1. Listening to women: why they have abortions = 3
2. The meaning of words = 12
3. The magnitude of induced abortion = 27
4. Consequences of unsafe abortion = 33
5. Why women get pregnant when they do not want to = 45
6. Why is a pregnancy so unwanted that it ends in abortion? =54
7. Conflicting values faced by health professionals = 63
8. Religious values = 72
9. Ethical values = 97
10. Values as reflected in law = 110
11. How to decrease the number of abortions = 123
12. How to reduce the human, social, and economic cost of abortions = 136
13. The paradox: rejecting abortion and opposing the prevention = 150
14. How to reach a consensus on abortion = 161
2. The meaning of words = 12
3. The magnitude of induced abortion = 27
4. Consequences of unsafe abortion = 33
5. Why women get pregnant when they do not want to = 45
6. Why is a pregnancy so unwanted that it ends in abortion? =54
7. Conflicting values faced by health professionals = 63
8. Religious values = 72
9. Ethical values = 97
10. Values as reflected in law = 110
11. How to decrease the number of abortions = 123
12. How to reduce the human, social, and economic cost of abortions = 136
13. The paradox: rejecting abortion and opposing the prevention = 150
14. How to reach a consensus on abortion = 161