No matter your age, an unexpected pregnancy can be scary. It’s important to surround yourself with people who love and encourage you throughout this journey, as well as offer support for your decision about whether to continue with your pregnancy. Unfortunately, in some situations, pregnancy can cause the baby’s father, friends and family members … Continued
Category: Choices
Feeling Pressured to Abort? Know Your Rights!
Why an Ultrasound is Crucial When Considering Abortion
A pregnancy test result is based on hormone levels, but a positive pregnancy test is best confirmed by ultrasound. An ultrasound, or sonogram, uses sound waves to generate a picture of a baby inside the womb. The ultrasounds provided at Options Medical Clinic are used to: • Confirm the pregnancy • Make sure the pregnancy … Continued
Adoption – Is it the choice for you?
You’re pregnant. Breathe in. Breathe out. There are many decisions that come with pregnancy. One may be that you don’t feel ready to take on the responsibility of a child. That’s perfectly okay. You have choices. Your pregnancy choices include parenting your baby, adoption, or abortion. These choices aren’t simply black and white, and we … Continued
Making an Informed Decision When Considering Abortion
After days, or maybe weeks of uncertainty, you’ve finally determined that you are indeed pregnant. Now it’s time to consider next steps. You have several options, and abortion is one of them. It’s important you know the facts about abortion so you may make an informed decision if this is one of the options you’re … Continued
What Types of Abortions Are Available?
The type of abortion used to terminate a pregnancy is determined by how far a woman’s pregnancy has progressed. The first step is for the woman to receive a sonogram so the pregnancy can be dated accurately and conditions such as ectopic pregnancy can be ruled out. Medical abortions are only available through the first … Continued
Choices With Unplanned Pregnancy
When faced with an unplanned pregnancy, it’s hard to know what to do first. Even though unplanned or crisis pregnancies are common, it doesn’t lessen the feeling of shock and fear an individual feels when the news is personal. At Options Medical Clinic, there is help available to women who face an unexpected pregnancy and … Continued
I’m Pregnant, How Do I Decide what to Do?
Researchers estimate that people make about 35,000 decisions each day. Fortunately, most of them can be done quickly and without regret. Some of them, however, are life-changing decisions that take days, weeks, or even months to make and can weigh heavily on an individual for years to come, possibly changing the course of their life … Continued