These are my reasons

Trust me when I tell you
I don’t want this baby
These are my reasons

I’m not ready
I can’t do it
I don’t want it

I’m too young
I’m too old
We can’t afford it

I’m working
I’m studying
I have round the world tickets
I leave next week

I already have three
I already have four
I have five children already
I’ve never wanted children

The baby is a girl
My family will shun this child
The baby is not a boy

I’m scared of being pregnant
I can’t keep any food or fluids down
This pregnancy will worsen my health condition
I will die if I continue this pregnancy

I just want it out of me

This baby has a chromosomal abnormality
This baby has a heart defect
This baby has no skull
This baby will die within a few days of giving birth
This can’t be happening

I want to finish school
I can’t provide for it
I’m too scared to tell anyone
Only my school counsellor knows

We tried for 10 years
I grieved and moved on with my life
I’m not that person any more
This is too painful

We’re not married
My family will disown me
I’ll be thrown out of home
I’m living in my car
I have no support

I’m not a resident
I don’t want to be sent back
I’m a refugee
I have PTSD
I don’t understand English

I don’t want to be tied to him
He cheated on me
I cheated on him
It’s probably not his
I don’t know who the dad is
Can you tell me who the dad is?

He is going to hurt me
Last night he bashed a hole in the wall
He hits my other children
He gave me chlamydia

Trust me when I tell you
I don’t want this baby
These are my reasons

I’m not ready
I can’t do it
I don’t want it