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A quarter of pregnant women say 'no' to abortion for Down syndrome.(Obstetrics)
PHOENIX, ARIZ. -- About one-quarter of a diverse group of pregnant women would not consider a pregnancy termination for a fetus with Down syndrome, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the Pacific Coast Obstetrical and Gynecological Society.
The prospective study of 1,038 pregnant women who were participating in research at the University of California, San Francisco, department of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive sciences showed that 24% said they would not consider a termination if testing showed the fetus had Down syndrome.
Among the 76% of women who said they would consider an abortion under such circumstances, half said they would do so only in the first trimester, 36% said they would do so only in the first or second trimester, and 14% said they would at any point in the pregnancy, said lead author Lee A. Learman, M.D., of the UCSF department.
The women were interviewed before 20 weeks' gestation and were of diverse socioeconomic backgrounds.
When asked about their attitudes regarding abortion in general, 23% said that they thought abortion should be available only in cases of rape or incest, and 8% said abortion should not be available under any circumstances.
Seventy-two percent of the women answered yes to the question of whether they would ever consider having an abortion, and 52% reported that they had had an abortion in the past.
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