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The American Feminist
Pregnancy Care Center Director Survey
Examining the Reasons Clients Cite for Needing Abortion
- Adoption appears too difficult (practically or emotionally).
- Husband or partner absent, undependable, or insufficiently supportive.
- Woman says she can't afford baby now.
- Child-bearing will interfere with school or job situation.
- Pregnancy will interfere with school or job situation.
- Woman is concerned about how having a baby could change her life.
- Woman has problems with relationship or wants to avoid single parenthood.
- Woman doesn't want others to know she has had sex or is pregnant.
- Woman needs assistance with obstetric care.
- Woman says she is unready for responsibility.
In your opinion, which are more influential in discouraging a woman from continuing a pregnancy: emotional concerns or practical problems?
- 58% emotional
- 42% practical
Would you be willing to work with pro-choice activists to alleviate these problems, if beliefs about abortion were not raised as an issue?
- 79% yes
- 21% no
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