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Abortion

You may be considering abortion as an option for your unplanned pregnancy. We offer information on abortion and decision making tools and support to help you make an informed health decision. An unplanned pregnancy is difficult to experience. We are here for you.

Most women say what they need most when facing an unplanned pregnancy is loving support and a safe place with someone who will listen. We are here for you. We have information that you may find very helpful. Our first priority is you, and we look forward to seeing you.

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Have you seen magazine ads for a treatment followed by one or two pages of warnings in small black print? That's because it's important to explore the risks of of any health care procedure so that you make an informed decision. Here are some things you may want to consider.

Risks of Abortion

Ambivalence

"Ambivalence" is when you have mixed feelings about something. Abortion is an irreversible process.That's why ambivalence is an "absolute contraindication" for the abortion pill. An "absolute contraindication" means that it could cause a life-threatening situation. A procedure or medicine that falls under this category must be avoided. So this means that if you are experiencing ambivalence (mixed feelings), that the procedure must be avoided. We specialize in helping people work through their mixed feelings so they can make an informed decision.

Abortion and Mental Health

Countless women and men have shared with us their deep, long-term, unwanted feelings of regret, sorrow, guilt, shame, depression, anxiety, substance abuse and suicidal thoughts and behaviour which they say are directly linked to their abortion experience. (This sentiment is also expressed in the YouTube Rap music video by Flipsyde created on the anniversary of the abortion of his child. He called the video "Happy Birthday" as he grieves the the regret of the loss of his child through abortion.) A local abortion provider told us that in his experience "there aren't any women who are glad they had an abortion."

We share these things with you because for some reason, these more difficult experiences with abortion are often not discussed. Maybe it's because people think their difficult experience is unique or maybe people don't want to add "bad news" to an already difficult situation. Whatever the reason is, we share this with you to help you make an informed health decision.

Some studies have been interpreted to say that there is no link between abortion and later mental health problems. Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences evaluated 30 studies and found that, "abortion is a risk factor for subsequent mental illness when compared with childbirth." The American Psychological Association put together a task force on mental health and abortion. Their conclusion was that there is "unlikely to be a single definitive research study that will determine the mental health implications of abortion once and for all given the diversity and complexity of women and their circumstances." After reviewing the evidence, you will have to decide for yourself as you make an informed health decision.

Some say they do not regret their abortion. Others say it was the worst thing they've ever done. We have the time and resources to help you sort out your thoughts and feelings in making an informed health decision.

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Fetal Development

Many inform us that fetal development is an important consideration for them as they consider making an informed health decision. There are myths that abortion is only about clumps of cells. You may find it important to know how well developed a little one is at even 5-6 weeks.

If you are interested, scroll down to see live video of human development during the early weeks of pregnancy.

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The first image below is the outside of a fetal sac at 6 weeks gestation. The second image is video of what is inside that 6 week fetal sac.

Since most abortions are performed between 9-12 weeks after the first day of the woman's last menstrual period (LMP), the third video shows fetal development at 9 weeks and the fourth video shows 12 weeks LMP.
6 Weeks Gestation Sac (below). Free videos courtesy of EHD.

6 Weeks Gestation Sac Inside (below)

8 Weeks LMP (below)

9 Weeks LMP (below)

Abortion and Breast Cancer

The Canadian Cancer Society Website, under "Risk Factors for Breast Cancer" states, "Women who have their first full-term pregnancy after the age of 30 have a slightly higher risk of breast cancer than women who have at least one full-term pregnancy at an earlier age. Becoming pregnant at an early age (such as before age 20) reduces breast cancer risk."

There are differing views on the notion of a link between abortion and breast cancer. The Canadian Cancer Society Website states, "Significant evidence shows no link between abortion and a higher risk of breast cancer." Others find that there is strong world-wide scientific evidence to support a link between abortion and breast cancer. We offer this for your consideration, in case you are interested, as you make an informed health decision.

Community Support

Since we are on the Abortion page of our website, you may find it helpful to know that we have consulted with abortion providers in our community, shared our materials with them and have received affirmation of our work from them, so much so, that they even invited us to advertise in their offices for the support we offer at our Centre.

Their affirmation of our work along with virtually all our clients expressing how helpful we are and how they would recommend us to their friends make us confident that you will find the care we offer to be helpful. We look forward to hearing from you.

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