You Do Have Choices

                                                                                                       Abortion   

Pros:

Life can be hard. There are times when abortion may appear as the only option for your specific situation. 

At the end of the day, a mother has to go through the actual labor pain and other issues involved with parenting and juggling responsibilities. Others can’t precisely gauge or understand the level of trauma that a woman may be experiencing in her personal life. She is the only person who knows best, if she would be able to take care of the unplanned child or not. We all know that it’s merely impossible to raise a child without family support and finance in hand. To a great extent, the life of the baby depends upon the mother’s health. 

Medical emergencies compel a woman to resort to this action. There is a possibility that her own life might be at risk, if she delivers the child.

Some of the rape victims can be minors. They wouldn’t be mentally or physically prepared to take care of the newborn baby. 

Technologies have enabled disease detection amongst unborn babies. Giving life to an unhealthy baby and watching it suffer all day and night can be highly jeopardizing for the family as well as the newborn child.

Cons:

Abortion implies denying someone a well-deserved life. Just because the odds are not in our favor, can we deprive someone the chance to live?

Can we ever make up for ending a life?

By tampering with a life, aren’t we acting against the creator of the world?

Having an abortion carries the risk of not being able to become pregnant ever again.

Abortion can also lead to serious health complications, and/or death.

It often leads to unwanted memories, which can result into great stress and depression. 

Some women experience a feeling of guilt, which lasts for their whole lifetime.

Source:

www.healthguidence.org






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Adoption

Pros:

Your child will have the accurate information about you if both you and them agree you would like to be able to contact each other later in life. 

Adoption agency rules are very strict on who can and cannot adopt; therefore you will be assured your baby ends up in a good home. 

Open adoption is available. You will not be completely cut-off from your child. The decision is solely yours. 

Cons:

Qualifications for someone to adopt your baby are strict, so it may be a long process which will only make you more attached to your biological baby. 

By keeping the baby, you may unexpectedly change your mind. Be prepared for anything. 

Source:

Child-Adoption-Matters.com

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Raising Your Child

Pros:

- You develop a special bond between you and your child

Cons:

- You raise the chances of becoming physically and emotionally depressed

- You will most likely drop out of school

- There is a chance of having to go on welfare if you are a single parent

- You will have to give up your social life, your friends and possibly even your family

Source:

Pregnancy Information for Teens Written by: Sandra Augustyn Lawton