Women’s reasons for choosing abortion method: A systematic literature review

Aims: We aim to describe and classify reasons behind women’s choice between medical and surgical abortion. Methods: A systematic literature review was conducted in PubMed and PsycINFO in October 2015. The subjects were women in early pregnancy opting for abortion at clinics or hospitals in high-income countries. We extracted women’s reasons for choice of abortion method and analysed these qualitatively, looking at main reasons for choosing...