And had you decided straightaway what you were going to do?
L: No, I were going to keep it, but, em, going to get rid of it.
Q: What persuaded you?
L: Well, ‘cos I’m too young and I want a job, and basically I would have nowhere to live, if I did keep it, you [to mother] said you wouldn’t have me would you not with a baby.”
Sharon Tabberer, Christine Hall, Shirley Prendergast, and Andrew Webster Teenage Pregnancy and Choice: Abortion or Motherhood: Influences on the Decision (York, UK: Joseph Rowntree Foundation, 2000) 35 – 36
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