I chose this. It was my responsibility to be out on the street and take care of myself. I’m old enough to where I can support myself, take care of myself if I want to, and I’m choosing not to. So, it’s not my parent’s or anybody else’s fault. It’s mine if I get in trouble or I end up getting hurt somehow. —Ashley, 18 year-old pregnant homeless woman Runaway or homeless teenager girls are five times more likely to become pregnant and two times more likely to have more than one pregnancy than those who are not homeless. Some young women say that that the reason they are homeless is because of some type of abuse or neglect at home and others say it was because they became pregnant and were kicked out of their homes. Teenagers that are living on the streets might lack an education and may be participating in criminal activities to survive, thus making it easier to become pregnant. One of the main reasons that teens who do not have a stable home become pregnant is where they live, if they share a rented room, live with strangers, or in shelters they have a higher chance of becoming pregnant. Statistics show that there are twenty six pregnancies among thirteen women, ages 18-26. 48% of teens that have lived on the streets were said to have had at least one pregnancy. Very little is known how these young pregnant girls deal with this difficult situation while being homeless.