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Patterns of consultation among adolescent minors obtaining an abortion
M D Resnick1, L H Bearinger, P Stark
1Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.
The American Journal of Orthopsychiatry
|April 1, 1994
Abstract:
Interviews with 184 adolescents revealed that all had consulted at least one individual before obtaining an abortion, although one-quarter, primarily the older adolescents, did not consult an adult prior to pregnancy counseling. At both the time of the abortion and one year later, the adolescents perceived their mother and their male partner as the two most important and helpful people in reaching a decision.
Keywords:
Empirical ApproachGenetics and ReproductionAbortion LawAbortion SeekersAbortion, InducedAdolescentsAdolescents, FemaleAge FactorsAmericasClinic ActivitiesCommunicationCounselingDemographic FactorsDeveloped CountriesFamily PlanningFertility Control, PostconceptionInformed ConsentInterviewsMinnesotaMinorsNorth AmericaNorthern AmericaParental ConsentPopulationPopulation CharacteristicsProgram ActivitiesProgramsResearch ReportUnited StatesWisconsinYouth