Why do (most) women in Britain get late term abortions? The BBC writes,

Speaking at a conference in London, Ms Furedi said: “It may be that they’re very young, and they’ve been in denial or haven’t been able to tell their parents.

“It may be that they’ve been very ambivalent about the pregnancy and it’s taken them a really long time to make up their minds.

“It may be that sometimes they’ve started off with a wanted pregnancy but something has gone horribly wrong in their lives.

“It may also be that they simply didn’t realise they were pregnant because they were using a very reliable method of contraception.”