Abortion: pro and contra

Penn Bioeth J. 2006 Spring;2(2):25-8.

Abstract

To kill a new life before it's born, to do an abortion. This is a problem of many generations. In the evolution of human civilization, the attitude concerning abortion was different in different cultures, periods, societies. The aim of our study is to evaluate the actual opinion and attitude of young persons, students, and residents in medicine in Timisoara city, and the situation of the whole country. We performed a questionnaire for 400 people, between the ages of 19 and 28 with superior studies. The group is composed of 320 (80%) women and 80 (20%) men. We accepted for recording and analyzing all the the completed questionnaires. The questions referred to the topic of abortion in the antecedents, and asked if they had had one, how it affected the life of the women and her family, the circumstances of acceptance of abortion today, religious aspects and different other aspects.

MeSH terms

  • Abortion, Induced / ethics
  • Abortion, Induced / mortality
  • Abortion, Induced / psychology*
  • Abortion, Induced / statistics & numerical data
  • Adult
  • Attitude of Health Personnel*
  • Contraception
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Internship and Residency*
  • Male
  • Maternal Mortality
  • Motivation
  • Pregnancy
  • Romania
  • Students, Medical*
  • Surveys and Questionnaires