By Shakyra Yancy

UNPLANNED PREGNANCY LOOKING FOR OPTIONS?

PARENTINGADOPTIONABORTION

Facts about unplanned pregnancy

• In 2008, there were 54 unintended pregnancies for every 1,000 women aged 15–44. In other words, about 5% of reproductive-age women have an unintended pregnancy each year

• Unintended pregnancy rates are highest among poor and low-income women, women aged 18–24, cohabiting women and minority women

• At least 37% of pregnancies in every U.S. state are unintended. In 31 states and the District of Columbia, more than half of pregnancies are unintended

• In 2008, 40% of unintended pregnancies (excluding miscarriages) ended in abortion and 60% ended in birth. This was a shift from 2001, when 47% ended in abortion and 53% ended in a birth.

• Compared with higher-income women, poor and low-income women are less likely to end an unintended pregnancy by abortion. Consequently, poor women have a relatively high unintended birth rate

Parenting• Means; The rearing of a child or children, especially the care, love,

and guidance given by a parent

• To be a parent is very expensive ,because the child or children have many needs and wants

• Having a decent-paying and steady job is helpful

• There are programs to helps parents in need care for their child or children

• Raising a child on your own is difficult and common ,and possible with the right mindset

• A bond between a child and parent(s) (adopted or biological) is very unique

• What kind of parent style do you have or want?

Parenting style graph

Adoption• Means; the action or fact of adopting or being adopted. For

example, "she gave up her children for adoption”.• Adoption helps

give others the

opportunity to

have a family• One of the best

choices because of

closed and open

Adoptions• Closed adoption is the process by where an infant is

adopted by another family, and the record of the biological parent is kept sealed. Biological parent can have no contact with said infant or child

Adoption continued…• Open adoption is a form of adoption in which the biological and adoptive families have access to varying degrees of each other's personal information and have an option of contact• Adoption helps give back to the community and helps

others who cant have children an/or just want to adopt children in need

Abortion• Means; The deliberate termination of a human pregnancy, most often performed during the first 28 weeks of pregnancy• Nearly half of all pregnancies among American women are unintended, and four in 10 of these end in abortion• Overall, the abortion rate decreased 8% between 2000 and 2008, but abortion increased 18% among poor women, while decreasing 28% among higher-income women•Women have a chance to start over or start a new beginning• Aborted child would not have to suffer neglecting or poverty

Abortion continued…• It’s in the women rights to decided whether or not the want to have a child at the time• Helps the economy control the population growth• Safer to have an legal abortions• Abortion clinics are available all over the

United States of America• There are two kinds of abortion in the U.S. which are;

clinic abortion and the abortion pill• Both methods have a restrictions that varies states to

state• For more information go to http://www.guttmacher.org

Resources

• Robbinsdale Clinic P.A. robbinsdaleclinic.com

3819 W Broadway Ave, Minneapolis, MN (763) 533-2534

 

• Pro-Choice Resources

250 3rd Ave N #625, Minneapolis, MN

(612) 825-2000 prochoiceresources.org

(Abortion assistance fund · reproductive health · advocacy)

 

• Whole Woman's Health Clinic

825 S 8th St #1018, Minneapolis, Minnesota

(612) 376-7708 wholewomanshealth.com

 

• Abortion Accommodations

710 E 24th St # 403, Minneapolis, MN

(612) 870-1334

 

• Pregnancy Choices LifeCare Center

15010 Glazier Ave #104, Apple Valley, MN

(952) 997-2229 · mypregnancychoices.com

• Ramsey County Community Human Services

160 East Kellogg Blvd. Rm. 7650 St. Paul, MN 55101

• Planned Parenthood: St. Paul Health Center Vandalia

671 Vandalia St, St Paul, MN (651) 698-2406 r.ppfa.org • Planned Parenthood: St. Paul Clinic - Rice

Street 1700 Rice St, St Paul, MN (651) 489-1328 r.ppfa.org • New Day Pregnancy Care Center 2756 Lake Shore Ave, Little Canada, MN (651) 644-3937 · newdaycenter.org • For more resources visit

http://www.abortion.com/ or http://www.plannedparenthood.org

“We need to respect

the choices women

make.”-Ann Romney

“Faith does not makes

thing easier, but possible”

“You are free to make your own choices, but you are not free to choose the consequences.”

YOU HAVE OPTIONS.