One of our dear long-term commenters, a college student going by the moniker here of PrettyInPink, put together a documentary as she outlines below. Each of 5 parts is between 9-10 minutes long, and I’ve had trouble finding time this week to watch them all so I could post them knowing what was in them. (Not that I distrust PiP; I just feel responsible to vet all videos before posting.)
I thought this afternoon, as yet another day went by and I hadn’t gotten past watching Part 2, that perhaps others would have the same trouble sitting through all 5 parts at once and hit on the idea to post 1 part for viewing and discussion each day. Part I is great. I love the intro song and the authenticity of the young moms being interviewed. PiP is very talented! Now, for PiP’s intro…
by PrettyInPink
I came up with the idea to do a movie about pregnancy when I was in need of a quick Halloween costume and sacrificed my scarf collection temporarily to fashion a quick belly with duct tape and a large t-shirt.
I thought some of the reactions to me were a bit interesting – I’m sure a few people were wondering whether it was a costume or not – so I thought it would be interesting to do a larger belly for a longer period of time.
The topic evolved into exploring the real basis of pregnancy in a college setting on St. Louis University’s campus, which has unique qualities that are worth investigating. [JLS note: SLU is a Catholic university.]…

Specifically, it is interesting to see how the values of charity and chastity intertwine during these situations and how the structure of the university addresses them.
This is not a “pro-choice” or “pro-life” issue, although the discussion of pregnancy in the educational system may cause these kind of political issues to rise to the surface.
Women today faced with pregnancies legally have several options in front of them. But are they truly able to make these decisions freely? Or are they pressured by family, community, financial, or educational circumstances to make a choice they are not fully comfortable with? My motivation is to help women make these choices freely, and academia and communities need to be able to make accommodations freely available to women who need them.
In the first video, we are introduced briefly to SLU and 3 lovely students who have had children: Dana, Cassi, and Alex. Each has a story to tell and her own experiencesabout being a student and a mother on SLU’s campus. Here we get a glimpse of what SLU is doing right and a few things that SLU might need to work on.