Abortion link to work fears

WOMEN faced with unplanned pregnancies worry most about their ability to continue in work and may opt for abortion on the strength of those fears.

A seminar to be held this week will hear that one in five women aged between 25 and 34 have experienced a crisis pregnancy, and for many of them their job was a key factor in deciding how to handle the crisis.

“Our research indicates that there are strong linkages between parenting, pregnancy decision-making and the workplace,” said Caroline Spillane, director of the Crisis Pregnancy Agency which commissioned research on the issue from the Centre for Gender and Women’s Studies (CGWS) at Trinity College Dublin.