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She was given a choice: Either have an abortion or move out of her family home.

The highs and lows of being a teenage parent without a good plan or financial stability were spelled out eloquently in a four-and-a-half minute video by Millennials of Singapore:

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A young lady, Mieko, talked about what she experienced after finding out she was suddenly pregnant when she was just 18 years old.

She related how she and her boyfriend were initially overjoyed at discovering her pregnancy, only to be forced back to reality when the doctor asked her, "Are you going to opt for an abortion?"

The reality of being a young parent hit even harder after her mother gave her an ultimatum: Get an abortion or move out of the house.

Mieko was not working and still studying part-time at that time.

At her mother's insistence, she opted for an abortion -- only to back away at the last minute. She changed her mind after seeing the ultrasound scan of the foetus.

Towards the end of the video, she credited her pregnancy for ending her chain smoking, hard drinking teenager ways and not regretting not having an abortion.

Responses to the video have been encouraging, with many saying it was a courageous thing for her to do to carry on with the pregnancy:

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