My name is Amanda
and I am 18 years old. When I told my boyfriend [I was pregnant] he blamed me for getting pregnant and insisted that I have the abortion. My mom told me that I either had to have an abortion or get out of her house. No one would support me, not my boyfriend and not my family. I felt alone and trapped. I went through with the abortion but I never wanted to do it. The amount of guilt I feel is tremendous. Everything reminds me of what I did. I am trying very hard to get through this. The only advice that was ever offered by my boyfriend and my mom was to just not think about it. They said that it was the right thing and that I did what I had to do. I think that is a joke. I just can't get over it. | 
