Abortion attitudes in context: A multidimensional vignette approach

Hans, Jason D.; Kimberly, Claire

doi:10.1016/j.ssresearch.2014.06.001

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“…The six couples who spoke of God's will as a factor in child- Couples acknowledged that the decision to terminate a pregnancy would be difficult but spoke of wanting to prevent suffering, consistent with similar studies (Neter et al 2005;Hans and Kimberly 2014).…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 70%

User Acceptability of Whole Exome Reproductive Carrier Testing for Consanguineous Couples in Australia

Josephi-Taylor

Barlow‐Stewart

Selvanathan

et al. 2018

Journal of Genetic Counseling

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The study aimed to explore with consanguineous couples in Australia the acceptability and perceived utility of whole exome reproductive carrier screening for autosomal recessive and X-linked recessive conditions. Semi-structured interviews with 21 consanguineous couples were conducted prior to the offer of screening. Interviews were coded, and thematic analysis was informed by an inductive approach. Three major themes were identified: experiences and attitudes of Australian consanguineous couples, childhood genetic conditions and beliefs, and the perceived utility of genomic screening. All but one couple had previously sought genetic advice, and a large majority of couples were aware of childhood conditions within their family or community. Thirteen couples perceived consanguinity as increasing the risk of having affected children. Nine spoke of premarital screening programs routinely conducted in their countries of origin. All supported the concept and availability of genomic reproductive carrier screening. Hypothetically, if found to be carriers of a severe childhood disorder, 13 couples reported they would test a pregnancy, and 12 of whom would consider termination of pregnancy or pre-implantation genetic diagnosis. Four couples would not test a pregnancy and two were unsure. A majority of couples would communicate potential at-risk status to family members, although there were some caveats. Fourteen couples chose to have exome screening and reported that they would utilize the results with the goal of preventing childhood conditions. Of these couples, nine (64%) had an affected child but were aware that testing may reveal they were at risk for a child with a different condition and five (71%) without an affected child. While from diverse ethnic and backgrounds, all couples practiced a religion and all but one couple were recruited from the same clinical genetics unit, with a likely higher genetic literacy and bias towards accepting genetic testing. However, the choice made by all couples was reportedly made with consideration of their personal values, their current family situation, and exome testing issues, including fear of incidental findings and concerns about test reliability.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 70%

User Acceptability of Whole Exome Reproductive Carrier Testing for Consanguineous Couples in Australia

Josephi-Taylor

Barlow‐Stewart

Selvanathan

et al. 2018

Journal of Genetic Counseling

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“…Consistent with framing theory(Iyengar, 1991)(Entman, 1993), the wording of survey questions about abortion attitudes has an important impact on respondents’ answers. Rather than asking whether abortion should be legal in a given context, Hans and Kimberly (2014) asked whether abortion should or should not be an option available to a given woman. They found that respondents’ initial strong views in the absence of details were likely to shift direction upon hearing contextual information that challenged their initial assumptions.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Studies have consistently found more support for abortion in cases of a woman’s poor mental or physical health, rape, or fetal anomaly, than in cases of financial hardship, relationship troubles, or other difficult life circumstances. (Gillespie, Ten Vergert, & Kingma, 1988)(Bane et al, 2003)(Cook, Jelen, & Wilcox, 1993) (Smith & Son, 2013) (Hans & Kimberly, 2014) Individual attitudes on abortion are complex and sometimes appear contradictory: e.g., among respondents who say abortion is murder and/or morally wrong, many also say it should be an individual choice left to a woman and her doctor. (Cox et al, 2011) (Moral Issues: Gallup Historical Trends 2014)(Newport & Bird, 2017) Even many Americans who believe that life begins at conception find legal abortion acceptable in many situations.…”

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Attitudes Toward Abortion After Receiving vs. Being Denied an Abortion in the USA

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U.S. public attitudes toward abortion have been studied extensively, but little is known about these attitudes among women who seek abortion. This mixed-methods study explores women’s attitudes about abortion after receiving or being denied an abortion. Data are from the Turnaway Study, a prospective, longitudinal study of women seeking abortions at 30 U.S. facilities. Participants presented just before a facility’s gestational limit and received abortions, or just beyond the limit and were denied abortions. Using mixed effects logistic regression, we assessed 812 participants’ attitudes about abortion over four years. At five years after abortion-seeking, we conducted in-depth interviews with 31 participants; this analysis includes the comments of 19 participants who discussed their abortion attitudes in those interviews. We find that six months after abortion-seeking, nearly all women supported abortion legality in all (80%) or some (18%) situations, yet 20% also believed abortion is morally wrong. Women denied an abortion were significantly less likely to support the legal right to abortion at six months (62%) and 4.5 years (77%) after abortion-seeking than women who had received a near-limit abortion (78% and 88%, respectively). In open-ended interviews, women expressed nuanced views, including reporting increased empathy for others facing an unwanted pregnancy. Women’s own reproductive experiences impact their views on abortion. Distinguishing between morality and legality of abortion is critical in understanding abortion attitudes.

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“…The accounts from these five women demonstrate the complexity of context and the variability in life circumstances that have been found to be crucial in understanding abortion [20]. They also reveal the different ways that abortion can be given meaning in women’s lives and how that meaning can change over time.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The researchers noted that it was rare for abortion to be framed as “a positive and legitimate choice” and concluded that the media contribute to the stigmatisation of abortion and the discrediting of women’s reproductive decisions [19]. Public attitudes to abortion are highly contextualised; approval or disapproval depends on what is known of each woman’s circumstances [20]. Discussing abortion detached from its context can, therefore, result in misleading conclusions about public opinion.…”

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confidence: 99%

Meanings of abortion in context: accounts of abortion in the lives of women diagnosed with breast cancer

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BackgroundA breast cancer diagnosis and an abortion can each be pivotal moments in a woman’s life. Research on abortion and breast cancer deals predominantly with women diagnosed during pregnancy who might be advised to have an abortion. The other—discredited but persistent—association is that abortions cause breast cancer. The aim here was to understand some of the ways in which women themselves might experience the convergence of abortion and breast cancer.MethodsAmong 50 women recruited from the Australian Breast Cancer Family Study and interviewed in depth about what it meant to have a breast cancer diagnosis before the age of 41, five spontaneously told of having or contemplating an abortion. The transcripts of these five women were analysed to identify what abortion meant in the context of breast cancer, studying each woman’s account as an individual “case” and interpreting it within narrative theory.ResultsIt was evident that each woman understood abortion as playing a different role in her life. One reported an abortion that she did not link to her cancer, the second was relieved not to have to abort a mid-treatment pregnancy, the third represented abortion as saving her life by making her cancer identifiable, the fourth grieved an abortion that had enabled her to begin chemotherapy, and the fifth believed that her cancer was caused by an earlier abortion.ConclusionsThe women’s accounts illustrate the different meanings of abortion in women’s lives, with concomitant need for diverse support, advice, and information.

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Abortion attitudes in context: A multidimensional vignette approach

Cited by 62 publications

References 42 publications

User Acceptability of Whole Exome Reproductive Carrier Testing for Consanguineous Couples in Australia

User Acceptability of Whole Exome Reproductive Carrier Testing for Consanguineous Couples in Australia

Attitudes Toward Abortion After Receiving vs. Being Denied an Abortion in the USA

Meanings of abortion in context: accounts of abortion in the lives of women diagnosed with breast cancer

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