Should I have an abortion? Is a question asked to me time and time again and each time I always answer that there is only person who can answer that question and that has to be you.
There are many reasons why women have abortions and each situation is as different as the women who are left facing this difficult choice.
Some women feel pressured into having an abortion because their partner has told them too or has threatened that they want nothing to do with the baby and they are left to face the reality that they would be becoming a single mom.
Other times the women are young and are still living at home with her parents and it is the parents who feel the pregnancy should not happen and even threaten that if they do proceed then they will have nowhere to live as they will have to move out and cope alone without family support.
Nobody should ever be pressured into having an abortion; this choice has to be yours without any negative interference.
Sadly I see far too many women agreeing to an abortion to please others. It is these women who suffer severely post abortion when they not only have to deal with their emotions alone, but also feel anger and bitterness towards the person who pressured them. These women are often the ones who regret the choice they made and never recover from their loss.
While family and friends may try to voice to you how having a baby would be a negative impact upon your life, they should also fully support your decision.
If you are being pressured into an abortion, please speak out.
Should I have an abortion? Only you should decide that. It is you that has to live with the decision made.