SMF204 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Pregnancy Rate

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Sexuality, Marriage, and Family Studies
• Course: SMF204
• Professor: B J Rye

Document Summary

Lecture 8 factors that will cause a woman to have regret after an abortion. When they blame themselves for the pregnancy. Or the later the abortion is in the pregnancy. Man should factor, however the choice is ultimately the woman"s. More involved men feel more anxiety, perhaps more empathy, more responsibility (attending the clinical apt. ) No abortion laws in canada but there are policies. We are better at using contraception because the us is double that since the 1990"s 2/3 of abortions have occurred in hospital and 1/3 in clinics. 75% abortions happen to women who are under 30 and un married.