An induced abortion is the act of willingly terminating gestational products,executed by medical instruments and/or drugs (Induced). Induced abortions are also defined as the purposeful termination of a pregnancy before the fetus can live on it’s own, without help from the mother (Sherk). A spontaneous abortion is the loss of a pregnancy without outside intervention,whether it is from medicine or medical instruments (Spontaneous). Spontaneous abortions, also known as a miscarriage, are additionally defined as the loss of a fetus caused by naturally occurring events (Miscarriage). According to a 1987 survey, the two most prominent reasons for women having an abortion are that the mother doesn't feel ready to take on the responsibility of a baby and that the parents cannot afford a baby at the moment, both being ranked at twenty-one percent on the survey. Sixteen percent of the mothers are concerned about how having a baby would transform their social lives. Twelve percent have problems with their relationship(s) or they do not want to turn out to be a single mother. Next in line, at eleven percent, the mothers feel that they are too young or too immature to raise a child alone without outside help from another person. At eight percent, the mothers believe they have all of the children they have ever wanted, or all of their children are grown adults now. Three areas both ranked in …show more content…
They are that the mother was having health issues, the baby/fetus having health issues, and other personal issues involving the parents of the child. Three opposite areas ranked together at one