Affordability
Several respondents in our study reported high and arbitrary
out-of-pocket fees requested by private healthcare settings as barriers
to accessing abortion within formal health care. One woman wrote:“Abortion is legal but none of the public hospitals perform it.
Private hospitals and practices are very expensive.” Another woman
wrote in a similar vein: “In Turkey, hospitals charge 2000-
3000TRY for abortion. I don’t have any money.”