PubMed · 2105136
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OBJECTIVE: To test the hypothesis that the correlation between legal abortion and socio-economic conditions, known from the time when abortion was restricted, has current validity. To evaluate the effect of social class on network support and psychological reactions. DESIGN: Consecutive sampling and semistructured personal interviewing. SUBJECTS: 444 women living in the city of Gothenburg and applying for legal termination of pregnancy in the first trimester. SETTING: The department of gynaecology at a university hospital with primary care responsibility for legal abortions. RESULTS: The 667 health administration districts of Gothenburg were ranked into four groups according to the mean income. Women living in lower socio-economic districts were younger. Irrespective of age, previous experience of induced abortion was more common among them (p < 0.001). Unsatisfactory network response or support was common (37%), but equally shared between the social classes. Discontinuation of oral contraception during the previous six months was twice as common among teenagers (40.0%) as among other women (p < 0.001) but without social differences. Pitman's permutation test was used for statistical analyses. CONCLUSION: Socio-economic conditions have a strong and inverse correlation to previous experience of induced abortion. Psychological reactions and needs did not vary with class.
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Review of all of the abortion consultations from 1986 revealed that 46 of the young women under the age of 18 years utilised the possibility of applying for abortion without permission from their parents which the Danish legislation on termination of pregnancy in 1973 permits. Forty-two of the young women were granted permission for abortion without permission from the parents as it was considered that the relationship between the girl and her parents would otherwise deteriorate. This was not considered to be the case in the four girls for whom application for termination of pregnancy was refused. This material, which is focussed on a problem which has not previously been illustrated, is too limited to permit drawing of any conclusions but there is no information about whether the requirement of parental permission is beneficial or deleterious for the parent/daughter relationship. Relevant investigations are required.