Pregnancy Options

If and when a person is pregnant, there are two main choices to make: to try and stay pregnant with the aim of delivering a birth, or to end a pregnancy with an abortion. There's a world of unique feelings, choices and additional information inside each of those two options, though, and you'll find a lot about it all -- always presented with respect for all options -- here.

Article
  • Zosia Johnson

"My Mom Had an Abortion" is a comic written by Beezus B. Murphy, illustrated by Tatiana Gill, and produced by the Shout Your Abortion network. It tells a unique and personal coming of age story, while emphasizing the importance of choice. In this interview between two high school students across the country from one another, interviewer Zosia Johnson and Beezus discuss this story, and why Beezus decided to share it.

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  • Caroline Reilly

If you’re under 18, it's possible to access abortion in Texas, but thanks to the harmful laws and legal chaos, it's extremely difficult. What does this mean? Especially for young people? We’re here to break that down.

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  • Alice Draper

If you experience an unwanted pregnancy in South Africa, you can opt for a legal abortion. Here's how to choose what type of abortion and how and where to access it, maybe even for free.

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  • Meira Harris

Thanks to the advent of medical abortion, we can now learn how to access and administer safe abortion for ourselves. This guide provides accurate information and resources about how to access and use safe abortion methods.

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  • Meira Harris

Safe, legal, affordable, and uninhibited access to abortion is a global issue and necessity. Read more to get a current, international, intersectional picture of both the existing access and the existing barriers.

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  • Viola Stefanello

Let’s say one day you find out you’re pregnant. And let’s say that after considering your options – carrying the pregnancy to term and becoming a parent, adoption, or abortion – you’ve decided that the best choice for you is to terminate your pregnancy. That’s fine! Depending on where you live, though, accessing abortion care could be an issue. This guide is here to help you figure out how to access the care you need.

Advice
  • Heather Corinna

I'm so sorry to hear about your son's health problems, Faith. It's hard enough being a very young parent without the rights of an adult, let alone doing so when your child has serious health problems. It also seems like you might not have a very supportive family, so from the sounds of things, you...

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  • Heather Corinna

First things first: you need to take a pregnancy test. ASAP. You don't have to save up for that: pregnancy tests will be free for you at many public health, sexual health or abortion clinics or providers, including most Planned Parenthood branches. As well, home pregnancy tests you can purchase at...

Advice
  • Heather Corinna

Let's first briefly review the state of things in the states when it comes to minors and access to abortion, since you're hardly the only person who has ever asked about this. Worldwide access would be a way bigger piece, but sound information on global access can be found in this bibilography. (If...

Advice
  • Heather Corinna

What you need to determine, before anything else, is if you are, in fact, pregnant. To know that, what you need to do is to take a pregnancy test. You can purchase a test to take at home at most groceries or pharmacies, and home tests are very accurate. You just want to be sure that you really read...