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Reasons U.S. Women Have Abortions ... - Guttmacher Institute
110 Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive HealthPublic discussion about abortion in the United States hasgenerally focused on policy: who should be allowed to haveabortions, and under what circumstances. Receiving less at-tention are the Women behind the statistics the millionwomen who obtain Abortions each year1 and their reasonsfor having Abortions . While a small proportion of womenwho have Abortions do so because of health concerns or fetalanomalies, the large majority choose termination in responseto an unintended , unintended preg-nancy does not fully capture the Reasons and life circum-stances that lie behind a woman s decision to obtain an abor-tion. What personal, familial, social and economic factorslead to the decision to end a pregnancy?The research into Women s Reasons for having abor-tions has been limited. In a 1985 study of 500 Women inKansas, unreadiness to parent was the reason most oftengiven for having an abortion, followed by lack of financialresources and absence of a 1987, a survey of1,900 Women at large abortion providers across the coun-try found that Women s most common Reasons for havingan abortion were that having a baby would interfere withschool, work or other responsibilities, and that they couldnot afford a 1987, little research in this areahas been conducted in the United States, but stu
Guttmacher Institute, New York. CONTEXT: Understanding women’s reasons for having abortions can inform public debate and policy regarding abor-tion and unwanted pregnancy. Demographic changes over the last two decades highlight the need for a reassess-ment of why women decide to have abortions.
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