Table 4 Cost and financial experiences of abortion and travel among those travelling to England and the Netherlands from European countries with relatively liberal abortion laws (n = 164)
| Â | Have funds for basic expenses all or most of the time | Have funds for basic expenses sometimes, rarely, or never | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | No difficulty paying for abortion/travel | Some difficulty paying for abortion/travel | Some difficulty paying for abortion/travel |
Traveled alone | 17.6% | 20.0% | 32.3% |
Stayed abroad overnight | 66.7% | 60.0% | 58.1% |
National insurance not covering any part of abortion cost | 88.2% | 94.7% | 96.8% |
Took time off from work to come to appointment | 49.0% | 65.3% | 54.8% |
Lost wages because of time off from work* | 16.0% | 25.0% | 23.5% |
Special arrangements made for children or other person in care | 47.1% | 43.8% | 48.1% |
Actions to cover cost of abortion | Â | Â | Â |
 Sold something of value | 2.0% | 2.7% | 12.9% |
 Delayed/put off paying other expenses | 2.0% | 24.0% | 38.7% |
 Financial assistance from a friend | 3.9% | 13.3% | 19.4% |
 Financial assistance from a relative | 7.8% | 41.3% | 35.5% |
 Financial assistance from a partner | 15.7% | 33.3% | 25.8% |
 Financial assistance from an abortion fund | 0.0% | 2.7% | 3.2% |
 Used my savings | 49.0% | 37.3% | 22.6% |
 Used credit card | 3.9% | 6.7% | 9.7% |
 Bank gave me credit | 0.0% | 4.0% | 3.2% |
 Did not report how covered costs | 29.4% | 2.7% | 6.5% |
Length of time needed to raise money for cost of travel and abortion | Â | Â | Â |
 I didn’t have to raise money | 48.0% | 12.5% | 9.7% |
 1–< 7 days | 44.0% | 50.0% | 45.2% |
 1–4 weeks | 8.0% | 26.4% | 22.6% |
 > 4 weeks | 0.0% | 6.9% | 19.4% |
 Prefer not to say | 0.0% | 4.2% | 3.2% |
 Reason could not get an abortion earlier: had issues getting money for abortion†| 0.0% | 8.0% | 29.0% |
 Reason couldn’t get an abortion earlier: had issues getting money for travel†| 0.0% | 4.0% | 19.4% |