Thread by @StupidRock

#pregnancyhelpline desperation
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A sniffling, quiet 23 year old girl calls and is scared she is pregnant. She only had sex a week and a half ago, so a urine test won't be able to tell quite yet if she is or not. She is already trying to schedule an abortion, because she's living

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with her parents over the summer and she's worried they will kick her out if they find out she is pregnant. After informing her she would have to wait a few more days before being able to take a urine test, she got more upset and asked if she could just go ahead and schedule

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the abortion. So back to square one. I had to explain, no, she could not schedule an abortion if she does not even know if she's pregnant. Spent some time calming her down, getting to know her situation better. We finally agreed taking things one step at a time at this point

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was the best course of action, to wait a few more days to take a test, and then to get as much info about all her options as possible before going forward with a decision.

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