Trigger Warning: This post references later-term abortion and emotional distress Late-term abortion experiences often feel incredibly difficult to put into words.For many women, it is something they carry quietly – unsure how to speak about it, or how it might be received. You may be feeling under pressure and rushed, or that everything is moving… Read more »

A Desperate Call When Mark picked up the phone to call Life’s Helpline, he wasn’t sure what he was going to say. He only knew that he needed to speak to someone – anyone – who could help him make sense of what had just happened. A Young Couple’s Dream Mark had married his childhood… Read more »

The Joy of Expecting When Rebecca first discovered she was pregnant, she was seven weeks along. “Everything was good,” she recalls. “We were happy, excited, anticipating all the changes that were coming.” For five short weeks, Rebecca started to settle into her pregnancy. She bought baby books, quietly planned names, and allowed herself to imagine… Read more »

A Teenage Girl in Deep Crisis At 16 years old and pregnant by her abuser, Elya had faced intense pressure to have an abortion. She was scared of him, scared of what was happening to her body, and scared of what might come next. But she couldn’t bring herself to go through with it so,… Read more »

The package arrived the week before. Ashley had opened it straight away and instantly felt uneasy looking at the contents.  The boxes of pills, instruction booklet and pregnancy test sat on the desk for over a week, untouched.  One short phone call and then a package in the post a couple of days later was… Read more »