Design for Social

Entrepreneurship
Teen Abortion/Pregnancy Rate:

Rhode Island: 22/62

United States: 19/70

Women vs. Teens who Abort:
• 2-4 times more likely to commit suicide

• 3 times more likely to be admitted to mental hospitals

Reasons:
• teens are more likely to abort from pressure from their
parents and partners

• more teens are anti-abortion than older women

Teens and Abortion:
• Teens are more likely to misuse birth control - resulting in
unplanned pregnancies

• 20% of all abortions are on teens

• 78% of teens think abortions are morally wrong

• 33% think abortion should be illegal in all circumstances

(vs. 19% of adults)

• 59% of teens who lost their baby (mostly due to abortion)

become pregnant again within 2 years (45% of all abortions
are repeat abortions)
Before an Abortion:
After an Abortion:
 Regret Depression
Guilt
Shame
Grief Fear
Relief
Loss

Sadness
Isolation
Anger
Judged

Happiness Anxiet
After an abortion at Planned Parenthood:

IUD if wanted
After an abortion at Planned Parenthood:

Rest in
IUD if wanted recovery
area
After an abortion at Planned Parenthood:

Rest in After-care
IUD if wanted recovery instructions
area
After an abortion at Planned Parenthood:

Rest in After-care
IUD if wanted recovery instructions
area

Suggested
counciling /
support groups /
talk-line
After an abortion at Planned Parenthood:

Rest in After-care
IUD if wanted recovery instructions
area

Suggested Follow-up
counciling / appointment in
support groups / 2-4 weeks
talk-line
What Rhode Island Currently Offers:
• Religion-based post abortion support groups

• Religious and non-religious post abortion talk lines

• Councilors at women’s clinics

Precedents:

• The only pro-choice post-abortion support

group in the nation located in Minneapolis

• only for women 18 up

Gaps:
• No support group specifically targeting teens

• Completely guilt-free environment, non-religious

• Prevention of future unwanted pregnancies

After-School Post-Abortion Support Group
A post abortion support group specifically for teenage girls
aged 15-19.
This group will focus on:

• Relieving guilt
After-School Post-Abortion Support Group
A post abortion support group specifically for teenage girls
aged 15-19.
This group will focus on:

• Relieving guilt

• preventing of future unplanned pregnancies

After-School Post-Abortion Support Group
A post abortion support group specifically for teenage girls
aged 15-19.

This group will focus on:

• Relieving guilt

• preventing of future unplanned pregnancies

• help teens’ self-empowerment

After-School Post-Abortion Support Group
A post abortion support group specifically for teenage girls
aged 15-19.
This group will focus on:

• Relieving guilt

• preventing of future unplanned pregnancies

• help teens’ self-empowerment

• be emotionally lifting
After-School Post-Abortion Support Group
A post abortion support group specifically for teenage girls
aged 15-19.
This group will focus on:

• Relieving guilt

• preventing of future unplanned pregnancies

• help teens’ self-empowerment

• be emotionally lifting

• supply additional support

Relieving Guilt
Videos of what their future most likely would have looked like
to enforce facts like:

80% of unmarried teen mothers live in poverty

66% drop out of highschool

Relieving Guilt
Bring in teen mothers, and women who are not regretful
of their abortions as guest speakers sharing inspirational
stories.

“I don’t for one minute regret not becoming a single parent

at 15. I went on to have a happy high school and college
experience and adulthood. None of these things would
have been possible if the option of abortion had not been
available. It would have put a huge burden upon my parents
and family (for they would have stood by me in my choice to
keep the baby as well) and I would have begun my adult life
with a lot less opportunities. And there is one less child in
this world who was not really wanted!” -Jennifer, 41
Preventing future unplanned pregnancies
Classes on safe-sex and real sex education.
Preventing future unplanned pregnancies
Activities on setting short-term and long-term goals.
Self-Empowerment

self-defense classes

volunteer for teen mothers in need

Uplift Emotions with Support System
Thank You