Induced Abortion in Thailand: Current Situation in Public Hospitals and Legal Perspectives

Warakamin, Suwanna; Boonthai, Nongluk; Tangcharoensathien, Viroj

doi:10.1016/s0968-8080(04)24018-6

Cited by 33 publications

(42 citation statements)

References 4 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…In clinical practice, however, few pregnant women with HIV can access abortion. From the research evidence, it was seen that induced abortion due to HIV infection occurred in only 4.9% of all abortion cases in public and private hospitals in Thailand (Warakamin, Boonthai, & Tangcharoensathien, 2004). Therefore, the women in this study had to instead consider using antiretroviral drugs to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 95%

Weighing Distress: Decision-Making Surrounding Management of the Pregnancy Experience Among HIV-Infected Thai Women

Youngwanichsetha

Isaramalai

Songwathana

et al. 2010

Health Care for Women International

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The researchers conducted this grounded theory study in order to describe the decision making surrounding management of the pregnancy experience of 38 pregnant, HIV-infected Thai women. Data were collected using in-depth interviews and an open-ended questionnaire, and they were analyzed using constant comparative analysis. We found that "weighing distress" was the core category of the decision-making process. The supporting categories were being ambivalent about continuing the pregnancy, exploring alternative options, and selecting the appropriate choice. Health care providers should encourage family members to participate and be involved in the women's decision-making processes.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 95%

Weighing Distress: Decision-Making Surrounding Management of the Pregnancy Experience Among HIV-Infected Thai Women

Youngwanichsetha

Isaramalai

Songwathana

et al. 2010

Health Care for Women International

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…In Thailand abortion is against the law, except in cases of risk to a woman's health or if the pregnancy is the result of rape or other sexual crimes [70,71]. Most women do not admit to have induced abortion due to its illegal status and social sanctions [70], as we found that our samples reported that they felt uncomfortable to answer the question about history of abortion.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 68%

Predictors of anxiety symptoms in the gynecological outpatient setting: The Thai experience

Roomruangwong

Tangwongchai

Pittman³

et al. 2009

International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Objective. To examine the prevalence and predictors of anxiety in women attending a gynecological outpatient service. Method. A total of 271 women who came to a gynecological outpatient clinic at a large university hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, were asked to complete the state sub-scale of the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Index (STAI) and a questionnaire to obtain demographic, medical and gynecological information as well as a questionnaire to assess social support. A cutoff score of ≥ 46 on the STAI was considered to indicate the presence of moderate-severe anxiety. Result. One hundred (36.9%) subjects met criteria for anxiety. Anxious women were more likely to be young and to have had an abortion at an earlier age. They were more likely to reside in rural Thailand, report perception of low social support, present with abnormal vaginal discharge and to have a greater number of gynecological symptoms than non-anxious women. Additionally, anxious women were less likely to have knowledge about their diagnosis compared to non-anxious women. Conclusion. Clinically meaningful levels of anxiety are common among women attending an outpatient gynecological clinic. Awareness of risk factors for anxiety in these women will aid medical personnel in identifying those in need of additional support and/or mental health services.

show abstract

“…Los sectores feministas y progresistas han venido abogando por una regulación y acceso más amplios, mientras que los más religiosos han alegado principios buddhistas en contra de la flexibilización. La praxis social muestra una práctica bastante normalizada, con un incidencia de 20 abortos por cada 1000 nacimientos, más del 60% por motivaciones socio-económicas (Warakamin et al 2004). Recientes desarrollos jurídicos han permitido una interpretación de la noción de salud de la madre que comprende igualmente factores psico-emocionales; mientras que la viabilidad del feto no suele ser causa frecuente de interrupción del embarazo, de acuerdo con Ratanakul, debido a la creencia religiosa de que el bebé debe soportar y agotar su propio karma (1998: 59).…”

Section: Aplicaciones Contextuales En "Países Buddhistas" : Especial unclassified

Cuestiones Biomédicas Desde El Pensamiento Buddhista: El Caso De La Interrupción Voluntaria Del Embarazo Con Especial Referencia a Japón

Ortega¹

2017

IETSCIENTIA

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

JAPAN RESUMEN:En el panorama filosófico-normativo, la apertura a tradiciones no occidentales no sólo se desenvuelve a nivel sistémico, sino que comienza a desarrollarse igualmente con respecto a problemas de razón práctica. Este trabajo trata una cuestión tan controvertida como la interrupción voluntaria del embarazo desde el pensamiento buddhista. Se presenta un marco conceptual canónico; se describen los principales desarrollos filosóficos contemporáneos y se muestran diversos ejemplos jurídico-sociales incidiendo especialmente en el caso japonés. De la panorámica expuesta se resalta la apuesta por la consideración: del aborto como una transgresión normativa que casuísticamente puede tolerarse como mal necesario; del no nacido como objeto de protección (también espiritual) y de la madre como agente merecedor de asesoramiento, atención y cuidado especiales.ABSTRACT: Within the current philosophical-normative panorama, the opening to non-Western traditions not only develops at a systemic level, but it also begins to address problems of practical reason. This work deals with a question as controversial as the voluntary interruption of pregnancy from the perspective of Buddhist thought. A canonical conceptual framework is presented; the main contemporary philosophical developments are described and several legal-social examples are shown, focusing especially on the Japanese case. All in all, emphasis is placed on the consideration of: abortion as a normative transgression that can casuistically be tolerated as a necessary evil; the unborn as an object of protection (also spiritually) and the mother as an agent worthy of special advice, attention and care.Palabras clave: Aborto; bioética; pensamiento buddhista; Japón.

show abstract

Induced Abortion in Thailand: Current Situation in Public Hospitals and Legal Perspectives

Cited by 33 publications

References 4 publications

Weighing Distress: Decision-Making Surrounding Management of the Pregnancy Experience Among HIV-Infected Thai Women

Weighing Distress: Decision-Making Surrounding Management of the Pregnancy Experience Among HIV-Infected Thai Women

Predictors of anxiety symptoms in the gynecological outpatient setting: The Thai experience

Cuestiones Biomédicas Desde El Pensamiento Buddhista: El Caso De La Interrupción Voluntaria Del Embarazo Con Especial Referencia a Japón

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About