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What Is An Options Counseling Session?
When a woman comes into our clinic facing an unplanned pregnancy, the first stop during her appointment is a one-on-one options counseling session with a trained Client Advocate. One of the best descriptions we've heard came from one of our advocates. She explained an options counseling session this way:
"We take out abortion, like a cube, and hold it up and look at it from all the angles. What are her thoughts about what is growing inside her? Is this a life? How is she hoping abortion will make her life better? How will abortion make her life worse? How will she feel after an abortion? Is anyone pressuring her to have an abortion? The questions are as individualized as the women we serve."
While our team of nurses discuss the medical implications and physical risks of abortion, our team of advocates – through this options consultation – discuss the emotional, relational, and spiritual implications of abortion.