Home  News Nuggets A growing number of British women are falling pregnant after a one-night stand
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A growing number of British women are falling pregnant after a one-night stand |
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Monday, 30 July 2007 |
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This summer's blockbuster romcom charts the story of a girl who has a baby after a one-night stand – a scenario all too familiar to a growing number of British women.
According to pregnancy advisory serviceMarie Stopes International (MSI), in January this year 13 per cent more women sought abortions than the previous year. Although there is always an increase in January, following all those brief drunken encounters of the festive season, this upturn was sharp enough to cause concern.
In the UK, 81 per cent people of a reproductive age use some form of contraception, and a quarter of all women aged 16 to 49 use an oral one. That's an awful lot of people not wanting to conceive. But a quick, highly unofficial straw poll among friends reveals more than half a dozen surprise pregnancies after short relationships or one night stands – even using a contraceptive. Somehow, it seems the figures aren't adding up.
Full report: The Independent
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