If you’re thinking about having an abortion

You’ll need to think carefully about:

• How far pregnant are you (If you choose an abortion, the earlier you have one the better – before 12 weeks if possible)
• Your moral stance on abortion
• Your religious stance (if any)
• The nature of the relationship that you have with your sexual partner
• Your age
• Where you are with your education at the present time
• What your financial situation is – are you still living with your parents etc
• The attitude of your parents and how supportive they will be whatever you decide (though you may choose not to tell them)

Whatever you decide they’ll be ups and downs

You may, if you decide to have an abortion, have your baby adopted, or keep your baby, feel sad afterwards. This doesn’t mean that you made the wrong decision – it is just that there are no absolute rights or wrongs in all this and whatever you decide there are upsides and downsides. You may:

• think that it is alright to have an abortion, but when it comes to it, find it hard to go through with it
• think that abortion is all wrong, but when it comes to it, you may think that having an abortion is the better option

All about abortions

Who to talk to

The laws about having an abortion

The methods of ‘abortion’ that are used

Some useful numbers for more information