Why Women Get Abortions

Many believe that most abortions occur in cases of rape, incest, health of the mother, or birth defects. But what does the data say?

 

 

Resources:

• Why Women Abort
• Why Are Late Abortions Performed?
• Reasons US Women Have Abortions (Guttmacher)
• Induced abortion in the United States (Guttmacher)
• Understanding Why Women Seek Abortions in the US
• Reasons Why Women Have Induced Abortions