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Compassionate Alternatives to Abortion
Compassionate Alternatives to Abortion
“No one wants an abortion as she wants an ice-cream cone or a
Porsche. She wants an abortion, as an animal, caught in a trap, wants to
gnaw off its own leg.”
- Frederica Matthews-Green, Real Choices
The Crisis of an Unplanned Pregnancy
Counselling is essential.
Presenting short and long term consequences.
Development in the womb
Head/Heart Dilemma
Compassionate Alternatives to Abortion
Alternatives to Abortion - Parenting
Marriage or single parenting?
The father’s role.
Telling your parents
Timing
Safe houses
Practical help available
Compassionate Alternatives to Abortion
Alternatives to Abortion - Adoption Registered social worker.
Different adoption plans.
Closed adoption – no involvement.
Open adoption – limited involvement.
Sixty days after birth to reverse adoption plan.
Financial costs covered by adoptive family.
Strict controls in family selection.
Emotionally difficult, yet different to abortion.
Many, many families wanting to adopt.
Compassionate Alternatives to Abortion
Alternatives to Abortion – Foster Care Under certain circumstances.
Element of conflict, fear of abuse.
Baby can be placed in a day of safety for 60 days.
Following that, placed in foster family for up to 2 yrs.
Thorough investigation before baby placed back in birth mother’s care.
Compassionate Alternatives to Abortion
Post-Abortion
Physical.
- small percentage infertility; difficulties in future pregnancies; link with breast cancer.
Emotional (Post Abortion Stress/Syndrome).
- guilt; depression; suicidal thoughts; regret; anger; apathy; hopelessness; inability to make decisions; decline in self-worth; nightmares & flashbacks; disturbances in
sleeping patterns, eating habits & sex life; withdrawing from people; avoiding babies.
Relational.
Spiritual.Compassionate Alternatives to Abortion
Finding Help
AFRICA CARES FOR LIFE
National Office 031-9036093Cape Office 021-852 6454Pregnancy Help Centre
- Wynberg 021-797 0050- Khayelitsha 021-7975000
Choices (Somerset West)021-8526464Turning Point 0722467070
“UNDECIDED?” RESOURCE BOOKLET
(Tel/Fax) 046-6223426 – [email protected]
Compassionate Alternatives to Abortion
Compassionate Alternatives to Abortion
