Most Women Obtaining Abortions Report Their Partners Know of and Support Their Decision

Most Women Obtaining Abortions Report Their Partners Know of and Support Their Decision: The overwhelming majority of women obtaining abortions in the United States (82%) report that the men by whom they got pregnant knew about the abortion, and nearly eight in 10 perceived these men to be supportive. A new analysis of data from the Guttmacher Institute’s 2008 survey of women obtaining abortions suggests that most women are able to rely on their partners for support, which previous research has shown improves women’s postabortion well-being.