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Options if you or someone you know is pregnant

Options if you or someone you know is pregnant. The choices. Keep the baby Adoption Safe Surrender Abortion. Have the baby!. There are many resources for information if you become pregnant here in Fairfield Planned Parenthood Alpha Pregnancy Resource Center. Adoption.

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Options if you or someone you know is pregnant

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  1. Options if you or someone you know is pregnant

  2. The choices • Keep the baby • Adoption • Safe Surrender • Abortion

  3. Have the baby! • There are many resources for information if you become pregnant here in Fairfield • Planned Parenthood • Alpha Pregnancy Resource Center

  4. Adoption • Adoption is another choice that can be made where the mother gives the baby and relinquishes responsibility to an adopting family. • Adoption Agency • Independent Adoption • Intercountry Adoption

  5. Safe Surrender Law • Jan. 1 2001 • A person with lawful custody can surrender a baby confidentially, and without fear of prosecution within 72 hours of birth. • In Fairfield – ANY Fire Station or Hospital • A bracelet is placed on the baby for identification and on the parent. • Parent has 14 days from surrender to reclaim baby

  6. Safe Surrender Law • In the first 10 years of this program • 407 newborns were surrendered using the program • 151 other newborns were found after illegal abandonment. • www.babysafe.ca.gov

  7. Abortion • In California abortions are a legal alternative to pregnancy • There are no parental consent laws in California so minors can choose this option without parental notification. • A female of child-bearing age in California at this time has a statutory, and a constitutional right, to an abortion. She may at a certain point have to indicate a threat to her life or health otherwise.

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