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Abortions rising among single women.


 At the Japan Maternal Health Association meeting of obstetricians and gynecologists (Sept. 30, 1993 to Oct. 1, 1993), Dr. Yoshihide Kimura of Sanraku Hospital presented the results of a study of 463 women who received induced abortions between January 1985 and December 1992. During this period the proportion of unmarried women rose from 10% in 1985 to over 60% in 1992. Contraceptive methods used among married women included the condom (54%) and the Ogino method (24%). Unmarried women used the condom (45%), the Ogino method (22%), and withdrawal (34%). Sixty percent of the women had used the condom because of ease of use. However, 26% of married women and 53% of unmarried women cited the condom's effectiveness, which they thought was high, as a reason. The motivations among married women for having an abortion included unwanted pregnancy (1st) and health concerns (2nd). Among unmarried women, reasons cited were illegitimacy (1st), unwanted pregnancy (2nd), and economics (3rd). In view of these results, Dr. Kimura urged legalization of the low-dose pill and recommended further research on abortion in Japan in order to better understand the issue and support preventive action.
