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[[File:AbortionReasons.jpg|thumb|400px| Primary reasons women reported for undergoing abortions]]
[[File:AbortionReasons.jpg|thumb|400px| Primary reasons women reported for undergoing abortions]]
The [[Alan Guttmacher Institute]] surveyed over 1,200 patients undergoing induced abortions at 11 large-scale [[abortion facilities]] in the United States. The women were asked to list all reasons for seeking abortion, singling out the primary reason. An additional 38 women at four sites were interviewed in-depth.<ref name="agiSurvey">[http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/psrh/full/3711005.pdf Lawrence Finer, et al., "Reasons U.S. Women Have Abortions: Quantitative and Qualitative Perspectives", ''Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health'', September 2005]</ref>
The [[Alan Guttmacher Institute]] surveyed over 1,200 patients undergoing induced abortions at 11 large-scale [[abortion facilities]] in the United States. The women were asked to list all reasons for seeking abortion, singling out the primary reason. An additional 38 women at four sites were interviewed in-depth.<ref name="agiSurvey">[https://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/psrh/full/3711005.pdf Lawrence Finer, et al., "Reasons U.S. Women Have Abortions: Quantitative and Qualitative Perspectives", ''Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health'', September 2005]</ref>
The two most common '''reasons women gave for aborting''' were "Having a baby would dramatically change my life" (74%) and "I can't afford a baby now" (73%).<ref name="agiSurvey"/> [[Maternal indications for abortion|Concerns about their own health]] were mentioned by 13% of the women, while 12% mentioned [[abortion for fetal indications|concerns about the baby's health]], though only 3% and 4% respectively gave those as their primary reason for seeking abortion.<ref name="agiSurvey"/>
The two most common '''reasons women gave for aborting''' were "Having a baby would dramatically change my life" (74%) and "I can't afford a baby now" (73%).<ref name="agiSurvey"/> [[Maternal indications for abortion|Concerns about their own health]] were mentioned by 13% of the women, while 12% mentioned [[abortion for fetal indications|concerns about the baby's health]], though only 3% and 4% respectively gave those as their primary reason for seeking abortion.<ref name="agiSurvey"/>