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Economic downturn making British women opt for
abortions
Tuesday August 14, 2012 11:40:42 PM,
IANS
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London: Many British
women are avoiding giving birth and resorting to abortions as they
have turned quite concerned over the prevailing financial
condition.
A survey of General Practitioners (GPs) found that the ongoing
downturn has led to more women considering aborting their babies
because they cannot afford the costs of keeping the child, Daily
Mail reported.
Women are also delaying beginning a family and there has been a
rise in mental health problems, which the recession is being
blamed for.
The figures, reported in The Telegraph, highlight how much the
economic slump is affecting the married as well as the single
women who wish to start a family or expand the number of young
ones.
According to the survey of 300 doctors by Insight Research Survey
Group, the middle-class have been most affected.
A fifth of GPs questioned said they had seen an increase in women
asking for terminations because they were concerned about their
financial status.
"The middle class has been especially affected by the turbulence
of the economic recession, said Richard Kunzmann, the research
manager in charge of the six-month survey.
A third of doctors reported women had been putting off starting a
family until their situation improved.
Ann Furedi, chief executive of BPAS, (formerly British Pregnancy
Advisory Service) said the women often consider their financial
circumstances when faced with an unplanned pregnancy.
"Women need abortion as a back-up for when contraception fails so
they can ensure the timing and size of their families is what is
right for them and their own personal circumstances," she said.
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