Background: Induced abortion is not only a serious threat for women’s health, but also a controversial topic for its ethical and moral problems. We aimed to evaluate the relationship between Neutralization techniques and attempting to commit abortion in married women with unintended pregnancy.Methods: After in-depth interviews with some women who had attempted abortion, Neutralization themes were gathered. Next, to analyze the data quantitatively, a questionnaire was created including demographic and psychosocial variables specifically related to Neutralization. The participants were divided into two groups (abortion and control) of unintended pregnancy and were then compared.Results: Analysis of psychosocial variables revealed a significant difference in the two groups at Neutralization, showing that Neutralization in the control group (56.97±10.24) was higher than that in the abortion group (44.19±12.44). To evaluate the findings more accurately, we examined the causal factors behind the behaviors of the abortion group. Binary logistic regression showed that among psychosocial factors, Neutralization significantly affected abortion (95% CI=1.07-1.35).Conclusion: Despite the network of many factors affecting induced abortion, Neutralization plays an important role in reinforcing the tendency to attempt abortion. Furthermore, the decline of religious beliefs, as a result of the secular context of the modern world, seems to have an important role in neutralizing induced abortion.