 Women at Risk
Women most likely to experience distress after an abortion are those who:
 Are having complicatedness making a decision about their pregnancy;
Have uncertainties about having an abortion;
Have negative position about abortion;
Are carrying an anomalous baby;
Feel forced by others to have an abortion;
Feel the decision is not their own, or is their “only choice”;
Feel they must decide fast;
Are too young;
Have a psychological or psychiatric problems;
Don’t like themselves very much;
Have been emotionally, physically or sexually abused;
Don’t have many friends;
Are making this decision on their own;
Have a poor connection with their partner or boyfriend;
Don’t feel or don’t have the support of their parents and family (either to continue their pregnancy or to have an abortion);
Don’t have the support of their partner or boyfriend (either to continue their pregnancy or to have an abortion);
Experience physical complications from an abortion.
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