{"id":128565,"date":"2016-10-21T14:21:02","date_gmt":"2016-10-21T18:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"\/news\/?p=128565"},"modified":"2016-10-21T15:14:09","modified_gmt":"2016-10-21T19:14:09","slug":"not-ready-to-raise-your-baby-plenty-of-people-are","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/not-ready-to-raise-your-baby-plenty-of-people-are\/","title":{"rendered":"Not ready to raise your baby? Plenty of people are"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p><a href=\"\/news\/there-is-no-federal-law-protecting-the-preborn-from-abortion-at-any-time\/\">Federal law<\/a> doesn\u2019t limit when an abortion can happen; some states don\u2019t either. In New Mexico, <a href=\"http:\/\/liveaction.org\/inhuman\/inhuman-undercover-in-americas-late-term-abortion-industry-new-mexico\/#more-1127\">Southwestern Women\u2019s Options<\/a> will <a href=\"http:\/\/abortionprocedures.com\/induction\/\">abort children<\/a> at up to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.southwesternwomens.com\/services\/surgical-abortions\/third-trimester-nm\/\">28\u00a0weeks<\/a> for women who didn\u2019t realize how far along they were. Abortions later than that are offered on a &#8220;case-by-case basis,&#8221; with <a href=\"\/news\/abortion-clinic-provided-whole-brains-for-summer-camp\/\">documents<\/a> released by a congressional panel this year showing a 30.5 week old baby was removed &#8220;intact.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uCX-tLqETpk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Here\u2019s what that looks like:<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r5Af8vIym2o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>But unlimited abortion isn\u2019t the norm, as states usually impose restrictions at the point of viability. <a href=\"\/news\/fact-check-planned-parenthood-actually-does-perform-abortions-after-viability\/\">Until recently<\/a>, that was considered to be 24 weeks, but <a href=\"\/news\/born-23-weeks-micropremie-sharing-truth-abortion\/\">it&#8217;s dropping<\/a> as evidence shows many children <a href=\"\/news\/new-study-shows-many-premature-babies-can-survive-as-early-as-22-weeks\/\">can survive<\/a> even earlier when given proper care. Not all of them get care, of course: babies inadvertently delivered <a href=\"\/news\/mother-calls-911-22-week-baby-born-alive-abortion\/\">at abortion facilities<\/a> are often <a href=\"\/news\/polish-baby-survives-abortion-cries-hour-left-die\/\">left to die<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Given that most states restrict late-term abortion, University of California associate professor Diana Greene Foster decided to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ansirh.org\/research\/turnaway-study\">ask a question<\/a>: \u201cWhat happens when women get turned away from an abortion clinic?\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"ArticleAd1\">\n<p><!-- \/1011927\/LAN_300_by_250_top_article --><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1473179053567-0\" class=\"ArticleAd1a\"><script>\ngoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1473179053567-0'); });\n<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>You often hear how abortion is necessary to protect \u201cemotional well being.\u201d A study published in the <i>British Medical Journal<\/i> doesn\u2019t support that claim. The researchers actually found that women who had abortions faced a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bmj.com\/content\/313\/7070\/1431\">higher risk of suicide<\/a> than those who didn\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p>Foster\u2019s findings don\u2019t bolster it either. She studied women who were turned away from abortion clinics and found that their \u201cinitial and subsequent levels of depressive symptoms were similar\u201d to those who weren\u2019t. And while she contended that the former group experienced higher anxiety levels, Foster found no difference between the two after six months.<\/p>\n<p>She noted other problems, though. For example, Foster claims that those who couldn\u2019t abort were three times more likely to be below the federal poverty line. I can\u2019t say whether her findings are accurate<em>,\u00a0<\/em>but it&#8217;s true that a lot of women just don&#8217;t feel ready to raise a baby. The good news? Plenty of people are.<\/p>\n<p>Many think adoption means \u201cgiving your baby up\u201d to languish in \u201cthe system.\u201d The fact is, hopeful couples actually <a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2011\/11\/17\/142344354\/fewer-babies-available-for-adoption-by-u-s-parents\">outnumber<\/a> available infants, so there\u2019s no shortage of loving homes.<\/p>\n<p>Further, a lot of them are interested in \u201copen adoption,\u201d a process in which a birth mom chooses a family for her baby. One place to find those families is<a href=\"http:\/\/adoption.com\/\"> Adoption.com<\/a>. It\u2019s a site where couples who have been approved by a licensed adoption agency can create an <a href=\"http:\/\/adoption.com\/profiles\/marketing\">online profile<\/a> explaining what they have to offer.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, practical help and emotional support is available at pregnancy care centers &#8211; whether you choose adoption or parenting. You can find one in your area by visiting <a href=\"http:\/\/optionline.org\/\">OptionLine.org<\/a> or texting the word \u201cHelpline\u201d to 313131. One of the nation\u2019s largest pregnancy care networks is is called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.care-net.org\/\">Care Net<\/a>. Its local affiliates offer free pregnancy tests, pregnancy related information, and material resources, with some providing ultrasounds for pregnancy confirmation and STI testing as well.<\/p>\n<p>For additional health care needs, including pregnancy care, you can go to federally qualified health centers and community health centers. Some pro-life organizations have created <a href=\"http:\/\/getyourcare.org\/\">a website<\/a> to help you find the closest one.<\/p>\n<p>A <i>New York Times<\/i> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2013\/06\/16\/magazine\/study-women-denied-abortions.html?_r=3\">article<\/a> on Foster\u2019s study noted that many of the women involved never considered adoption. That\u2019s something pro-lifers should try to change. Because there\u2019s nothing wrong with admitting you\u2019re not ready to raise a baby. Saving a life? There\u2019s a whole lot right about that.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Federal law doesn\u2019t limit when an abortion can happen; some states don\u2019t either. In New Mexico, Southwestern Women\u2019s Options will abort children at up to 28\u00a0weeks for women who didn\u2019t realize how far along they were. Abortions later than that are offered on a &#8220;case-by-case basis,&#8221; with documents released by a congressional panel this year [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":65865,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false},"categories":[3],"tags":[7201],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Not ready to raise your baby? Plenty of people are<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Hopeful couples actually outnumber available infants, so there\u2019s no shortage of loving homes. 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