A questionnaire was administered to 188 women undergoing therapeutic abortions in the first trimester of their pregnancy. Results showed the women to be younger than average, mainly unmarried, and representing all cross sections of the population. The women showed little knowledge of their own fertility and sparse use of birth control devices. The implications of these and other results are discussed.
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