I've recently discovered that i'm pregnant. I know from reading some of the other posts that some of you are very much against abortion. Please do not judge me and start telling me not to have an abortion, please respect my decision, I am here to find advice. Let me say that I have not yet decided to have an abortion, I am trying to find out as much information as I possibly can before I make a final decision.
I'm 18 and have just started university. The father of my child and I are not together as a couple, we just slept together on a one night (drunken) stand, although we are still in contact as we are quite good friends and socialise with the same people. I'm roughly, by my own calculations, about 10-12 weeks pregnant. There couldn't be any other worse time to fall pregnant. I've just started getting my life on track, and my family are irish catholic (need I say more?). I'm yet to tell the father, but i'm pretty sure he won't want anything to do with me or this baby. I'm not trying to offer any kind of justification for having/not having this baby, in my mind I don't need to justify anything to anyone.
What i'm looking for is as much information and/or advice as possible. I've researched the methods (gruesome as they may seem) and I need to know where the procedure would take place (in the uk). Would it be done in a special abortion clinic or in my local nhs hospital? Would I have to be referred to hospital by my gp? How long would I roughly have to wait for the actual appointment? Will I have to stay overnight in hospital or will I be able to leave soon after the procedure? Thanks for any advice and for not judging. Remember: I have not decided to have an abortion, I am finding out as much information as possible, while I assess the situation and all the other options. And of course, I need to tell the father, which i'm doing tomorrow. Eeek!