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

Woodruff, Katie; Biggs, M. Antonia; Gould, Heather; Foster, Diana Greene

doi:10.1007/s13178-018-0325-1

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“…Also, the study conducted in Iran on midwives shows that 68.7% of them have extremely weak to moderate attitudes towards abortion [23]. In contrast, the studies conducted in USA about the attitudes of abortion shows that 80% of women support that abortion should be legalized in all situations, which differs much from our results [24]. Another study in the USA having a large sample size shows that only 4.1% of participants were against the legalization of abortion [25].…”

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Assessment of knowledge and attitude of women in Herat, Afghanistan on Abortion: A cross-sectional study

Neyazi¹,

Jain

Emma

et al. 2021

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Background: According to the World Health Organization abortion is defined as the termination of pregnancy prior to 20 weeks of gestation or a fetus born weighing less than 500g. The purpose of this study is to assess the knowledge and attitude of women on abortion in Herat city of Afghanistan. This cross-sectional study also serves to fill up the gap of the scarcity of data on abortion in Afghanistan. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among women aged over 18 years old from over the 15 districts of Herat city of Afghanistan during 25 th March 2021 to 1 st June 2021. A total of 419 women participated in this study. Results: Total 30.3% of our participants were aged between 18-24 years old and 24.1% of the participants aged between 25-34 years old. Our 78.8% of the participants were married and 35.8% of the participants were Pashtuns by religion. Among 41.5% of them heard about safe abortion methods. Our 56.6% of the participants had a good knowledge score on abortion. Total 57.5% of the participants who aged between 18-24 years old had a good level of knowledge on abortion. Of all the illiterate participants in this study, 46.7% of them had a good level of knowledge on abortion while 76.9% of participants with high school educational level had a good level of knowledge on abortion. Conclusion: A comprehensive campaign on safe abortion covering all the ethical, religious, constitutional, and scientific domains should be considered by the ministry of Public Health. It is recommended that the ministry of education of Afghanistan consider organizing trainings on safe abortion for high school male and female students.

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Assessment of knowledge and attitude of women in Herat, Afghanistan on Abortion: A cross-sectional study

Neyazi¹,

Jain

Emma

et al. 2021

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“…In this study, we use all 11 semi-annual interview waves from the Turnaway Study, a longitudinal study designed to look at the effects of receiving versus being denied an abortion on socioeconomic status, mental health, and emotional well-being. Study details have been reported elsewhere [28][29][30][31]. From January 2008 to December 2010, we recruited people seeking an abortion at 30 facilities in 21 U.S. states.…”

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“…The Turnaway Study, a longitudinal study that followed four groups of nearly 1,000 people seeking abortion, many of whom were denied the service, found evidence of internalized stigma. Approximately one in five people seeking abortion thought that abortion was morally wrong or should be illegal [28]. At six months post-abortion seeking, those denied an abortion and who carried to term (Turnaway-births) were the least likely to support the legal right to abortion, followed by those who obtained a Near-limit or First-trimester abortion; people who were denied an abortion and later miscarried or sought an abortion elsewhere (Turnaway-no-births) were most likely to support the legal right to an abortion.…”

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Perceived abortion stigma and psychological well-being over five years after receiving or being denied an abortion

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Objective To prospectively assess perceptions of abortion stigma after receiving or being denied an abortion over 5 years, the factors associated with perceived abortion stigma, and the effects of perceived abortion stigma on psychological well-being. Methods We recruited people seeking abortion from 30 facilities across the US, and interviewed them by phone one week post-abortion seeking, then semiannually for 5 years. We used adjusted mixed effects regression analyses to examine the abortion stigma trajectories of those who obtained an abortion near a facility's gestational age limit (Near-limits) compared to those denied an abortion because they were just over the limit and carried their pregnancies to term (Turnaway-births). Results Of the 956 people recruited, we removed 28 due to ineligibility or missing data, leaving a final sample of 928. In unadjusted analyses, at one-week post-abortion seeking, over half of those seeking abortion perceived that if others knew they had sought an abortion, they would be looked down upon at least "a little bit" by people close to them (60%) or by people in their community (56%). In longitudinal adjusted analyses, people denied an abortion and who carried their pregnancies to term (Turnaway-birth group) reported significantly lower baseline perceived abortion stigma from people close to them (-0.38; 95% CI,-0.59,-0.16) and from people in their community (0.30; 95% CI,-0.52,-0.08), than Near-limits, differences that remained statistically significant for 1.5 years. Overall perceived abortion stigma declined significantly (p < .001) for both study groups. High perceived abortion stigma at baseline was associated with higher odds of experiencing psychological distress years later (adjusted Odds Ratio, 3.98; 95% CI, 1.39, 11.37).

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“…Although developing and developed countries have similar rates of induced abortion amongst women; such pregnancies and unsafe abortions are most often concentrated in the developing countries [9]. In countries where abortion is legally restricted, safe abortion services are outof-reach for many facing unwanted pregnancies except to save a woman's life [10].…”

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“…At the same time, many did not support waiting periods or financial restrictions and suggested that the government does not show sufficient empathy for women who seek abortions. Another study [10] found that many abortion patients were sympathetic to the struggles of others to pay for abortion care, but many also discredited other women's reasons for seeking an abortion, used disapproving terms to describe other abortion patients and their circumstances, and sought to distance themselves from other women seeking an abortion. Another study, exploring women's perspectives on abortion clinical care, [12] found that some patients felt judged by others seeking an abortion.…”

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An Assessment of Women’s Experiences and Challenges Faced with Post Abortion Care (PAC) Services in Buea

Mbong¹,

Nsagha

Ambe

et al. 2021

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Background: Unsafe abortion is one of the commonest causes of maternal mortality and post-abortion care services have been acclaimed as the best remedy for this situation. Yet, high maternal mortality still prevails pointing to issues with the quality of services. The paper was designed to investigate women's motives for engaging in unsafe abortion; assess women's experiences on the quality of PAC services and identify the challenges women faced in accessing PAC services in Buea. Methods: This study recruited 10 participants in Buea. Using a structured interview, data was collected on women's motives for engaging in unsafe abortion; assess women's experiences on the quality of PAC services, and identify the challenges women faced in accessing PAC services in Buea. Thematic and grounded theory analytical techniques were used to organize and interpret the data. Results: Majority of women in Buea did not use contraceptives for different reasons ranging from personal, spousal consent, ignorance, and the fear of side effects of contraceptive use. The low contraceptive use accounts highly for unwanted pregnancy cases which results in the decisions to induce. Most of these women involuntarily engage in induced abortion, highly driven by second party influence like the request from spouse/partner, disappointment from the spouse, and fear of parents’ reactions; while some occur as a result of missed abortion. The quality of PAC services received by most of these women were merely emergency treatments without proper PAC activities like family planning counseling, provision of modern contraceptive methods, linkages to other reproductive health care services. Women in Buea encounter some challenges in the use of PAC services, pains associated with the procedure, the cost, the absence of some family planning methods, the absence of counselling before PAC and above all, non constant availability of blood in the bood bank for transfusion. Conclusion: This study concluded that most women in Buea engage in induced abortion on account of the pressure to terminate an unwanted pregnancy; resulting from low contraceptives use; desire to avoid problems from their spouses/partners as well as to pursue career ambition. Moreover, the quality of PAC services offered to women in Buea was emergency treatment; void of important aspects like family planning services, linkage to other reproductive health care services, and facilitating their social reinsertion and preventing future induce abortion.

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

Cited by 25 publications

References 34 publications

Assessment of knowledge and attitude of women in Herat, Afghanistan on Abortion: A cross-sectional study

Assessment of knowledge and attitude of women in Herat, Afghanistan on Abortion: A cross-sectional study

Perceived abortion stigma and psychological well-being over five years after receiving or being denied an abortion

An Assessment of Women’s Experiences and Challenges Faced with Post Abortion Care (PAC) Services in Buea

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