Table 4.

Belief and attitudes towards abortion services (% of agree)

Statements	Physician (n = 36)	Mid-level (n = 70)	Total (n = 106)
The needs of a patient are more important than the beliefs of a clinician	100	94	96
Clinicians have a responsibility to counsel patients against having an abortion	3	3	3
Every woman has the right to access safe abortion to the full extent of the law	100	99	99
Providing abortions is a positive contribution to society	89	77	81
I feel that providing abortions is morally wrong	3	4	4
I feel guilty about providing abortions	6	6	6
I do/would worry about telling people that I provide abortions	6	–	2
A woman who has had an abortion brings shame to her family	–	1	1
Women have abortions to take better care of the children they already have	67	83	77
The later the gestational age, the more sinful the abortion	11	16	14
I would continue to be friends with someone if I found out that they had an abortion	92	91	92
Most abortions could be provided under the legal ground of mental health	58	57	58