If you’ve had a medical abortion and later learned the pregnancy is continuing, your options are still available to you. Adoption still remains a legitimate, courageous choice. Many women in this situation have chosen adoption and found it to be a meaningful path, both for themselves and for their child.
While Reach Out Pregnancy Center doesn’t offer adoption services directly, we can connect you with a trusted adoption agency and walk alongside you as you think through what comes next.
Reach out today, we’re here for you.
Understanding Why It Happened
Medical abortion, commonly referred to as the abortion pill, is approved by the FDA through 10 weeks of gestation. One reason for failure is simply how far along you were. The further along a pregnancy is, the less likely the abortion pill is to be effective.Â
Even trusted sources like the Mayo Clinic recognize that an ongoing pregnancy is a possible risk of using the abortion pill.
Your First Priority: Health and Information
Your immediate next step is to look after your physical health. You need to see a trusted healthcare provider for a physical exam and an ultrasound. This step is vital for confirming whether the pregnancy is still developing, where the pregnancy is located, and the pregnancy’s gestational age.
It’s important to be upfront with your provider about the failed abortion to ensure you receive the right care.
A Decision Made on Your Terms
Adoption comes at no cost to you as the birth mother. Many adoption plans cover pregnancy-related expenses, so finances don’t have to be a barrier to this decision.
If you move forward with adoption, you can expect support throughout the entire process, including counseling, guidance through Ohio adoption law, and legal representation. You also have a say in the type of adoption plan that fits your situation, including whether you want an open, semi-open, or closed arrangement.
Ohio law allows birth mothers to choose the adoptive family in open and semi-open adoptions, and the process includes legal safeguards designed to support both you and your child every step of the way.
This is not an easy time, and the emotions you’re carrying are real. Reach Out Pregnancy Center can connect you with licensed adoption specialists who will listen without judgment and walk with you through every step.
Schedule a confidential appointment today.
Reach Out Pregnancy Center does not provide or refer for abortions.