Is your partner considering an abortion? How do you support your partner during this difficult time? Abortion is a serious decision and will impact both of you and your future.
Your partner should take a couple of steps to protect her health. Making her health a priority is the best way to support your partner right now.
Safeguard Her Health
Before an abortion, it’s vital for your partner first to confirm her pregnancy. After receiving a positive pregnancy test result, be sure she follows up with an ultrasound.
Your partner will need specific details from an ultrasound about her pregnancy before making a pregnancy decision. An ultrasound will confirm three key details:
- Pregnancy viability: The viability of a pregnancy has to do with the fetus’s heartbeat. As many as 26% of pregnancies end in a natural miscarriage, which can be revealed by ultrasound.
- Pregnancy location: Sometimes, the embryo implants somewhere other than in the uterus. Though this is rare for women, there is still a chance it could happen. An ectopic pregnancy is when the pregnancy grows outside of the uterus and comes with serious health risks. Medical attention is needed right away.
- How far along she is (gestational age): Confirm how far along she is with an ultrasound. She can determine an estimated due date so you know her pregnancy options.
Help Her Make an Informed Decision
Once your partner knows where her pregnancy stands, she deserves more information about abortion and all her pregnancy options to make an informed choice.
At The Pregnancy Care Center of Rockford, we offer pregnancy testing, ultrasounds, STI testing, and options information at no cost.
If your partner is facing an unplanned pregnancy and is considering an abortion, she deserves to have all the information. She can learn more about abortion and get support by contacting us today!
*The Pregnancy Care Center of Rockford does not refer for or perform abortions.