Asuka Someya discovered she was pregnant at the age of 20 when she was a university student.

Having had no courage to raise the baby alone or give up on her future plans, she decided to abort it.

¡°That¡¯s the dilemma that mostly women face and the burden only women take on,¡± she said. ¡°Such a decision affects one¡¯s entire life.¡±