Hiding My Pregnancy: Would Abortion Be an Option?

April 2, 2025

Sometimes, feeling a sense of shame or embarrassment over your unexpected pregnancy can make you want to “hide it” by having an abortion. However, it’s important to know that abortion isn’t a minor decision; instead, it is a significant choice that comes with risks and side effects.

Before making a pregnancy decision, you deserve to have the support and resources needed to weigh all your options. Ultimately, this is your choice, and outside opinions should not sway you into selecting an option you’re uncomfortable with.

Talk to our caring advocates today to learn more. In the meantime, keep reading to gain insight into abortion. 

Would Abortion Be an Option?

First, know that you should never make a decision based on fear or potential judgment from others. Similarly, if you are worried about feeling pressured into an option you’re uncomfortable with, remember that coercion of any kind is never okay.

Ultimately, you deserve to weigh your options while having a support system and space to discuss your situation freely. Making a pregnancy decision like abortion can lead to feeling like you need to stifle your feelings and any aftereffects, which can actually worsen your situation and prevent you from getting the help you need.

Additionally, abortion comes with potential health impacts. For example, taking medical abortion drugs causes abdominal cramping and vaginal bleeding, which can be unexpectedly severe. This abortion method is also associated with risks like severe bleeding and infection. 

Hiding your pregnancy can lead to a lack of support and a desire to conceal what you’re going through—preventing you from receiving the help you need. You deserve to learn about all your options in a non-judgmental, compassionate environment, ensuring you get the facts on each one.

Wondering What to Do Next? We Can Help.

If you’re unexpectedly pregnant and unsure how to move forward, we can help. Heart to Heart PRC provides pregnancy confirmation, options information, and more—all at no cost. 

During an options information session, we’ll review the risks and side effects of abortion and discuss adoption and parenting. Making the best decision for your future and well-being is essential; you alone can select an option. 

Schedule a confidential appointment today. We’re here to walk alongside you.

Heart to Heart PRC does not provide or refer for abortions. 

All abortion information in this blog is based on accurate information at the time of writing.