The comment was in reply to comments made by pro-lifers, referring to a belief that often, women choose abortion because they are pressured to feel that they must. But, I also think that the majority of women who have abortions KNOW what they are doing and KNOW that is what they want to do. I didn't have to go farther than the Alan Guttmacher Institute to find them.
All statistics herein, indicated with italics as being such, are from said source.
I personally believe, that if you took the comments made in this statement, and reversed them, the statement would be far more accurate. Certainly there are women who KNOW what they are doing, KNOW what they want, and that abortion is exactly what they want, but I suspected it is these women that are in the minority, not the majority. The vast majority of respondents cited a variety of socioeconomic and family considerations as their main reasons for seeking an abortion. Most of the women reported that more than one factor contributed to their decision, with the average number of reasons being four. Now, before going any further, we need to see who is having abortions.