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GREAT SEXPECTATIONS: Someone in my church has come to me and said they want to get an abortion, how do I help her?

By 2023-11-27T09:00:00

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Dear Woman Alive

This feels like an impossible situation. A young girl in church has confided in me that she’s pregnant but she wants an abortion. She’s actually 20 so not that young but it feels very young to me. She is with her boyfriend (the father) but they’re not married and she’s still studying. She says it was an accident.

I don’t agree with abortion but she seems so set on it. I’ve talked her through other options but she won’t budge. She’s asked me to go with her to the clinic. I want to be there for her as she doesn’t have a good relationship with her parents but I don’t know if I can go with her to do this. How do I love her well?

Dear Reader,

What a difficult situation, but how amazing she has you to confide in. Before I respond as to whether or not you should go to the clinic with her, I think while there is still a chance for a change of heart, loving her well is letting her know the reality of abortion, and abortions aftermath.

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