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should i have an abortion?

i am 8 weeks pregnant, i just found out. me and my boyfriend have talked about this before and he told me that if it ever were to happen he would be there to take care of me and the baby. well we are planning on getting married soon and are getting our own place in a couple months. when i found out that i was pregnant he told me to have an abortion, he said that we are not ready, which i agree, we are not. but i am against abortion. he keeps pressureing me to have an abortion, what should i do?

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  • Katie
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    Well don't let anyone pressure you but do think about what is right for your situation. If you can go through with a pregnancy then consider adoption. If a pregnancy would completely mess up your life right now then consider an abortion. Don't listen to anyone calling you a murderer for preventing a child coming into the world in a bad situation and messing up your and your boyfriends lives.

  • 1 decade ago

    While I agree with the first response, at the very least please consider adoption. I do not believe in abortion in the case of a perfectly viable pregnancy. However, how do you feel about the issue? While I'd like to say you'd later regret an abortion, I do not know you, but I strongly urge you to consider keeping the baby. This is something wonderful, amazing and magnificent that you have created that will forever be a part of you. Not all women are able to create and grow a baby. This is a blessing and I do not think you should throw it away.

    And your boyfriends an ***.

  • 1 decade ago

    As an individual that has been through both an abortion and bringing a child into this world, I believe that no one can answer this question for you. I personally don't regret terminating my first pregnancy; it was the right thing for me at the time, although it was a VERY difficult thing to deal with emotionally. This is a decision that you need to look within yourself to answer... You have to ask yourself what is best for you, and what would be best for an unborn child.... One of the best things you can do is to make an appointment at Planned Parenthood to talk to a counselor there (they'll talk to you for free and give you all the information you need without pushing you in one direction or another.) Once you have all the information, you can make the decision for yourself. Don't assume that because they preform abortions that they believe abortion is always the answer. Also, don't let your boyfriend "pressure" you into anything... it's your body, your choice. Although you have to realize that he is entitled to his opinion, and he can express how he feels. Although he shouldn't push his opinion on you. If he doesn't support you in your decision, than at least you haven't wasted a marriage with him and you can get out now.... you should talk to him about how you're feeling and how uncomfortable you are with him pressuring you! Good luck, and don't listen to the lunatics out there who try to persuade you one way or another... it's really up to you!

  • 1 decade ago

    Don’t do it. You say you are against abortion. So I don’t think you would ever forgive yourself if you had one.

    You are both adults and need to accept the consequences of having sex.

    If you all feel you can not raise a baby at this time then you should place the baby for adoption, you could even do a kinshiop adoption, where someone in your family or his would adopt the baby.

    Be glad your having a baby with someone you love and you already plan to marry.

    http://3dpregnancy.parentsconnect.com/calendar/8-w...

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    You cannot abort a baby just because someone else tells you that you need to. This is a decision you have to make for yourself without being pressured from others. There are other options out there for women in your situation. Concider adoption, or take responsibility for your actions and keep the baby. If you do decide to abort, make sure you have thought it through and it's YOUR decision.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I think that you should give the baby a chance to live and not take it away. Maybe you are not ready but you will prepare, after you abort it later on i life you might think why did I do this? Your boyfriend might leave later on in life, so you will have no boyfriend no child, have the baby and raise it as best as you can. Adoption is good but not too good, I personaly think after you give birth your boyfriend will be happy. Its up to you. Let us know what you have decided. Thanks

  • 1 decade ago

    You need to do what you want to do. If you don't want to have an abortion, then don't. You can keep the baby (make sure you get child support from your boyfriend) or give the baby up for adoption.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I encourage you to consider adoption if you choose not to keep the baby.

    In the end, its your choice, no one else's.

    However, I couldnt marry someone who is telling me to have an abortion. Whether I did or didnt, telling me/pushing me to have an abortion would be a deal breaker for me.

    If you do have the abortion, please inquire about donating the fetus to some sort of medical research. You can donate to stem cells, or to a medical school as a fetal cadavor, or any number of other places.

  • 1 decade ago

    DO NOT HAVE AN ABORTION BECAUSE HE WANT YOU TOO!!!

    Look into adoption

    You have months to make the best decision for you

    You have until after the baby is born, that is 7 months

    You need to figure out what is the best for you

    He has not choice, if you keep the child, take him to court, he will have to pay child support

  • 1 decade ago

    DO Not have that abortion. I went through the same thing 8yrs ago and he left me the same day that i did it. I let him pressure me into doing it.Its not a day that goes by that i Regret it. because that's not what i wanted to do but i listen to his lies and everyday i just wish i just can turn back that hands of time and just left him and had my baby.

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