Professor Eva Pajkrt:

I can answer this question.

In cases where the 44-day option is not available - after the 44-day period in which no reflection time is required - 97% of women have a reflection time of more than five days. In cases where the 44-day option is availed of, 65% of women reflect for more than five days. Some 35% of women in such cases make an earlier decision because they want to have this simple procedure without waiting until the pregnancy is further advanced. In cases where women are further on in their pregnancies, 3% have abortions. There is an escape. I will explain how this is done. If one says that one has reflected for two or three days, one will be asked about one's reasons on the form one has to fill in, but those reasons are not included in the report. I have no idea of the reasons in such cases. I do not know what they are. My assumption is that physicians will always listen to women. If they see an emergency, they will help the woman.