What are the common reasons among women and couples who consider abortion?
LM: The reasons for abortion are multiple. Although mainly economic, they also include enough number of children, lack of support from the partner or absence of a stable partnership, interr uption of a life project- either professional or studies or others. Generally, abortion is stigmatised and morally loaded by religion. However, polls reveal that there is a major openness towards the topic, that it is an issue that primarily concerns women. As such, women have to make the decision. As abortion is penalised in most parts of the country, majority of the women experience it illegally, often alone or with the help of a friend or relative. Seldom do they have the support of their partners. At the moment, women opt for an abortion with medication. This option has become very popular, especially among those who have access to the information and the drugs. The poorer women do not have this information. They are the ones who opt for harmful techniques that often do not have the desired resu
