Abortion not allowed

[Jenny A]

See what I don't understand is why it takes so long to decide to have one, do you know why?

First of all, women do not have a little light on their forehead that flashes to tell them they are pregnant. For woman with irregular cycles the discovery might come quite late.

Second, doctors generally won't perform an abortion the day you ask for one. In the U.S. many states have a statutory wait time and doctors who will perform abortions are thin on the ground to to Christian protesters (and death threats) and state legislatures imposing absurd requirements concerning abortion facilities.

And there's raising the money to pay for it.

Oh and some women want to discuss the issue with the guy who would be the father.

The above assumes, of course, that the abortion is simply because the woman does not want to have a baby. But, the discovery that the fetus is genetically damaged may come quite late. So too might complications that endanger her life or long term health.