side effects of abortion in teenagers

I am doing a an report on abortions and its side effects it causes on teenagers. Any suggestions or answers.
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abortion is not the answer to anything. Rape and incest about for a total of 7% of the abortions that are done, and no child is ever unwanted, because there are people out there who are not able to get pregnant, and want a child soooo much. I have two adopted cousins because their mothers chose life for their kids. My oldest adopted cousin was born in Russia to a literal street sweeper, she left him on a dumpster, my aunt nad uncle spent 11 months back and forth to Russia to adopt him becuase they were unable to get pregnant, and 3 months later, the agency calledh tem asking if they wanted to adopt agian, and they said yes. When they were wiht hte biological mother in the birhting room, the biological mother was only 16, she chose life for my cousin, and if she hadn't then i would not have her as a cousin, and my aunt and uncle would not have teh amazing and gifted daughter they have today. Thouhg many people think that abortion is a solution to a problem, it really isn't and it is sooo sad to think of all the people who can not be parents because for wahtever reason, someone chose to have the life of their unborn child ended by a doctor who never gave a hoot, and is paid to end human lives who have no voice

im 19 and i have one kid already. and im really thinking about abortion. but im scared that i might regret it alot. i.'ve looked at the pros ans cons of keeping it. but i think it would be way harder specially cuz i dnt work and im barley going back to school. and my friend also told me its a painful thing. wat are the after effects??? can anyone give me advice please???

Dear Confused Girl... can you talk with your boyfriend and you family together at one time and discuss adoption? I personally had a surgical abortion 2 years ago and it was hell but I know that there's no way I could support it and i left the dad b/c he was abusive. It was really really hard to do. aside from the physical effects afterward, theres also the depression and guilt. and my body didnt fully return to pre-baby status until almost a year later. I'm just saying that you dont have the heart or the guts to kill it, but you cant keep it either. Do you think everyone could agree to give this baby a better life with a family that dreams about it, and it will help you keep your future and your family too.
Take Care :-)

I'm pro-life, and I have to say I'm appalled by posts from people on both sides of the issue.

For certain pro-lifers: Regardless of what you think about the issue, it's so important that women who feel the need to consider or have abortions be given respect, support, and love--lacking those things is what led most of them (80% according to some studies) into getting an abortion in the first place.

Now my two cents'.

First of all, abortion is killing. A baby in the womb does not start off not-alive and then suddenly become alive late in pregnancy; it is alive from the point of conception, or else it would never become alive. The only differences between an unborn baby and a baby who has been born--or, for that matter, an adult--are size, location, level of development, and level of dependency. But none of those differences determine the worth of a person: it is not okay to kill someone because they are smaller than someone else (like newborns are smaller than children), because they have walked to the other side of the room (or moved only a few inches, such as down the birth canal), because they are less developed than another person (did you know that babies are born without kneecaps and don't develop them for several years?), or because they are dependent on another person for nourishment (like unborn babies, newborns cannot feed themselves). Therefore there is no way to justify elective abortion.

I would like to clarify that abortion as a life-saving--rather than elective--procedure is perfectly justified. The purpose of medical abortion is to SAVE a life when TWO would otherwise die. In contrast, elective abortion KILLS ONE when TWO would otherwise live. Similarly, if the baby has an illness or disorder that is likely to kill it, abortion (provided anesthetic is used, as babies in utero can feel and respond to unpleasant stimuli) is also justified, since the baby would not have survived and the woman will be spared emotional and (some) physical trauma.

Also, the use of birth control does NOT in any way justify abortion. Simply lessening the chance of pregnancy does NOT mean that you are not responsible for the resulting child and or that killing that child is morally acceptable. And I'm shocked to find that women and girls knowingly expose themselves not only to the risk of pregnancy but also, potentially, to uncurable STDs, some of which can be fatal (such as HIV and HPV, which can cause cervical cancer). If you are unwilling to accept the responsibility of conceiving and carrying a child to term, then having sex is extremely irresponsible and, in my opinion, immoral.

I don't mean to say that one should not have sex unless one is trying to get pregnant (though I'm sure some people believe that). There are many types of birth control that can be combined to improve their effectiveness exponentially. And should birth control fail (extremely unlikely when used properly), adoption is a possibility. So is parenting, which many people choose.

Also, I urge the people who believe that unwanted/unplanned children will have bad lives to reconsider. As a daughter of lesbian mothers, I happen to know many people who were adopted and who have great lives and loving adoptive parents. And I also know many people who were planned children--including kids conceived through in vitro, which is extremely expensive--who do drugs, are depressed, and have attempted suicide. And, even if an unplanned child grows up unhappy, shouldn't that child be the one to decide whether or not he wants to die--NOT his mother and not people who urge her to abort him?

I'm a christian and do not believe in abortions. There's too many married couples (including myself) trying to conceive and for different reasons cannot. I discourage you to not have an abortion!! My husband and I are willing to adopt your baby regardless of race or gender, every child deserves a chance at life and we are willing to give that child a loving stable two parent home.

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Out of curiosity, arey ou in the middle of trying to adopt right now? How many children are you able to adopt? There are a lot of abortions that are performed, and would you be willing to fund someone's pregnancy? I only ask out of curiosity to be honest! I do not have an opinion either way.

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I'm a christian and do not believe in abortions. There's too many married couples (including myself) trying to conceive and for different reasons cannot. I discourage you to not have an abortion!! My husband and I are willing to adopt your baby regardless of race or gender, every child deserves a chance at life and we are willing to give that child a loving stable two parent home.

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Out of curiosity, arey ou in the middle of trying to adopt right now? How many children are you able to adopt? There are a lot of abortions that are performed, and would you be willing to fund someone's pregnancy? I only ask out of curiosity to be honest! I do not have an opinion either way.

No, I'm not in the middle of adopting right now. I do believe adoption costs way too much! After paying $10,000 or more, you'll need money to care for the child or children. For as funding someone's pregnancy not sure. It's hard to put that kind of trust in someone. Some people will take advantage and have bad intentions. Everyone is different, I guess on a as needed basis(?) I'm not sure at this point how many children I would adopt. Do you know someone? :P

i know how you feel i had one about a week ago and i had no intentins on having a baby but it just happenend adn know that i have had an abortion i do regret it but i think it was for the best at that moment and yes i am only 15 but if i had kept the baby it would of rewened my life in a way because i am still at school and want to live my life before settling down with a baby. it was hard but i think i did the right thing in my prespective. i was sad and it did hurt but it wasn't ment to happen it was a silly mistake but i wish i had kept it because i don't beleive in abortins but that just had to happen i will never have another abortion it isn't fair. x

i was in the same boat as you i regret it so much i spend my nights crying , and every1 who is saying its killing you try going through it i did it because i knew i wouldnt be abke to look after the baby i was 15 and yes a was silly enough to get pregnant but atlease all of us are brave enough to do it and then able to have kids when we want them and look after them properly

hi, my names charlotte and im 15 years old. ive just recently had an abortion afew days ago and all i can say is "truely think about what YOU want". my dad still doesnt know about my abortion although i went into hospital for a day, (i told him i was going to town).
i think i was in shock, all my friends told me to listen to what i wanted, but all i could think about was my school life, my family and how i wouldnt be able to look after the child. but at the end of the day, you feel horrible if you dont do what is truely right for you, no matter what.
i regret my termination, and that will be with me for the rest of my life. now i see how foolish i was, i couldnt see how much i loved that child i was clouded with things i thourght would get in the way.

Hii
Im 19years old and live in Toronto and I recently (2 weeks ago) had an abortion. To be honest, Iv ALWAYS been against them just because of how i was brought up and also me being a christian...I believe its not a life that we should have control over. But about a month ago when I got myself in this situation, its like I knew instantly what had to be done. Strangely enough, I have absolutly no regrets about what Iv done. I honestly think that I made the right choice...(but at the same time i think its a choice that I shouldn't of even had in the first place...so im entirely contradicting myself %-) ) Maybe in the future i'll regret it but right now im fine. But I have a question for all u people who dont think its the right thing to do??
What if a 19 years old girl was tortured and raped and left for dead but somehow managed to live? And ended up being pregnant by the monster who did this to her? Do you think she should've gone through those 9 months of hating herself and whats growing inside of her? And even when the child is born, have those painful memories everytime u look at him/her?? Or do u think the girl would grow the love the child? OR would it just be best to not through all that and just have an abortion? Try to forget what had happened and live life. Me personally id go for the abortion. and im happy that this procedure exsists.
So last thing I wanted to tell all you is how im doing pysically. Im feeling perfectly fine, no pain at all. But the only problem for me now is that i randomly started to bleed. I dont know if its just my period or what, so im gonna have to go check it out (probably today). Im a lil worried because after my abortion they told me to take some type of anti-biotics which i didnt take (like the id**t I am). I dont know how important they were for me to take....but if i had the money i would have definitly taken them. So I little suggestion...Whoever is thinking of having an abortion, do it if u really think its the best thing in ur situation BUT make sure u follow the doctors instructions!

most doc. try to do it with in 12 weeks
7 weeks your baby has facial features
8 weeks fingers and toes &&& brain waves {{you can say its not a person but it is}}}ask yourself what makes you a person??
10 weeks baby teeth are forming
12 weeks baby has volcal cords{{it can cry}}
your baby sucks its thumb
what makes a human a human?? the ability to talk, think, feel, move???

It is killing!! Because their is life inside your body the moment you get pregnant no matter what.

I used to be totally against abortion, but you know things happen. Condoms break, guys leave, and futures are lost. There are other options, but when people get pregnant, most of them do consider abortions. It may be only for a second, but it happens. I bet it's terribly hard, but those people have to live with it. Lay off them, it's none of your business what someone chooses to do. If everyone could just keep their noses where they belong, then this world would be so much better than it is now...