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...number of women with unplanned pregnancies who approach UHS has decreased steadily from 61 women in 1983-84 to 23 last year, according to Nadja B. Gould, a clinical social worker at UHS for 15 years. Ninety-eight percent of these women over the nine-year period have chosen to terminate their pregnancy, Gould said...
...Gould said women sometimes dream of holding and nurturing a child. Many experience anger about consenting to sex without contraceptives or with faulty contraception, she said...
...Some cry and wish to talk about all their pains and griefs," Gould said, "while others simply wish to have the operation without discussing...
...Gould also described what she called a relatively easy legal process for pregnant minors in Massachusetts who want to obtain an abortion without parental consent. Typically, the legal procedure consists of a private consultation with a judge, Gould said...
...added that those minors who do seek parental consent are often relieved and surprised by the reaction. "Most [minors] often find that their parents are more caring and helpful than they might have anticipated," Gould said...