With so many negative experiences in the process of chronification of the disease, the poor economic conditions of these women, the high degree of dependence that they have on their families, their fears of death and the fear of be-coming pregnant with a child with the disease make them think about abortion, which is identified by means of CSD in this study.
The dilemmas experienced by women suffering from SCA before an unwanted pregnancy are similar to other groups of women and, after deciding to abort, this abortion is a completely unassisted and solitary experience. Therefore, at the moment of the decision, they do not find support from their partner or family members. They become aware of the status of these women, generally, after they have already used the abortive substance or when they are in the hospital for emergency care (9).
Women who abort make a judgment of themselves based on existing social consensus; they think of how they will be judged for their acts by the health team that provides care and even by the family when they return to their homes. Their concern lies in the fact that they have purposefully caused an abortion in a society for which this attitude is considered a crime (13-14).