- Sep 11, 2002
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An acquaintance of mine recently had a miscarriage, and it was a particularly devastating experience for her and her ex-boyfriend.
When I was in high school (wealthy upper-middle class area, of which I was on the lower end), almost all of the girls who got pregnant got abortions which were paid for by their parents. It was considered "unclassy" to become pregnant when young, and the two girls who did get pregnant and couldn't afford abortions were heckled so much they became depressed and dropped out of school (one attempted suicide but received help).
My mother had two miscarriages, and lost what would have been my older sister and younger brother. I can't imagine how horrible it would be to lose a child in such a way.
When I was in high school (wealthy upper-middle class area, of which I was on the lower end), almost all of the girls who got pregnant got abortions which were paid for by their parents. It was considered "unclassy" to become pregnant when young, and the two girls who did get pregnant and couldn't afford abortions were heckled so much they became depressed and dropped out of school (one attempted suicide but received help).
My mother had two miscarriages, and lost what would have been my older sister and younger brother. I can't imagine how horrible it would be to lose a child in such a way.