Social and demographic drivers of trend and seasonality in elective abortions in Denmark.
Tim-Allen BrucknerLaust H MortensenRalph A CatalanoPublished in: BMC pregnancy and childbirth (2017)
Identification of the causes of the increase over time in elective abortion among young women, and separately among non-Western immigrant women, represents key areas of further inquiry. The unexpected increase over time in elective abortions among teens and non-Western immigrants in Denmark may signal important social and cultural impediments to contraception. The summer peak in abortions among low-income women, moreover, conflicts with the conventional assumption that the social and demographic composition of mothers who electively end their pregnancy remains stable within a calendar year.