Your Options Good choices take time and require good information. When making a big decision with your body and your future, take time to evaluate before you decide. Here's the 411 on all your options. Knowledge Is Power And Freedom! If you're experiencing an unplanned pregnancy, your options include: 1) Marriage 2) Single Parenting 3) Adoption 4) Abortion How do you decide? Marriage: It takes two to conceive a baby and two is the ideal equation for raising that child. Have the two of you evaluated where your relationship is headed? Our professional caring advocates provide a complimentary relationship evaluation to help you see the big picture. Single Parenting: The decision to single parent is one that is common. Single parents account for 27 percent of family households with children under 18. Many moms and dads find great joy in parenting a child - even one they didn't plan on conceiving. Though, not without its struggles and challenges, neither is this option without reward. Need support? Check out "Heart to Heart", our support program for single moms and our Family resources for free baby furniture, infant clothing and more. Single dads should consider joining "Quest!", our men's group which helps men avoid sexual temptations and develop healthy, life-long relationships either as single men, husbands and/or fathers. Adoption: Many myths surround adoption. It is seen by some as a betrayal and often falsely perceived as a selfish decision. Statistics show that unmarried women who choose adoption will consistently attain higher levels of income and education than their peers who choose single parenting. Adoption options today put you, the birth mom, in control. You make the parenting plan. You choose the mom and dad to parent your child. While a variety of experiences and outcomes are possible when one chooses to place their child for adoption, here are the positive outcomes adopted children most frequently experience: They have strong feelings of security within their family. They do extremely well in school. They attend college more often than the general population. They experience lower rates of crime and drug abuse. They have a healthy sense of self-esteem and optimism.
*The Search Institute study [1994] Care Net provides adoption referrals and follow-up care from birth moms and dads. We are not an adoption agency. Abortion: Abortion has become a flaming political issue. In reality, it is a medical procedure with risks and realities. While WISH Medical does not perform or refer for abortions, we are fully committed to providing you with the information you deserve and need. Discussion of fetal development and abortion procedures, coupled with pregnancy testing and limited obstetrical ultrasound will help you make a fully informed decision about how abortion may impact your future. | 
