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What are my Options?

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This is not the time to make a decision. We want to provide you with a safe, comfortable, non-judgmental, confidential environment in which to talk about your fears, challenges, and plans. We are here to reach out with hope and encouragement when those closest to you voice only negatives about your situation and provide you with courage and strength to face the days ahead.

The Choice is Not Easy

You need answers! Not someone telling you what to do. You need someone to listen… not judge!

Being informed is part of making a life-changing decision. We want to help you through this uncertain time in your life by fostering the awareness of your value and that of your baby. We want to encourage you to reach your full potential without having to choose between your job, education, and your baby. Continuing education, full time employment, or whatever your goals can be achieved with determination because you are worthy of the best.

We are here to help and be that hand to hold and voice of encouragement you need right now.

Options

Parenting : The First Choice in Pregnancy

A pregnancy test confirms that you are pregnant and at that very moment you are a mother – not in nine months – but right then. You are now making decisions for your child. Do you realize a tiny human being is growing within you? This is your child with separate DNA, little toes, fuzzy hair, and soon will be able to squint, smile, and do its own form of gymnastics within your womb. The thought of being a parent- whether planned or not- can be scary and uncertain. But now is the time to protect and nourish this little one and find out all the services available to help you through your pregnancy. Pregnancy is not the end of your hopes, dreams, and plans, it is just the beginning.  Contact us for an appointment and let us introduced you to your unborn baby’s secret world.

Did You Know?

Abortion:

Abortion is ending the pregnancy by using medicine or surgical procedures. Only one person walks away from an abortion. Abortion procedures are:

RU486 is the abortion pill used within four to seven weeks after last menstrual period. This may involve three appointments. The first appointment you are given an oral dose of RU-486 ( Mifepristone). If the abortion has not occurred, two days later you take another drug Cytotec or Misoprostol. This makes the uterus contract like you are in labor. The baby, tissue, and blood will come out of your vagina within four hours. If this does not happen, you return for a surgical abortion.

Suction Curettage D&C: This is the most common surgical abortion procedure performed between six to fourteen weeks after the last menstrual period. After the cervix is dilated, the doctor inserts a hard plastic tube into the uterus thirty times more powerful than a vacuum cleaner. The suction pulls the fetus’ body apart and out of the uterus.

D&X (dilation and evacuation): This procedure is performed between thirteen and twenty-four weeks after last menstrual period. At this point the baby is too large to be broken up by suction alone. The cervix is stretched open so the baby parts can be pulled out with forceps. The baby’s skull is crushed to ease removal and a curette is used to scrape out the contents of the uterus, removing any remaining tissue.

D&X (dilation and extraction) performed from twenty weeks after last menstrual period to full-term. This is commonly known as partial-birth abortion. The cervix is dilated, using ultrasound, the baby’s legs are located, and using forceps the baby is delivered up to the head. Next, scissors are inserted into the base of the skull to create an opening. A suction catheter is placed into the opening to remove the brain. The skull collapses and the baby is removed.

What are the risks resulting from abortion?

Physical Risks:

Side effects occur with induced abortion, whether surgical or by pill. These include abdominal pain and cramping, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. Abortion also carries the risk of significant complications. If the cervix is torn or the uterus punctured, the risk of hemorrhaging is significant. Infection can develop from the medical instruments or fetal parts that are mistakenly left inside. Damage to internal organs can occur due to the strong suction used.

Emotional and Psychological Results:

After an abortion, women will often go into denial making it difficult for them to identify post-abortion stress in their lives. Systems such as acute sadness, long-term grief, anger, guilt, shame, flashbacks of the abortion, memory repression, increased use of alcohol and drugs, difficulty keeping close relationships, difficulty bonding with children, and a sense of loneliness are all a symptom of post-abortion stress. Abortion is a secret that is buried deep inside and eats away at your heart.

You are not alone. Heartbeat offers hope and healing through a program called H.E.A.R.T (Healing the Effects of Abortion-Related Trauma). This Bible study is designed to assist women in dealing with the pain associated with the trauma of a past abortion. It guides you through the specific steps of forgiveness, emotional healing and restoration. Participation in H.E.A.R.T is kept private and confidential. Remember, secrets can only destroy from within. Don’t remain silent.

Adoption:

Adoption is a very difficult choice in your decision making. But you need to know that adoption is the most unselfish, loving thing you can do for your child. You will think that after carrying a baby full term that you cannot “give” your baby away. By no means are you “giving” your baby away, you are placing it with a family who is unable to conceive on their own and ready to provide a loving home for your child. Parenting should always be your first option, but when your circumstances dictate that, after pursuing every possible means, you are unable to provide for your child’s needs, adoption is a positive choice and a benefit to you and to waiting couple.

Want to hear more about adoption? We are here to discuss this loving choice with you. Checkout ThereWasAHeartbeat.com for a true adoption story.

Marriage

Marriage is the blend of two lives and creating a shared life. It is authored by God to provide a loving, stable home for children. It is commitment for life and should be considered with the utmost care. Marriage should not be entered into because of pressure or convenience. A deep friendship, love, commitment, and shared values should be the foundation of marriage.