“…In this context, there is often domestic violence present, identified in the pressure exerted by the partner and family, which overrides the desire and the freedom of women who without support to maintain pregnancy surrender to passivity, overcome by feelings of guilt, shame, anxiety, low self-esteem and humiliation. The moral patriarchy is also cited in some studies (1,8,22,24) , strongly argued by the influence of the values passed from each generation, in the formation of Brazilian society. Pregnancy is not seen as a possibility for a woman who has no reliable partner, who does not have financial stability, which is very young, or already has other children, representing dishonor and shame to the family.…”