Interview with Girl who was helped through her pregnancy by 'Life'

Anglia TV interview, part of a "Round Robin" programme, speaking to a women who was helped throughout her pregnancy by anti-abortion charity 'Life'.

Jane is talking to her two children who are drawing at the kitchen table. Close up of Jane washing up. Jane sits in an armchair while she is interviewed. She says that she had a very good job but had to choose between her job and her child and so she chose her child. She knew that she would have nowhere to live and that there were abnormalities in the child, but she didn’t want an abortion and so would do everything she could to raise the child by herself. When asked, she says that she’s never regretted that decision. She explains how her relationship with her parents broke down and so she had to leave home. Interview with Dr Lambert who states that the two basic choices for women are either to keep the child or to have an abortion and that most come to her in a maze of thoughts. She tries to lead them through the maze to make a decision. ‘Life’ offers women the care and time to retreat from the pressures other people are putting upon them to have an abortion. Close up of child drawing before panning across to Jane washing up in the kitchen. Another shot of the child drawing and Jane making a pot of tea. Interview with Jane where she talks about when she got in touch with ‘Life’. She says that they were fantastic and kind. They helped her all the way through the pregnancy and she feels she never would have made it without them.

Keywords

Charities; Children; Women; Pregnancy; Abortion

Background Information

Life is a charity, founded in 1970, it opposes abortion, and provides a pregnancy care service for those who want an alternative option to abortion. One of it’s responsibilities is to provide homes for homeless pregnant women. See www.lifecharity.org.uk