Yes, there are alternatives to the abortion pill. If you don’t want to take the drugs involved in the abortion pill, you have three options:
- Parenting
- Adoption
- Surgical abortion
This article will highlight the essentials you need to know about these options and outline some next steps. However, if you’re looking for a safe space to ask questions and learn more, contact Turlock Pregnancy and Health Center today to schedule a free, confidential appointment.
Continuing Your Pregnancy
If you want to continue your pregnancy, your two options are parenting or adoption.
More About Parenting
Facing an unexpected pregnancy can make it feel like parenting is out of the question—you probably don’t feel prepared to parent, and maybe you’re experiencing life situations that make parenting feel like just one more hurdle.
However, the most important question to ask yourself is this: Do I want to parent? If the answer is yes, then you owe it to yourself to fully explore this option. While the timeline doesn’t match what you expected, you can parent and also fulfill your goals by taking small steps in the right direction.
If you want to parent, there are resources, services, and support to help you feel prepared and confident in this decision—and you can find them at Turlock Pregnancy and Health Center.
More About Adoption
Adoption is a parenting choice that gives you the ability to provide a stable, loving home for your child. If you want to continue your pregnancy but don’t think parenting is possible, adoption is an option.
Today’s adoptions are all about giving you the power to decide what you want from the process. For example, you get to choose the adoptive family, how much contact you have with them, and whether you want to have a relationship with the child.
Before choosing adoption, it’s important to speak with a reputable adoption agency and counselor to learn all you can about this option—including how to make an adoption plan.
Ending Your Pregnancy
If you don’t wish to continue your pregnancy but don’t want to take the abortion pill, your only other option is a surgical abortion.
Surgical abortion is done in a clinic and involves having your cervix dilated so that medical instruments (like strong suction, scraping tools, and sometimes forceps) can enter your uterus to remove the pregnancy.
Surgical abortion comes with risks, which include uterine perforation (which is when one of the surgical instruments pokes a hole in your uterus) and infection, among others.
Next Steps
Only you can decide what pregnancy decision is right for you. However, we’re here to help you along the way.
Before you make any pregnancy decision, it’s critical to get an ultrasound to determine key details that will keep you safe. We offer limited ultrasounds free of charge.
Contact us today to schedule your confidential appointment.
*All abortion information sourced in this blog is based on accurate information at the time of writing.