subject: Ways To Prevent Abortion [print this page] Abortion can be avoided if unplanned pregnancy is avoided. United States has the highest number of teen abortions, and having an abortion in US is legal, it is important that proper information is provided to the women about the ill-effects of abortion, like the physical health issues and the mental too. Terminating unwanted pregnancy feels like an only option, but what would be better is to avoid the unintended pregnancy so that there is no need of terminating the pregnancy and facing difficulties later. Being educated about the ill effects of the process of terminating of a pregnancy can help you understand what you will be putting yourself through. One moment of negligence can cause you a lifetimes worth of grief and depression. It is important that you consider all of these below options to make sure that unplanned pregnancy and abortion are both avoided.
1.Contraceptives and their availability: The concept of Abortion Clinics these days have made it possible for people to make use of contraceptives. Before the setting up of abortion clinics, contraceptives were not easily available resulting in many unwanted pregnancies and ultimately termination of pregnancy. Making contraceptives available and also making sure that people are aware of the different options that are available with contraception and how they can be used is a good way to make people aware of how to prevent abortion and unwanted pregnancies.
2.Sex Education in school: An alarming rate of teenage girls approaches an abortion clinic to terminate pregnancy. Sex education plays an important role in school these days as the number of girls or young women who have had an abortion are in their teens. It is important to help a teen understand consequences of unsafe sex that can give you a lot more than STDs, like unwanted pregnancies which typically end in an abortion. It is important to educate the young about the physical and mental health consequences a girl faces after an abortion. Educating the younger generation would make them more aware and responsible too, so there will be lesser unwanted pregnancies and abortions.
3.Educating the men too: Unwanted pregnancy is a result of irresponsibility by both men and women. So it is important that both men and women are told about being responsible and also making sure that men also understand their role. It is important that a man should also understand that a woman having to face abortion is a result of both their negligence and he should make sure that he is aware of it, and also participates fully when a woman decides on an abortion and also he should take care of her.
4.Birth control should be propagated: having a number of methods of birth control or contraception, the use of all of these methods should be encouraged by health care providers and counsellors at the abortion clinic. This can help in avoiding unwanted pregnancy and termination of pregnancy too. Staying prepared with the help of birth control can help you a great deal in being at ease, both physically and mentally.
