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I completed a medical at home abortion almost 2 months ago and I deeply regret it. I am 19 and hadn't planned a pregnancy. I had just finished my 1st year at uni so I didn't think I was ready to be a mother- I thought I had a career to manage which was my number 1 priority. i thought I would 'miss out' on my youth. I thought I was too young to care for a child- I felt like a child myself. I had all of these consuming worries despite having a loving loyal partner, a supportive family and economic stability. It felt like my only choice was to abort, but really it should've been that my only choice was to keep my child. If you are considering abortion, please reflect on these things: 1- We as women hold an innate and strong power as bearers of life. We are made to create and nurse children. Regardless whether you feel young/like a child yourself, whether you are single and feel weak, whether you just don't feel ready, whether you didn't plan on having kids- do not doubt yourself. Have faith that you are more than able in progressing through this pregnancy and can raise a beautiful child or gift a sweet baby to a foster family who may struggle with conception. You will feel scared but you can do this. It is better to fight through this hard time rather than live a life of grief and regret. 2- Whatever God or religion or force you believe in, life is truly a blessing and something sacred. The complex emotions you feel every day (positive or negative) serve as an intense evidence of this, this is not just science. God is real and he is supporting you. Though you may feel like your baby is a burden now, this is far from the truth. You've already bonded with the life you are holding in your body. That is something beautiful and incredible and not something to fear. It is something to embrace, accept and thrive alongside. Life doesn't always go to plan, but that doesn't mean there is no hope and that we are 'doomed'. There is always hope and you can do this!