Degrassi High - Season 1

Erica decides to keep the pregnancy a secret, only telling Heather about it. She also decides to have an abortion; Heather disapproves of this, and this difference could tear the twins apart.

When Michelle's parents split up, she is forced to choose between them, which proves to be a difficult decision. Erica's abortion wasn't easy for her, and now someone at Degrassi is trying to make things even tougher.

Arthur develops a crush on Caitlin and begins to daydream about going out with her. Meanwhile, Caitlin accepts Claude's invitation to the movies, even though she has a date with Joey for the same night.

With Lucy behind the camera, the Zits (Joey, Snake and Wheels) make a nonsexist rock video. Caitlin and Joey learn that breaking up is hard to do. The hate campaign against Erica escalates, and she learns that Liz is the one who has been harassing her because of her abortion.

Kathleen's new boyfriend Scott becomes physically and emotionally abusive. Kathleen is shocked by his behavior and struggles to understand him.

At a party, Heather throws herself at Wheels and seriously damages their friendship. The "Have Nots" - Kathleen, Melanie, and Diana - welcome Maya into their gang, but then offend her by not inviting her to a movie because the theater isn't accessible to handicapped persons. LD. finds out she has leukemia.

Diana, determined to grow up and chafing under her older brother's authority, tries to change her "good girl" image by smoking and drinking. Meanwhile, Joey, Snake and Wheels suffer deflated egos and wallets when they attend a striptease show.

Michelle's father's rigidity and his prejudice toward B.L.T. convinces her, now that she's sixteen, to move out and live on her own. Lucy comforts LD. as she faces her fears about having leukemia.

Michelle's father's rigidity and his prejudice toward B.L.T. convinces her, now that she's sixteen, to move out and live on her own. Lucy comforts LD. as she faces her fears about having leukemia.