You’re obviously a caring person if you are worried about how your partner will respond emotionally to an abortion. Having an abortion is a serious medical decision with physical and psychological health risks, so you’re right to be concerned.
Medical experts recommend meeting with your healthcare provider before having an abortion. It’s essential to understand all the ramifications.
Although our name is First Choice Women’s Center, we’re here for you, too. If you and your partner need someone to talk with before the abortion, a member of our team is ready and available.
Best of all, it costs nothing to speak with us, and our conversation will remain strictly confidential. Schedule an appointment for yourself or as a couple. You both matter to us.
Understanding the Emotional Consequences of Abortion
Abortion providers downplay the mental health effects of abortion, but research shows that it can affect some women. Here’s the finding from one study:
- Abortion is consistently associated with elevated rates of mental illness compared to women without a history of abortion.
- The abortion experience directly contributes to mental health problems for at least some women.
- There are risk factors, such as pre-existing mental illness, that identify women at greatest risk of mental health problems after an abortion.
Communicating With Your Partner About Abortion
It’s essential to communicate honestly and openly about your feelings and any concerns regarding the abortion. You should talk about the emotional, moral, and physical aspects.
By getting a thorough explanation of a medical abortion (the abortion pill method) and a surgical abortion, you’ll know what to expect. You should understand the procedures, side effects of each, and the potential risks associated with them.
Discuss all the options available to you and learn as much as possible about resources that could help you if you make a different choice.
Listen actively to one another without judgment. It took both of you to get pregnant, and it’s important to make this decision as a team. Neither of you should pressure the other to make a particular choice.
It’s also vital to discuss what your relationship will look like after the abortion. How will you both feel moving forward? Are you committed to working through any struggles you may face together?
Getting Help From First Choice
Having an abortion can cause stress in any relationship. Open communication and mutual support can help the two of you grow stronger.
Your concern for your partner is admirable, and we appreciate that you want more information. Although First Choice doesn’t perform or refer for abortion, we can provide factual, medically based information about the procedures, side effects, and potential consequences.
Take a closer look at some of the other ways you can support your partner at this time. Then, schedule a no-cost, confidential appointment to talk about your feelings and your relationship.
You can conveniently contact us online, call us at (706) 884-3833, or text us at (706) 668-7525. Let us be your first choice for care. We’re here for you.
All abortion information sourced in this blog is based on accurate information at the time of
writing.