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Pat
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Date Posted: 01/25/09 11:23pm
Hi, Katie,
I can certainly understand your fears. And if you are pro-life, the last thing you should even consider is abortion. Seriously. It would cause severe harm emotionally and spiritually, and could also cause severe physical and medical harm, including the possibility of killing you or rendering you severely disabled.
The first thing you should do is go to a crisis pregnancy agency. You can find one in your area by going here:
pregnancycenters.org
They can help you work out a way to stay in school. You probably can get a Pell grant, for instance. And check at your college to see if they have a College Outreach Program. This is a program which is sponsored by Feminists for Life, which provides resources to college students, including housing and medical care. Perhaps once your baby is born (if you are pregnant), you can get back on your scholarship. Check into it.
Telling your parents is hard. But the crisis pregnancy agency can help you with that, too. You might want to write a letter, or talk to the parent you think will be most supportive, first. They can also send someone with you when you tell them.
Please keep us informed as to what is happening with you.
Also, please know that it is normal for a woman to reject being pregnant in the first trimester, even if she wants a baby. It's hormones.
You can finish your education with a baby. How do I know? Because I did it. In fact, I had four children when I got my degree, three of them preschoolers. The important thing is to make the resolve, take one day at a time, and hang in there. You are a lot stronger than you think.
You'll be in our prayers.
Hugs,
Pat
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