Ten Reasons I want an Abortion

Ten Reasons I want an Abortion . . .

1. I can’t let my parents know – they’ll kill me!"
Have your parents ever killed anyone before? Unless they really are violent, you mean they will be very upset. And you are probably right. Give your parents some credit, though. They did not make it to adulthood without experiencing disappointment. Your parents have had dreams shattered and hopes dashed, yet they have survived. Abortion involves the life of their grandchild. It seems only fair to include them, even if they will initially be shocked by the news. Open communication is key. Keeping a secret – for years and years – will add unhealthy stress to your system. You don’t need more of that!"

2. I can’t support myself, much less a baby. I want to finish school."
It can be very scary to have financial difficulties, but there truly are a lot of possible solutions. Social service agencies offer temporary assistance with food, medical care and even baby sitting. Today’s schools often give aid to single mothers or a job could always come through. Church groups will sometimes help. A lot can change financially in nine months! Another alternative would be to place the baby in a loving adoptive home. What an honorable act! Of course there can be heartache with this choice. Abortion can carry guilt and shame. Adoption can cause grief but also gives hope for a positive future – for both you and your baby. "

3. Well, it is legal."
Yes, but many things that are legal (smoking, cheating on your partner, gambling) may not be right for you. And our country is in conflict about the legal worth of a fetus. If a pregnant woman dies in a plane crash, her baby’s life is counted in the death toll. Likewise, a fetus is protected from a mother who is abusing drugs. The woman can be put in jail while pregnant to protect the baby’s health. Laws and opinions are constantly changing. Don’t depend on the legal system to make your own moral choices!"

4. My boyfriend will break up with me if I don’t have an abortion."
Here’s the sad truth. Your boyfriend will probably break up with you anyway, especially if you are both young or haven’t been dating long. If you get the abortion, you will always remind him of something he isn’t proud of. If you don’t, he may resent that he has to pay child support and take responsibility as a father. Either way, it isn’t wise to make a life-altering decision based on what someone else dictates. Remember that the baby’s father has no legal rights when it comes to abortion. He cannot force you to have one, and you should not give him the power to do so. "

5. My mother is pressuring me to have an abortion."
Some parents suggest abortion because a pregnancy will impact their own lives in negative ways. Most really do put their children first, wanting what is best for them. Your mother may sincerely desire to take away your pain. She may believe the lie that abortion is an easy way out. Your mom may feel she had her own child too young, or at the cost of her own education. She may not wish the same to happen to you. She may have had an abortion herself and see it as the answer. But what your mother may not realize is that 94% of women who have had an abortion regret their decision."

6. Getting pregnant was an accident. I just want to undo it."
Many people can relate to the feeling of desperately wanting to turn back time, but there just is no way to reverse a pregnancy. Once conception has occurred, there is a baby who needs to come out – either in pieces from an abortion or whole and alive through a birth. A normal pregnancy lasts only 40 weeks, a relatively short amount of time in the whole of your life. Carrying your baby to term and then placing the baby for adoption could make what you now consider "an accident," a huge blessing for others. Choosing abortion over adoption because you know you would naturally become attached to your baby throughout the pregnancy means that you recognize there will be pain at separation. That pain will lessen over time and be eased by knowing you made the unselfish choice to offer your baby a wonderful life. "

7. I don’t like what pregnancy will do to my body."
While it is true that pregnancy causes changes in your body, many women today actually celebrate those changes and stay in great shape. But, if you are honestly fearful of what being pregnant may do to you, consider also what abortion can do. The most common, immediate, and short-term complications include excessive bleeding, infections, intense pain, high fever, incomplete removal of the baby or placenta (which can cause life-threatening infections and sterility), PID (pelvic inflammatory disease), and a punctured or torn uterus. Abortion can also result in problems with reproductive organs that can make it difficult to conceive or carry a child to term in the future. You are not doing your body any favors by subjecting it to an abortion. "

8. It’s not really a baby. It’s just a "blob of tissue".
"The fact is that upon fertilization 23 chromosomes from each parent have joined to form a 46-chromosome, complete individual with the eye color, shoe size, and sex already determined. Only oxygen and nutrition are added in the womb. An ultrasound at the earliest stages of development will reveal the specific features of a unique person miraculously being formed. And consider this: those in post-abortion support groups across the country are not there to mourn the loss of their "blobs of tissue". They are there to mourn the loss of their babies. "

9. I’m pregnant because of a rape.
"Carrying this baby to term must seem unthinkable! Although our culture would give you "permission" and even encouragement to abort, please don’t jump to that as the obvious choice. Adding another violent act, abortion, to the horrible thing that has already happened to you, will only complicate your healing process 5. You are in a very unusual circumstance (conception from rape is extremely rare) and it is understandable that you would be frantic. But don’t allow the rapist to further impact your situation by causing you to end the life of an innocent child. "

10. I have to have an abortion. There’s no other way.
"Let’s stop to think of some other possibilities. Find people who help women with unintended pregnancies and get creative ideas from them. Yes, your lifestyle with your current friends will change. But you will be amazed at how supportive others can be (including pastors, counselors or staff at a local pregnancy center). And if you go to God and ask for help, He will hear your prayers."

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Elective Abortion

Elective or therapeutic abortion is the deliberate termination of a pregnancy.

Elective abortions are those initiated by personal choice. Roughly 20% of all pregnancies end in elective abortion. It has been reported that since abortion was legalized in 1973 through 2002, over 42 million legal abortions have been performed.

Treatment:
Elective abotions take place between 8 and 12 weeks of gestation involve dilating the cervix and removing the contents of the uterus by suctioning the inner walls of the uterus.

Induced Abortion

Induced Abortion-

A pregnancy can be aborted intentionally in many ways.It basically depends on the gestational age of the fetus. Also to the legality, regional availability and doctor-patient preference for specific procedures.

Surgical Abortion-

The type of surgical abortion procedure used is based on which stage of pregnancy a women is at.

• Suction Curettage (Vacuum Aspiration): This technique is used in early pregnancy. The cervix is widened with a series of instruments. A tube is inserted into the uterus and connected to a strong vacuum. The embryo is removed by suction.
• Dilation and Curettage (D & C): This is used later in the first trimester. Its the same technique thats used after miscarriages. The cervix is dilated, a instrument with a sharp loop at the end is inserted into the uterus. Then the inside walld of the uterus is scraped. The lining and the embryo is removed by suction.
• Dilatation and Evacuation (D & E): This technique is lessed used. A material made from seaweed is placed in the cervix in order to dilate it. Forceps are then used to remove the fetus, in pieced.

Spontaneous Abortion

Defenition of Spontaneous Abortion:
A spontaneous abortion is the loss of a fetus during pregnancy due to natural causes. Which happens before the fetal development has reached 20 weeks. Spontaneous abortion refers to naturally occuring events, not elective or therapeutic abortion procedures.

Overview, Causes & Risk Factors:

The cause of most spontaneous abortions is due to fetal genetic abnomalities which causes the fetal to die. It could also be because of an infection, physical problems the mother may have, hormone or serioud systemic diseases of the mother.

Theres an estimate that up to 50% of all fertilized eggs die and are lost spontaneously, usually even before the woman knows she's pregnant. The rate of abortion is approximately 10% and usually occurs between the 7th and 12th weeks of pregnancy.

The risk of having a spontaneous abortion is higher in a women over 35 years old, in a women who suffers from diabetes or thyroid and women who has a history of three or more prior spontaneous abortions.

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