From: Brazilian obstetrician-gynecologists and abortion: a survey of knowledge, opinions and practices
Circumstance | Believe abortion is currently legal | Believe abortion should be legal | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | |
Pregnancy as a result of rape* | 529 | 92.5 | 488 | 85.3 |
Risk to the woman's life* | 453 | 79.2 | 493 | 86.2 |
Severe fetal malformation | 205 | 35.8 | 506 | 88.5 |
Risk to the woman's health | 38 | 6.6 | 180 | 31.5 |
Socioeconomic reasons | 3 | < 1.0 | 74 | 12.9 |
When the woman chooses | 1 | < 1.0 | 76 | 13.3 |
Never | 12 | 2.1 | 23 | 4.0 |