Abortions in Albania, Lead 18 Years

“essentially, the reason is the new age”, says gynecologist Ernald Zeqja. “They're not responsible, they don't see themselves as a father or a future mother. Mostly there are decisions made by both partners”.

A reduced age of sexual contact is another reason for increased abortions among teenage girls, according to gynecologists.

With the opening, with the freedom we have these years, of course this age has decreased. And that also has its own problems”, Zeqja says. “Another thing I see is lack of information. At one time, there were many organizations that were informative of contraception. Now there's no”.

Unlike the population in general, abortions in young girls have a specificity. “Aborts in teenagers even occur in well-educated, well-educated families and good economic income”, Zeqa says. /A2/