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STEP TWO

Exploring Your Options

Abortion. Parenting. Adoption.

Each option can shape your life in significant ways. This space is an invitation to slow down and explore the stories and beliefs you carry about each one.

 

*This isn’t a medical guide. Medical information about abortion, parenting, and adoption is widely available elsewhere. Here, the focus is on helping you explore how you think and feel about each option.

EXERCISE

Considering each path

We all carry stories about abortion, parenting, and adoption — stories built long before this moment, from things we’ve seen, heard, or feared.

  • What if what you thought about those stories isn’t the whole truth?
  • What if there’s a version of this path you haven’t pictured yet?

This might bring up more than you expect — some relief, some grief, maybe both at once. That’s normal. Nothing here asks you to decide. Just consider.

  • What have you come to believe about parenting?
  • Is that actually true — or does it come from someone else’s experience?
  • What specifically feels scary here? (Money? Your body? What people will think?)
  • What might be different from what you expect?

For now, just notice what you think and feel about each path.

  • What have you come to believe about abortion?
  • Is that actually true for you— or does it come from someone else’s experience?
  • What specifically feels scary here? (The procedure? How you’ll feel after? What people will think?)
  • What might be different from what you expect?

For now, just notice what you think and feel about each path.

  • What have you come to believe about adoption?
  • Is that actually true —or does it come from someone else’s experience?
  • What specifically feels scary here? (The process? Never knowing? What people will think?)
  • What might be different from what you expect?

For now, just notice what you think and feel about each path.

Explore Your Options

There are three paths you can consider when facing an unexpected pregnancy. Each comes with different questions, realities, and possibilities. Explore each option at your own pace to better understand what it could mean for you, your circumstances, and your future.

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Parenthood

Raising Your Child
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Abortion

Ending the Pregnancy
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Adoption

Making an Adoption Plan
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