Considering an Abortion: What are your options?

Considering an Abortion: What are your options?
Date of publication: September 1998

This booklet is designed for women or couples facing a pregnancy which presents serious difficulties. It is your right to be given factual information on all the available options. These options include continuing with your pregnancy, with parenting, adoption or guardianship as your choices, or a legal abortion. This information should be carefully considered before making a decision.

The basic facts about the foetal growth and development of your pregnancy are included.

For women or couples who decide to take up the responsibilities of parenthood and require assistance, suggestions about finding helping agencies is included.

Should circumstances prevent you from caring for your child yourself, then adoption or guardianship are other options to be considered.

New Zealand law clearly sets out the grounds under which abortions are permitted. These are listed for your information. The nature of the abortion procedure and its physical and emotional risks are outlined.

Do not feel pressured into making a rushed decision. It is too important.

NB: The printed version of the document Considering an Abortion: What are your options? contains three photographs. They are not contained in this web version of the document for copyright reasons.

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