[Acceptance or refusal of abortion for maternal reasons. Survey of 3021 employees of the Federal Government].
A survey was conducted among 3021 employees from the Mexican Federal Government regarding their acceptance or rejection of abortion in five different circumstances. Socioeconomic information was obtained from the interviewed and the result was that 23% totally rejected abortion, and 6% accepted abortion in any situation. Abortion was accepted by 61% in case of pregnancy threatens the mother's life; 63% in case a single woman has been raped; 41% if there are so many children and such situation implies economic problems for the family; 13% if the couple prefers to wait for an economic improvement; and 18% if the couple has decided to have no more than two kids. Also from the interviewed, 16% pointed out that abortion must be an exclusive decision from the woman and 29% thought it must be a shared decision with the partner. Abortion is better accepted by young people, by couples with few children or living in free union and by people with higher education level and higher income. It is also better accepted by people with no religion, or people who do not attend religious services or by whom religion does not affect their decisions in life.
García Romero
H
H
González González
A
A
García Barrios
C
C
Galicia
J
J
D000028:Abortion, Induced; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001290:Attitude; D004989:Ethics; D005260:Female; D006076:Government; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico; D008875:Middle Aged; D009035:Mothers; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires