Why do women have abortions?
@article{Torres1988WhyDW, title={Why do women have abortions?}, author={A. Torres and J. Forrest}, journal={Family planning perspectives}, year={1988}, volume={20 4}, pages={ 169-76 } }
Key ResultMost respondents to a survey of abortion patients in 1987 said that more than one factor had contributed to their decision to have an abortion; the mean number of reasons was nearly four. Three-quarters said that having a baby would interfere with work, school or other responsibilities, about two-thirds said they could not afford to have a child and half said they did not want to be a single parent or had relationship problems.Expand
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