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Marital status and abortion

S Wadhera1, W J Millar

  • 1Health Statistics Division at Statistics Canada, Ottawa.

Health Reports
|January 1, 1997
PubMed
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Married women accounted for over a quarter of abortions in 1994. The abortion rate for married women aged 15-44 nearly doubled between 1974 and 1994, with most having their first abortion and having previously carried a pregnancy to term.

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Area of Science:

  • Reproductive Health
  • Demographic Studies
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Historical trends in abortion access and utilization.
  • The demographic profile of women seeking abortions.
  • The intersection of marital status and reproductive choices.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the marital status of women obtaining abortions in Canada between 1974 and 1994.
  • To specifically investigate trends among married and common-law women.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized data from Statistics Canada's abortion publications and in-patient hospital morbidity data.
  • Incorporated reports from the United States for comparative analysis.
  • Calculated crude and age-standardized abortion rates stratified by marital status from 1974 to 1994.

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Main Results:

  • While single women had the highest abortion rates, married women (including common-law and separated) constituted over 25% of all abortions in 1994.
  • The age-standardized abortion rate among married women aged 15-44 nearly doubled, increasing from 6.6 to 11.2 per 1,000 women between 1974 and 1994.
  • For the majority of married women undergoing abortion, it was their first abortion, and most had previously completed at least one pregnancy.

Conclusions:

  • The study highlights a significant increase in abortion rates among married women over a 20-year period.
  • Reproductive health services and policies should consider the evolving needs of married women seeking abortions.
  • Further research could explore the factors contributing to these trends in marital status and abortion.