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[quote=Anonymous]DD is a senior and found out she was pregnant last month.  She has a serious (as serious as you can be at 17/18) boyfriend and they’ve been in a relationship for about two years.  We’re a pretty open family and DD let me know she thought she was pregnant pretty early on.  We were able to confirm a pregnancy fairly quickly and she was adamant she wanted an abortion.  We were able to get her seen quickly and at the time of the  (medical) abortion she was most likely around 6/7 weeks.

She’s a very confident kid and didn’t seem to have any doubts about her choice.  She knew she had our full support with whatever choice she made.  Her boyfriend is also very supportive and supported her choice.

She was a bit emotional before given the medication but said she was just nervous.  Overall things went smoothly and she recovered very quickly.  Her pediatrician highly suggested she see a therapist to discuss her feelings around it but she has said she doesn’t need therapy and wants to just get past it and move on.

I had an abortion when I was 22 and although I was also confident in my choice I also had conflicting and complicated feelings and would have really benefited from therapy.  I am highly encouraging her to give it a try because as much as she wants to minimize everything, I do think she’s striking a bit.

Her relationship since this has gotten a bit more serious (emotionally) and she’s struggling because boyfriends parents have been distant despite supporting and agreeing with her choice.  They are however pretty religious.

Also, yes I was aware they were having sex.  Yes she was in birth control.  She’s a responsible, mature kid and things happen.  [/quote]

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