Enough about abortion; let’s talk about adoption.

SIMILARITIES

Abortion: You will not have to parent until you feel ready to

Adoption: You will not have to parent until you feel ready to

Abortion: You will avoid being forced into a hasty relationship or marriage

Adoption: You will avoid being forced into a hasty relationship or marriage

Abortion: You can live independently

Adoption: You can live independently

Abortion: You can pursue earlier goals and your current lifestyle

Adoption: You can pursue earlier goals and your current lifestyle

DIFFERENCES

Abortion: Provides a risky alternative for an inconvenient situation

Adoption: Provides a safe and legal way out of a responsibility

Abortion: Your pregnancy ends with taking life

Adoption: Your pregnancy ends with giving birth

Abortion: You will remember ending life

Adoption: You will remember giving life

Abortion: Abortion is final; you cannot go back on your decision

Adoption: You will have plenty of time to plan you and your baby’s future

Abortion: You will never be able to know or treasure your baby

Adoption: You can hold, name, and love your baby

Abortion: You will miss the opportunity to see your child develop

Adoption: You can choose to have continued contact with the child

Abortion: You will feel guilt or shame about your choice in some way

Adoption: You can feel good about your choice

…Why choose adoption?

Adoption is Rewarding: Though it may be difficult at first, most women who have placed their child with adoptive parents have found they have no feelings of overwhelming regret. The majority of birth parents find it rewarding to see and know that the child is with loving parents who can provide for the child in a way the birth parents could not.

Adoption is Free: Reputable adoption agencies and attorneys will work to provide for the personal needs of the birth parents throughout the adoption process. Depending on the agency, attorney, and the adoption process, birth parents pay next to nothing for the adoption and medical costs that are incurred during the pregnancy and after the birth of the baby.

Adoption is Easy: Adoption can be a simple process for birth parents depending on what adoption agency or attorney they choose. Birth parents should be comfortably guided by the adoption agency or attorney during the adoption process, and should be made aware throughout the adoption process of what will be expected after placement. Reputable adoption agencies and attorneys work hard to make sure the birth parents are completely confident in their decision.

Adoption is Safe: Not only does a woman avoid the emotional and physical complications during an abortion procedure, the choice of adoption is safe for the birth mother and the baby.

Adoption is Confidential: Reliable adoption agencies and attorneys keep a birth parent’s identity and their choices legally and respectfully confidential throughout the adoption process and beyond placement of the child.