Shortage of physicians. Because of a bias against abortion doctors within the medical community and the very real threats to their safety, there is a severe shortage of trained physicians who offer abortion services. Restrictions on who can get abortions. Even though the majority of Americans support legalized abortion, the anti-choice movement has succeeded in making Americans uncomfortable with abortion. As a result, public support for limits on abortion has increased.
Women are desperate.
In 1996, a young couple in Delaware hid their pregnancy, delivered their baby in a motel room, then, allegedly, dumped the newborn in the trash. They seemed to have everything going for them, including good schools, family support, bright futures. But, apparently, in their lives , it was not acceptable to talk about sexuality, birth control, pregnancy, or abortion. Everyone wonders what they would have done if they felt they had other choices. Women feel isolated.