Table 1 Proportion of conscientious objectors and women who obtained a voluntary abortion promptly (≤14 days) or later (22-28 days): three comparisons
Gyn. objectors % (n) | Waiting time ≤ 14 days % (n) | Waiting time 22-28 days % (n) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Comparison (2006 vs 2009) proposed by the Italian Commitee for Bioethics | |||||||||
2006 | 2009 | changes | 2006 | 2009 | changes | 2006 | 2009 | changes | |
Italy | 69.2 (3780) | 70.7 (3985) | ↑ | 56.7 (68217) | 59.3 (65919) | ↑ | 12.4 (14875) | 11.1 (12313) | ↓ |
Latium | 77.7 (443) | 80.2 (315) | ↑ | 47.8 (7190) | 54.0 (7070) | ↑ | 17.2 (2584) | 13.3 (1738) | ↓ |
Piedmont | 62.9 (285) | 63.8 (284) | ↑ | 51.1 (5635) | 60.1 (5705) | ↑ | 13.7 (1508) | 10.8 (1020) | ↓ |
Lombardy | 68.6 (578) | 66.9 (560) | ↓ | 58.6 (12763) | 56.0 (9868) | ↓ | 11.3 (2463) | 11.5 (2024) | ↑ |
Umbria | 70.2 (73) | 63.3 (62) | ↓ | 51.0 (1089) | 40.0 (754) | ↓ | 13.3 (284) | 19.0 (358) | ↑ |
Emilia-Romagna | 53.5 (198) | 52.4 (205) | ↓ | 56.8 (6510) | 62.0 (6712) | ↑ | 11.1 (1274) | 8.3 (899) | ↓ |
Comparison (2006 vs 2013) proposed by the Italian Ministry of Health | |||||||||
2006 | 2013 | 2006 | 2013 | 2006 | 2013 | ||||
Italy | 69.2 (3780) | 70.0 (3481) | ↑ | 56.7 (68217) | 62.3 (61254) | ↑ | 12.4 (14875) | 10.2 (10013) | ↓ |
Latium | 77.7 (443) | 80.7 (314) | ↑ | 47.8 (7190) | 54.0 (6020) | ↑ | 17.2 (2584) | 13.5 (1509) | ↓ |
Piedmont | 62.9 (285) | 67.4 (269) | ↑ | 51.1 (5635) | 68.3 (5775) | ↑ | 13.7 (1508) | 7.4 (626) | ↓ |
Lombardy | 68.6 (578) | 63.6 (565) | ↓ | 58.6 (12763) | 54.4 (8708) | ↓ | 11.3 (2463) | 13.5 (2157) | ↑ |
Umbria | 70.2 (73) | 65.6 (63) | ↓ | 51.0 (1089) | 43.8 (717) | ↓ | 13.3 (284) | 17.6 (288) | ↑ |
Emilia-Romagna | 53.5 (198) | 51.8 (231) | ↓ | 56.8 (6510) | 73.7 (6754) | ↑ | 11.1 (1274) | 4.8 (442) | ↓ |
Comparison (2009 vs 2013) proposed by the authors | |||||||||
2009 | 2013 | 2009 | 2013 | 2009 | 2013 | ||||
Italy | 70.7 (3985) | 70.0 (3481) | ↓ | 59.3 (65919) | 62.3 (61254) | ↑ | 11.1 (12313) | 10.2 (10013) | ↓ |
Latium | 80.2 (315) | 80.7 (314) | ↑ | 54.0 (7070) | 54.0 (6020) | ≈ | 13.3 (1738) | 13.5 (1509) | ↑ |
Piedmont | 63.8 (284) | 67.4 (269) | ↑ | 60.1 (5705) | 68.3 (5775) | ↑ | 10.8 (1020) | 7.4 (626) | ↓ |
Lombardy | 66.9 (560) | 63.6 (565) | ↓ | 56.0 (9868) | 54.4 (8708) | ↓ | 11.5 (2024) | 13.5 (2157) | ↑ |
Umbria | 63.3 (62) | 65.6 (63) | ↑ | 40.0 (754) | 43.8 (717) | ↑ | 19.0 (358) | 17.6 (288) | ↓ |
Emilia-Romagna | 52.4 (205) | 51.8 (231) | ↓ | 62.0 (6712) | 73.7 (6754) | ↑ | 8.3 (899) | 4.8 (442) | ↓ |