WHY AM I NOT?

THIS IS A VERY PERSONAL STORY ABOUT AMANEE, WHO'S STORY IS LIKE THAT OF MANY WOMEN--18 YEARS OLD, PREGNANT, UNMARRIED, AND VERY AFRAID. HER DECISION TO TERMINATE HER PREGNANCY WOULD HAVE LIFELONG EFFECT, AS SHE DESCRIBES IT "AS THE BIGGEST MISTAKE OF MY LIFE." WHO KNOWS WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN OR WHO COULD HAVE BEEN. BUT WE DO KNOW THAT LIFE WOULD HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT. WITH HER INTIMATE OBSERVATIONS OF THE MANY STAGES OF THE POTENTIAL NEW LIFE, SUPPLEMENTED BY OVER 80 ILLUSTRATIONS, IT IS HER VOICE