Women choosing abortions for unplanned pregnancies

AT least 1,000 young women face the dilemma of an unplanned pregnancy every year in Ireland, according to the Union of Students in Ireland (USI).

Many of these college-goers have an abortion because they are not aware of other options, USI welfare officer Maureen Woods said. The number could be much higher, she said, but these women often make a panic decision.

Many of them think they have no other option than abortion because they don’t find out what else they can do,” she said.