Making Your Decision

Real answers. Real choice. No pressure.

If you’re pregnant and trying to figure out what comes next, it can help to see your options side by side — without anyone pushing you toward one. Below is an honest snapshot of all three. We don’t profit from any choice you make. We’re here to give you real education and the time to think.
No pressure. No cost. No insurance.

Considering an Abortion?

The first question most people ask: how far along am I?

A free ultrasound at our center is the only way to know for sure. It tells you three things that affect your choices and your health:

  1. Your gestational age (how many weeks pregnant you are)
  2. Whether the pregnancy is inside the uterus a pregnancy outside the uterus is called an ectopic pregnancy, can be dangerous if left untreated, and the abortion pill cannot end one
  3. Whether the pregnancy is viable (fetal heart rate)

Why this matters first

The abortion pill (mifepristone + misoprostol, sometimes called RU486) is FDA approved only through 10 weeks of pregnancy. In North Carolina, abortion is limited to the first 12 weeks (with narrow exceptions), and the law requires an in-person consultation 72 hours before the procedure plus an ultrasound at the abortion facility.

If you’re under 18, NC requires parental consent or judicial bypass for an abortion but not for a pregnancy test, an ultrasound, or talking through your options with us.

PARENTING

You may have more questions than answers and that’s normal.

Maybe you’re excited. Maybe the thought of becoming a parent right now feels impossible. Most of the people who come to us are carrying at least one of these worries:

  • “My partner doesn’t want the baby, but I do.”
  • “I can’t tell my family yet.”*
  • “How will I finish school or keep working?”
  • “I don’t have insurance. I can’t afford this.”
  • “I’m too young.”

These are real, valid concerns and most of them have real solutions, often more than you'd think.

We can sit down with you, talk through your specific situation, and connect you with community resources in Cabarrus County and Mecklenburg County:

  • prenatal care
  • medical insurance enrollment
  • housing assistance
  • childcare
  • baby supplies
  • continuing education
  • parenting support

You’re not the first person who has stood where you’re standing. Parenting is hard and it’s possible — and you don’t have to figure any of it out alone.

ADOPTION

Adoption is a loving, intentional choice not a last resort.

Adoption has changed a lot. Today, a birth mother chooses the family for her baby, decides how much contact she wants going forward, and can stay part of her child’s life if that’s what she wants.

There are three types of adoption:

  1. Open Adoption – You meet and get to know the adoptive family while you’re still pregnant. You build a plan together that can include letters, calls, even visits as your child grows.
  2. Semi-Open Adoption – You choose the adoptive family from profiles provided by an adoption agency. Contact happens through the agency.
  3. Closed Adoption – No contact between you and the adoptive family. A good option if privacy matters most to you.

 

We can connect you with a trusted adoption agency where you can ask every question, take your time, and decide if adoption is right for you and your baby. There’s no cost and no obligation to walk in and explore the option.

Whatever You Decide, You're Not Alone.

Walking through our door doesn’t lock you into anything. A free pregnancy test, a free ultrasound, a private conversation — that’s it. Real answers from staff who actually listen.

No agenda. Real answers, real choice.