How to decide on an abortion

If you are pregnant and you are definitely sure that you do not wish to go through with the birth of this baby, abortion is always an option. At least if you do not wait too long. According to the state in which you live, it may be against the law after you are so far along.

If you need help in making this decision, you should contact the various abortion clinics and abortion services in your area and be prepared to ask questions.

Some of the questions you should ask include:

•  What month is the cut off for allowing abortions?

•  What procedure they use

•  How safe is the procedure

•  How long have they been business?

•  Side effects of the procedure

•  What you can expect prior to the abortion

•  The exact procedure they will use

•  What you can expect after the abortion

•  Do they have counseling available for before and after the abortion?

•  How much the procedure costs

Deciding to have an abortion is a life long decision that can affect some women for the rest of their lives, however, if you cannot live with the idea of giving your baby up for adoption and you know you will not be able to care for the baby then abortion is the best answer.

Worldwide abortion statistics show that around 46 million abortions are performed each year, which calculates out to around 126,000 per day.

Other abortion statistics include:

•  Around 26 million women receive legal abortions every year

•  20 million women receive abortions in countries where it is either forbid by law or restricted.

•  On average throughout the world, the lifetime average is around one abortion for every woman.

•  in the US 52% of abortions are performed on women under the age of 25

•  32% of women in the US in the age range of 20 to 24 receive abortions

•  20% of teenagers in the US receive abortions

•  1.2 % of girls in the US under the age of 15 receive abortions

•  60% of all abortions performed are white women.

•  Black women however, are three times more likely to have an abortion than white women are.

•  Hispanic women are two times more likely to have an abortion than white women are.