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That will help with your expenses and then have the adoptive family reimburse them. A lot of it really depends on your state, or if you are willing to travel to another state to give birth, then on that state. I think you would have to find an agency that would help you find additional services (and you would be entitled to other services, because you are pregnant) and help you with support in the early months, since most matches are not made till late in the 2nd, or early in the 3rd trimester. There have been situations where families have done private adoptions, and offer the Bmom support financially throughout the pregnancy and then the bmom does not place. Any of the prIvate attny's I have spoken with have always advised me not to get into a situation where if we lost the money, we would not be able to move on financially and adopt. I think a lot of it would be depend on your situation, how far along you are, what additional expenses you expect to endure because of the pregnancy. Do you anticipate not being able to work at all throughout the pregnancy (based on other pregnancies), do you expect to have to reduce hours, increase in your medical costs, etc. I would start by researching agencies in your area. If you find that they are not able to provide for you throughout your pregnancy, you may have to get in contact with an agency who is not as local to you.

I don't really know anything about abortion, so I have no advice there.

Take Care!