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Coping with an unplanned pregnancy
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Making the decision - weighing up options
On discovering you are pregnant, your doctor is a good first port of call. He or she can confirm how advanced the pregnancy is, provide information on the options available in your local area, and refer you for counselling.
The decision to have an abortion is not a decision you should have to make on your own, so try to bring yourself to talk to your partner and, if appropriate, family and friends, to see if there is any way you can manage to fit a baby into your life. It may be that you would feel happier having the baby and placing him or her for adoption. Only take the decision to terminate the pregnancy once you have fully considered that this is the only option for you.
If you decide a termination is the best decision for you, try to talk through your decision with supportive people. This will help you to feel more reconciled with it later. Clinics offering abortion will have supportive counselors available for you to discuss your decision with.
You can also speak to someone at the CARE confidential helpline Tel 0800 028 2228 www.careconfidential.com to help you discover more clearly how you feel about the situation you are in. The counselors are trained in non-directional counseling - so you will not be pushed in one direction or the other
Created: 04/11/2003 Updated: 10/10/2007Making the decision - weighing up options
On discovering you are pregnant, your doctor is a good first port of call. He or she can confirm how advanced the pregnancy is, provide information on the options available in your local area, and refer you for counselling.
The decision to have an abortion is not a decision you should have to make on your own, so try to bring yourself to talk to your partner and, if appropriate, family and friends, to see if there is any way you can manage to fit a baby into your life. It may be that you would feel happier having the baby and placing him or her for adoption. Only take the decision to terminate the pregnancy once you have fully considered that this is the only option for you.
If you decide a termination is the best decision for you, try to talk through your decision with supportive people. This will help you to feel more reconciled with it later. Clinics offering abortion will have supportive counselors available for you to discuss your decision with.
You can also speak to someone at the CARE confidential helpline Tel 0800 028 2228 www.careconfidential.com to help you discover more clearly how you feel about the situation you are in. The counselors are trained in non-directional counseling - so you will not be pushed in one direction or the other
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