Abortion is a permanent decision that terminates a pregnancy. While some women feel immediate relief after an abortion, others feel difficult emotions days, weeks, months, or even years later.ย If youโre facing an unplanned pregnancy and considering an abortion, know how you could be affected mentally to make the best decision for yourself.ย
Did your positive pregnancy test send you into an emotional tornado? If your world seems to be spinning out of control with the news of your unplanned pregnancy, first take a deep breath. While abortion is the only option for ending a pregnancy, keep in mind it is currently illegal in Tennessee. In addition to legal abortion in another state, you have two other options: parenting and adoption. Both of those involve carrying your pregnancy to term. However, the outcome might be a better fit for your lifestyle.
Ever since the pandemic, people have wanted to do more things at home or online. It just seems easier and in some cases, more private. Perhaps for you, an abortion falls under this same category. Rather than travel to another state and enter an abortion clinic, you are considering just doing an at-home abortion.ย But before you do that, there are some things you should know.ย
Abortion became illegal in Tennessee and many surrounding states last summer.ย Our clinic doesnโt, and never has, performed abortions. So why do we spend so much time talking about it on our blog and in our office? Because abortion still matters. Women who live in the south still continue to experience unplanned pregnancies. You still have unanswered questions and hear mixed opinions about what you should do next.
Do you struggle with nightmares or negative feelings after your abortion? You are not alone.ย
People donโt often post their emotional struggles after an abortion on social media, and might never talk about it with their peers. But that doesnโt mean that many women donโt struggle emotionally after having an abortion.ย
In one study, 65 percent of post-abortive American women showed some signs that correlate with PTSD and 14.3 percent met the full diagnostic criteria for PTSD.
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Does the thought of having a baby in nine months (or less) make your hands start to sweat? Maybe you just donโt feel ready.
But you just discovered that you are pregnant.ย
Now you are weighing the options between abortion and adoption.ย
Here are a couple of things to consider when making your decision:
You should know that both the abortion pill and surgical abortion have resulted in complications for many women. Some of the ...read more
If you are considering an abortion, it is important to learn about all the associated risks beforehand.ย
One of the more common complications of abortion is an incomplete abortion.ย
Sometimes an abortion doesnโt remove all the parts of the baby or placenta. When there are remaining parts of a pregnancy inside a womb it is called an incomplete abortion.
Many women struggle mentally and emotionally after having an abortion, but few talk about it. Most assume that others in their circle will not understand.ย
But if you have had an abortion, it is important to let yourself walk through the emotions you are wrestling with. It is important to process it with others who can help you see that you are not alone. There is hope for healing after an abortion.
Almost thirty years ago, the Journal of Social Issues dedicated an entire issue filled with contributions about the psychological ef ...read more
If you are looking into the option of an abortion, it may seem convenient, but it comes with its own side effects like any other medical procedure.ย Read the rest of this article so you can make a more informed decision about your pregnancy.ย
When facing an unexpected pregnancy, many women choose to terminate it with as much privacy as possible, so they get an abortion pill prescription online after a telehealth visit and perform the procedure in their own homes. The FDA has only approved this method up to 70 days or less since the first day of a womanโs last menstrual period.
