From a reporter who observed at an abortion clinic:
“On this day at the surgical unit of Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania, in central Philadelphia, 21 people will have abortions. Another two dozen pregnant women will come in to view a video and to “start the clock” on their state-mandated 24-hour waiting period. Most will come back for abortions. Some will never be heard from again… Sometimes, says clinic manager Paula Monastersky, a woman will just get up and leave. Occasionally, a woman will even be undressed and on the table, moments away from the doctor’s instruments, and she’ll change her mind.”
This seems to indicate that many women are ambivalent about their abortions even as they enter the clinic.
From Linda Feldman “Abortion: Uneasy Day at the Clinic” Christian Science Monitor January 22, 1998 Volume 90, Issue 39
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