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Top 5 Pregnancy Myths on Campus (and the Truth Behind Them)

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College is a place where stories, half-truths, and rumors about pregnancy are everywhere—passed around in classes, group chats, and late-night conversations. Hearing different advice from friends, social media, or even the internet can be confusing, and it’s easy for pregnancy myths to spread quickly. But when it comes to pregnancy, what you don’t know can absolutely affect your future. That’s why we’re committed to providing clarity, transparency, and support at Options for Women.

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Unexpected Pregnancy Support: How to Be There for a Friend

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When a friend comes to you with news of an unexpected pregnancy, one of the best gifts you can offer is real unexpected pregnancy support. You might not know what to say or do, but a little care goes a long way. Here are five real ways to offer unexpected pregnancy support that truly make a difference.

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Abortion Pill Reversal: Brittany’s Story

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Pregnancy can bring about many emotions; sometimes excitement and fear can be conflated when a woman is left without ample support to contend with these feelings, and result in a heartbreaking decision.

Brittany found herself in this situation, and feeling she had no other choice she took the first abortion pill. Later she became convinced that God interceded on behalf of her baby.

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When does a fetus develop a heartbeat?

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Throughout a woman’s pregnancy, her baby undergoes many stages of development in the womb before being born, and among these milestones which indicate life is the fetal heartbeat. Through the use of ultrasounds, modern science can detect the waves of the baby’s heartbeat as early as three weeks after fertilization.

FDA report shows casualties from the abortion pill continue to climb

FDA report shows casualties from the abortion pill continue to climb

Published percentages for ER visits on mifepristone’s 2023 label indicate that 2.9 to 4.6% of women who take it end up in the emergency room, indicating that abortion pill ER visits could be in the tens of thousands every year. In addition, the FDA’s medication guide acknowledges that as many as seven percent (7%) of women will need surgery after taking mifepristone “to stop bleeding” or to complete the abortion… These percentages, against Guttmacher Institute’s updated 648,500 annual abortion pill data from 2023, reveal that each year, 39,000 to 45,400 women may need additional surgery, and 19,400 to over 32,000 women may report to an emergency department after taking abortion-inducing drugs.

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What a fetus looks like at 9 weeks (The Guardian is wrong)

“In fact, between 6 and 10 weeks’ gestation, the embryo grows into a fetus, from the size of a baked bean to the size of a prune. In many cases, they are, in fact, visible to the naked eye. Many women who have experienced a miscarriage or medication abortion can attest to this,” she said.

I am proud of my 17-year-old self who bravely chose life

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“I speak for the women who are facing emotional, mental, and physical abuse. For the women who find themselves unexpectedly pregnant. For the women scared for their life, and their child’s. For the women who are told that abortion is their only option.”