Twenty Questions

In the book, we answer 10 of the most asked questions by girls and 10 by boys. Here is some more information on some of the issues covered.

Abortion

The decision to keep or terminate an unwanted pregnancy is a massive one. Before you make this life-changing decision, you should get all the facts. In the book we suggest that you firstly have your pregnancy confirmed by a doctor. If you’re an unmarried teen, take along an adult you trust—whether that’s a parent, older sibling or a mature Christian friend—for support.

Before you make any decision, it’s helpful to find out more about the baby’s development. Even at 5 weeks, the developing baby's heart has already begun to beat and pump blood. You may have come to the web site hoping to find out what to expect for the rest of your pregnancy. This site, while targeting marrieds and new mums, has really easy to read information of the growth of the baby in the uterus. Check it out:
http://www.babycenter.com.au/pregnancy/fetaldevelopment/
A similar site: http://www.pregnancy.org/fetaldevelopment

There are several sites which deal broadly with the issue of pregnancy and sexual health:

• A well written Australian information site.
  http://au.reachout.com/find/issues/sex-pregnancy/pregnancy
• The Marie Stopes Institute provides more detail and technical information on what abortion involves.
  http://www.mariestopes.org.au/our-services/women/abortion
• Advocates for Youth is an award winning American site with good valid information. Their page of resources on abortion is at:
  http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/topics-issues/abortion?task=view

If you are an Australian, you may need information on what practices are legal in your state or territory. There are a number of Australian sites that describe abortion laws. Most of these are linked to family planning associations or similar organisations.

http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Abortion_in_Australia
http://www.childrenbychoice.org.au/info-a-resources/facts-and-figures/australian-abortion-law-and-practice
http://www.fpnsw.org.au/374118_8.html