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Table 1 Campaigns seeking funds to access abortion related services summary

From: Crowdfunding abortion: an exploratory thematic analysis of fundraising for a stigmatized medical procedure

Thematic areas

Number of campaigns

Average # of donors

Average # of Facebook shares

Average amount raised

Average amount requested

Amount w/ no donations

Abortion due to non-medical hardship/circumstance:

 - Lack of money/unready

25

2.1

8.0

$83.80

$866.51

21 (84.0%)

 - Age

23

5.0

4.7

$111.68

$803.60

20 (8.70%)

 - Rape

15

4.5

14.1

$120.34

$788.00

11 (73.3%)

 - Family & father pressure/factors

3

1

0

$156.67

$1298.00

2 (66.7%)

Abortion fund/pro-choice justification

5

4.8

14

$280.97

$849.74

2 (40.0%)

Abortion due to medical risks (mother)

3

7.3

104

$200.00

$690.00

1 (33.3%)

Abortion due to defect/critical illness (baby)

2

15.5

101.5

$885.00

$2100.00

0 (0.0%)

Unwanted pregnancy/unknown reasons

8

2.9

4.1

$118.41

$881.42

6 (75.0%)

Total

84

4

13.5

$138.82

$874.16

63 (75.0%)