REASONS TO HAVE AN ABORTION,

OR-JUST DON'T GET PREGNANT.



1. You aren't financially stable
Are you struggling with bills? Does a parking ticket set you back? If
you can't afford to drive your friend's around without asking for gas money,
you can't afford a child. So when that shoplifted pregnancy test comes out
positive....you can think about that. If your best excuse for not getting an
abortion is, "I can't afford to pay for an abortion!" then think about how much
it costs for baby food, clothes, diapers, cribs, strollers, car seats, and toys.
Hope you have insurance, if not you can add all the medical costs on top of that. Still think you'll figure it out in 9 months? Good luck with that.

2. It could keep you from getting an education/career
Ever pissed off your parents so much that they pull the "I could have
gone to college if it wasn't for you" line? If you haven't, well either way
you don't want to end up being that person. Sometimes a kid comes along when you're working a full time job and going to school full time, so you might
have to choose your priorities. It's not impossible to do all of them at once,
but is it really fair to trade in your dream career for full time mom? It seems
more rational to have a secure career so that you could take care of your child.

3. You're not mature enough or ready for responsibility yet.
How do you raise a kid, if you're a kid yourself? What makes a pregnant
16 year old think their ready to have a baby? Most of these girls do it because
they want someone to love, and someone that will love them back unconditionally. They may think they want a baby, but what they really want is a puppy. You've heard it before and as corny as it sounds, it's true; Raising a kid is a lot of responsibility, and let's face it.... you weren't even responsible to enough to wear a condom. If you like partying, you can kiss it goodbye when that kid comes around. Those 3 AM beer runs will be turning into 3 AM diaper changes. Enjoy.

4. You don't have a stable father figure
If you weren't raised by a single mom, i guarantee one of your friends
was. Forget about the fact that, without a father for your kid you will be
kept busy 24/7, be solely financially responsible, and have to give
twice as much attention to your kid. Now think about how it will affect
your child when they're older. Imagine having to answer the dreaded "Where's
my daddy" question. If that's not bad enough then ask any woman how hard it is to get child support payments from a guy that's always got an excuse and
never picks up his phone.


5. Rape or incest
This one is pretty much self explanatory. it's cruel to expect someone
who has gone through a traumatic experience to have to relive it everytime they see their own baby. Think about how that baby will be treated by a mother that picture her attacker every time she sees it. The baby would grow up being resented and maybe even hated.

6. You don't like kids but think you need them
This might be my favorite reason, because it pertains to me. Now I
understand this may be hard for some people to believe, but some people
just don't like kids. It's true....there's people out there that hate being
around the whining, crying, dirty little poop monsters. Shocking I know.
However, at a certain age it seems like all you're friends are having them
and you just don't want to feel left out. Then "surprise!" you're pregnant
and you figure "hey, I might hate everybody else's kids, but i'll probably
love mine!" It's a common misconception. I'm not saying you won't "love"
your kid, but raising them won't be easy if you shudder at the thought of
going into Chuckie Cheese, and you're one of those people that give parents
dirty looks when they can't control their attention craving kids. Scary as
that is, this time you'll be the one at the receiving end of those stares.

Even though i am Pro-choice, i don't believe abortion should be
your only form of birth control. It should be more of a "get out of jail
free" card that can be used maybe twice in a game. It's not too hard to just
get on the pill or at least buy some condoms. If you don't think there's
anything morally wrong with completely ignoring condoms and birth control
and are on your 6th abortion then you should at least know that there
are health risks associated with it like cancer, lacerations, Pelvic
Inflammatory Disease, risk to children in future pregnancies, ectopic
pregnancies and a higher risk of death.


If you feel like #6 applies to you, you're not alone. There are plenty of
websites dedicated to living a "Child-Free life."
Here are just a few-
http://www.childfree.net/
http://www.happilychildfree.com/
http://www.childfreebychoice.com/