Am I making the Right Decision?

On the road toward adoption, your mind may be filled with conflicting thoughts and questions. Sometimes people will tell you that your best option is to have an abortion and move on with your life. Friends and family may encourage you to keep the baby, and yet you wonder how you can raise a child on your own. Sometimes you will wonder what is best for you, and sometimes you will be thinking only about the tiny life inside of you. This is a difficult time, which requires great courage. Unexpected life events such as this often require sacrifice, and yet this sacrifice brings about great learning experiences. Adoption is a miraculous journey through which birthmothers are able to fulfill the hopes and dreams of an adopting couple. Of course adoption is not easy, and this unexpected pregnancy has presented you with choices you may wish you didn't have to make. But lean on us and we will do everything we can to help you reach your goals.

As you consider all of your options, there are some things that you should know.

• Abortion leaves behind crippling psychological and emotional damage. Most women who have chosen abortion will forever carry the scars of emptiness, horrific guilt, and flashes of pain.
• Adoption, in spite of the initial pain it may bring, is a healing process, where all individuals involved are lifted and made whole. Peace and accomplishment settle in where pain and guilt could have been.
• Women who choose adoption, rather than trying to raise a child alone, will more likely finish school, receive higher education, and earn better wages than those who decide to parent alone.
• Mothers who choose adoption are more likely to marry later in life, and less likely to divorce.
• Adoption can turn a bad situation into a blessing by bringing about a miraculous gift of love along with respect for life.