Mother chooses life instead of having an abortion at Planned Parenthood.

My name is Alicia. I'm from Arizona Phoenix, Arizona, and I am 24 years old

Well, what was going through my mind I wasn't financially stable enough to have a child and I didn't feel like I I wanted a child to suffer with me because I I wasn't making enough money

I wasn't in the career that I really wanted to be in and I felt like Abortion was like the only option for me during that time.

I was 23, I believe so I felt like My days are over I didn't feel like I will still have my youth.

So I went there with my mother and I felt like I want to like go through this go through with this process and my mom

Dropped me off and we were in the parking lot. I was like had a lot of mixed emotions.

I was very like scared Nervous sad mostly mostly sad

Throughout that process it was very it was kind of like going to an appointment and it was like seeing other ladies there like ladies that looks like sad and like some of them look kind of like depressed and It was kind of like a you know typical

Abortion clinic and then as Relieving I met with Sherry and Elvis they're from the church and they told me that they that I didn't have to do that and there's plenty other resources out there in Phoenix that I can look after and I had got her number and Elvis number and From then on I felt like I had more support

She helped me Sherry and Elvis helped me out a lot throughout that pregnancy.

They helped me by being there Miss Sherry went to many doctor's appointments

They called and checked on me See how I was doing if I needed anything they were willing to come by to the house and help me

So that really had a that played a nice positive Aspect in the situation that I was in you think you would have gone through with it if they wouldn't have been there or I Probably would have like I probably would have either went back and Continue with it

But I felt like in my head. I honestly didn't want to Go back.

I really didn't want to go back once I once I left But I was kind of figuring like what should

I do next should I go back? Or should I just continue being pregnant? I felt like I did a couple of things in my past and I was like,

I didn't want to commit a murder of a child because of my actions and I think that I should have

Thought about certain things before I had did certain things and I was willing to accept my consequences

So do you regret not having the abortion? Oh, no, I don't regret it at all I'm very grateful for my daughter and I love her a lot and I feel like she makes me better every day and it's like when

I was Before I was pregnant. I didn't really have a lot of I really unsure about my life

I didn't know where I wanted my path to be now since I have her it's like You know a life -changing moment that made me realize that I have life to you know live for So it made me feel very happy to have someone that I can take care of that loves me unconditionally

Yes, she should absolutely take their help

I believe is very Beneficial for you for the mother and for child

Because you don't want to live with regret you don't want to live with Like being sad or depressed about it and you want to continue on living your life