I reread the previous post Dear Young Woman...(A Letter) an added more that I originally wanted to say when first published. The following is what I added. If you have not read the full post already, please click the link in the title above.
* I would like to add that you may be scared to contact organizations or
persons whom you don't know. Maybe you are scared of the "judgmental
pro-life" stereotypes. Maybe you are scared of "telling others your
business." Believe me, I know how you are feeling. I knew about
adoption agencies such as adoptions within the Catholic Social Services
during my first pregnancy. I did not know of any crisis pregnancy
centers at the time. Perhaps they existed, but not as well publicized
as now. I was too scared to call them. This being the era before the
internet. You may be saying "But I am not Catholic." They will help
you anyways. And there are many other adoption services that are not
Catholic or non Christian at all; please check here adoption services.
When I suggested during the "family intervention" about adoptions
through Catholic Social Services I was told "But our family is not
Catholic. We wouldn't want Catholics to raise the child." Or something
like that. Not calling them is the biggest regret I will have for the
rest of my life. I would rather wonder about my "good little Catholic"
daughter and what happened to her and how she is doing now than knowing
that she was denied a life for the "family image."
*If you are reading this and knowing someone in an unexpected pregnancy
who may be feeling the pressure of abortion or she is contemplating it
herself you may be feeling discouraged if you are her lone voice.
Please, please do not give up. Give her all the pro-life information
you can.
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