Category:Reproductive Health/Abortion

 Being pregnant, getting pregnant, not wanting to be pregnant, or not wanting to get pregnant are all topics that are clouded by a swarm of religious, moral, and political views. On top of all of that, pregnancy can bring up issues with money, relationships, health care, employment, housing, you name it--and often at the worst possible time. Here are some helpful rescues that can help you sort through all the life-stuff:

Medical
¤ Chicago Women’s Health Center 

CWHC offers pregnancy testing, birth control counseling, and basic gynecological care with sliding-scale fees; health education, fertility awareness, alternative insemination, and alternative health services such as massage and acupuncture. CWHC additionally offers person-centered counseling, with specialties in pregnancy options counseling and crisis counseling, as well as traditional individual and group sessions.

 http://www.chicagowomenshealthcenter.org/

1025 W. Sunnyside Ave., Suite 201

Phone: 773.935.6126

Psychological
¤ '''<span style="font-family:"CenturyGothic"; mso-fareast-font-family:"TimesNewRoman";mso-bidi-font-family:"TimesNewRoman"; color:#595959;border:nonewindowtext1.0pt;mso-border-alt:nonewindowtext0in; padding:0in"> Chicago Doula Circle provides duals that support women who choose abortion or have with complex and non-viable pregnancies. <span style="font-family:Helvetica;mso-fareast-font-family:"TimesNewRoman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"TimesNewRoman";color:#3A3A3A"> '''

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:82.05pt;line-height:15.75pt;vertical-align: baseline"> <span style="font-family:"CenturyGothic";mso-bidi-font-family: "TimesNewRoman";color:#595959;border:nonewindowtext1.0pt;mso-border-alt: nonewindowtext0in;padding:0in">http://chicagodoulacircle.org/main/

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:15.75pt;vertical-align:baseline;"><span style="font-family:"Wingdings2";mso-bidi-font-family:"TimesNewRoman"; color:#A2C816;border:nonewindowtext1.0pt;mso-border-alt:nonewindowtext0in; padding:0in">¤ <span style="font-family:"CenturyGothic";mso-bidi-font-family: "TimesNewRoman";color:#595959;border:nonewindowtext1.0pt;mso-border-alt: nonewindowtext0in;padding:0in">Chicago Volunteer Doulas  <span style="font-family:"CenturyGothic";mso-bidi-font-family:"TimesNewRoman"; color:#595959;border:nonewindowtext1.0pt;mso-border-alt:nonewindowtext0in; padding:0in">work to provide pregnancy support and doula services to low-income women at reduced cost.  They also offer child birth education classes and support groups for new mothers.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:82.05pt;line-height:15.75pt;vertical-align: baseline"> <span style="font-family:"CenturyGothic";mso-bidi-font-family: "TimesNewRoman";color:#595959;border:nonewindowtext1.0pt;mso-border-alt: nonewindowtext0in;padding:0in">http://www.chicagovolunteerdoulas.org

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Spiritual/Religious
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Important Facts: == <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:2.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom: 2.25pt;margin-left:30.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:15.0pt;mso-list:l0level1lfo1; tab-stops:list.5in;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family:Wingdings;mso-bidi-font-family:Wingdings;color:#3A3A3A"> §    <span style="font-family:Helvetica;mso-fareast-font-family:"TimesNewRoman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"TimesNewRoman";color:#3A3A3A">Teens in IL are medically considered adults once they are pregnant. This means that no matter your age, you can make your own medical decisions about pregnancy without having to inform or get consent from a parent. ====<span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family:Wingdings;mso-bidi-font-family:Wingdings;color:#3A3A3A"> §    <span style="font-family:Helvetica;mso-fareast-font-family:"TimesNewRoman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"TimesNewRoman";color:#3A3A3A">Medicaid Presumptive Eligibility (MPE) offers immediate, temporary coverage for outpatient healthcare for pregnant women. and Moms & Babies covers healthcare for women while they are pregnant and for 60 days after the baby is born. Moms & Babies covers both outpatient healthcare and inpatient hospital care, including delivery. <span style="line-height:15pt;text-indent:-0.25in;font-family:Verdana;color:black;border:1ptnonewindowtext;padding:0in;">These two programs give pregnant women the care they need to keep their babies healthy. You can apply for both programs at the same time. If you are eligible, MPE will cover you for pregnancy care starting the day you apply until your  <span style="font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,51,102);border:1ptnonewindowtext;padding:0in;">Moms & Babies application <span style="line-height:15pt;text-indent:-0.25in;font-family:Verdana;color:black;border:1ptnonewindowtext;padding:0in;"> is reviewed, meaning that pregnant women don't have to wait for care. ==== <p style="margin-top:6.0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:.76in;text-indent: 0in;text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed;mso-line-break-override: none;word-break:normal;punctuation-wrap:hanging">

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