Induced abortion among unmarried women in China  

作　　者：Mengjun Tang 

机构地区：[1]China Population and Development Research Center,Beijing,China

出　　处：《China Population and Development Studies》2022年第1期78-94,共17页当代中国人口与发展（英文）

摘　　要：This study uses a literature review to probe the prevalence and trends of induced abortions among unmarried women since the 1980s.Premarital pregnancy has become more and more common,and this has pushed the premarital abortion rate still higher.With the premarital abortion rate remaining markedly high in China,the percentage of women who have experienced premarital abortions has risen stead-ily with the passage of time.Not only has the prevalence of premarital abortions increased in China on the whole,but there is evidence that some young women have had multiple abortions.Premarital abortion is more prevalent in urban areas and among migrants and less-educated women.The huge number of premarital abor-tions not only signifies a palpable,unmet need for contraceptives,but also repre-sents an immense number of unrealized births.In the years to come,it is imperative to strengthen research into premarital abortions,to optimize the approaches to data collection and analysis,and to improve reproductive health services for unmarried women.

关 键 词：Induced abortion UNMARRIED China Reproductive health 

分 类 号：C924.2[社会学—人口学]