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Article #109: Teen Pregnancy: What are my Options?

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With any pregnancy, there are three week after conception, the fetus has a
options: Parenting, Abortion, and developing brain and a heart. This means
Adoption. It is important to have all the that the fetus is not part of the
facts about all of your options before mother's body, but is distractively
you make a life-changing decisions. Yes, separate. The baby can feel pain by the
this will be a decision that will change ninth week after conception. You may not
your life no matter which option you be able to feel it, but the baby can move
choose. and kick. Often, in an abortion
Ready to be a mom? Is your boyfriend procedure, the baby will fight the
ready to be a dad? procedure because he can feel it.
Parenting is often seen as a great Abortion is not a simple procedure. It
option, especially when your parents and may carry serious emotional and physical
your friends make promises to help. If consequences, and should be considered
you have support for your parenting carefully before a decision is reached to
decision, then this may be something you go forward with abortion. Statistics show
wish to seriously consider. Sit down and that a majority of women who have
make a budget with current costs of abortions regret their decisions, and
diapers, formula, clothing, daycare, and often, what was a "quick and easy"
other parenting necessities you and your procedure is something that sends them
baby will need. Also consider your goals, spiraling out of control.
will you still be able to pursue them Isn't adoption the hardest decision of
while parenting a baby? all?
Before relying on anyone's promises to Sometimes, the thought of carrying a baby
help, especially financially, you need to nine months and then letting him go to a
ask yourself if these people have, in the family can seem like the hardest option
past, made promises to you or others and of all. In reality, it is often not just
not followed through? Or have they the best decision, but the one that
withdrawn their support when you made a allows you to be proud of the family you
choice they didn't agree with? If created.
something happens that your friends or Unlike years past, today adoption has
family cannot support you, what will you taken on a new face. No longer is
do? You need a plan and a backup plan if everything done in secrecy to where women
you choose to be parent your child. would never look upon the face of her
Now, about the baby's father... Is he newborn child. Many women who have
around? Does he have other children? Is thought of putting their child up for
he supporting them? Is he supportive of adoption have found they are put off by
you? Is he abusive? Don't think that a the many inaccurate images that the word
baby will make him commit or will fix a "adoption" brings to mind. Fortunately,
relationship, it will simply exaggerate today the face of adoption has been
the problems and make the situation dramatically altered with the practice of
worse. Is this a man you want to be tied open adoption.
to for at least 18 years? Is he someone Open adoption is beneficial to all who
you want your baby to be with? Ask are involved, but most of all it is
yourself these questions and consider the beneficial to the child. A child placed
answers before you choose parenting your through open adoption grows up with a
baby. greater sense of identity; knowing not
Isn't it easier to just end the pregnancy only the love of their birth parents, but
with an abortion? Quick and easy? also the love of their adopted family.
It might seem that way, but be sure you They will grow into a more stable and
know the facts, all of the facts before secure adult if they know the truth of
you make this decision. Far too many their adoption and why their Birth Mother
girls have thought that abortion was the felt it was the best choice. No matter
quick and easy way to go, only to find what the truth is, it is always easier
themselves haunted by the memories and for a child to know than to face never
feelings of abortion for the rest of knowing why they were placed with a
their lives. different family.
Consider this, by the end of the second






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