Instead of thorough attention, women having abortions are subjected to rushed or even nonexistent counseling which is often biased. Here are the results of a survey that was taken by number of women who came to regret their abortions:
66% said their counselors advice was biased
40 to 60% described themselves as not having been certain of their decision prior to counseling
44% stated they were actively hoping to find an option other than abortion during counseling
5% reported that they were encouraged to ask questions
52 to 71% felt the questions were inadequately answered, sidestepped, or trivialized
90% said they were not given enough information to make an informed decision
83% said it was very likely that they would’ve chosen differently if they had not been so strongly encouraged to abort by others, including their abortion counselor
Cited in David Reardon’s book Aborted Women: Silent No More and also in David C Reardon “Making Abortion Rare: a Healing Strategy for a Divided Nation” (Springfield, Illinois: Acorn Books, 1996)
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