Towards a political geography of abortion

Calkin, Sydney

doi:10.1016/j.polgeo.2018.11.006

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“…While illegality and low socioeconomic status remain major obstacles in accessing abortion, the increasing accessibility of medical abortion is making clandestine abortion safer (Singh et al, 2018). Sydney Calkin (2019) argues that medical abortion, especially in conjunction with feminist activist strategies to make it available (often illegally), means that 'abortion access is becoming less connected to physical clinic spaces and, by extension, less tethered to national legal frameworks' (23). The impact of medical abortion is also significant in overcoming geographical barriers when legality is not an issue (Hyland, Raymond, & Chong, 2018;Upadhyay, 2017).…”

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Abortion at the edges: Politics, practices, performances

Baird

Millar

2020

Women's Studies International Forum

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This article provides a brief overview of the state of discourse, politics and provision of abortion in the Anglophone West, including developments in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. It then surveys three promising directions for feminist abortion scholarship. The first is work inspired by the Reproductive Justice Movement, that points to the intersectional axes of inequality that shape abortion discourse and position us in relation to reproductive choice and access issues. The second is work that examines the particularity of the constitution of the aborting body, reflecting the particularity of the pregnant body. This is a specific body, with a specific history; abortion discourse draws from and makes a significant contribution to the meaning and lived experience of this body. The third area of scholarship we highlight is that which seeks to amplify the meaning of abortion as a social good. Much abortion scholarship is attuned to a critique of negative aspects of abortion-from its representation in popular culture to restrictive law and access issues. This is critical work but/and the performative nature of abortion scholarship, like all discourse, means that it can amplify the association of negativity with abortion. The article concludes by introducing the articles contained in the special section of Women's Studies International Forum, 'Abortion at the edges: Politics, practices, performances'. In the context of the 'constantly changing space' of abortion and reproductive issues more broadly (Berer & Hoggart, 2019: 79), feminist scholarship about abortion remains a site of ongoing interest and hard work from scholars across diverse institutional and disciplinary locations. This is related to and necessary for the equally diverse range of non-academic feminist and related campaigns and activist movements that work locally, nationally and globally to improve access to safe abortion care and normalise the experience of abortion. There is no sign that this work, or the need for it, is abating. As we write, responses to the COVID-19 pandemic are creating new challenges for women who seek abortions and those who provide them, and intensifying the pace of change in this space. The International Campaign for Women's Right to Safe Abortion has issued an international call to action. 'Every country could and should move most abortions out of hospitals and clinics by ensuring women can get abortion pills and self-manage their abortions up to 10-12 weeks at home, with a number to call for advice and backup care if needed' (International Campaign for Women's Right to Safe Abortion, 2020). National and regional responses are diverse. Abortion scholars and others will continue to watch how this global social and public health crisis will affect access to abortion services, discourse about abortion, and laws that regulate abortion in both the short and long term. The focus of this article, and the special issue for which it is an introduction, is abortion in the Anglophone West. After a brief overview of the state of dis...

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Abortion at the edges: Politics, practices, performances

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2020

Women's Studies International Forum

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“…On the supply side, evidence in Calkin [53] indicates that state-level abortion restrictions have contributed to clinic closures and reduced operations. At the time of the study, there were 27 American cities considered to be "abortion deserts" because women had to travel over 100 miles to reach the nearest abortion clinic.…”

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The macroeconomics of abortion: A scoping review and analysis of the costs and outcomes

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Background Although abortion is a common gynecological procedure around the globe, we lack synthesis of the known macroeconomic costs and outcomes of abortion care and abortion policies. This scoping review synthesizes the literature on the impact of abortion-related care and abortion policies on economic outcomes at the macroeconomic level (that is, for societies and nation states). Methods and findings Searches were conducted in eight electronic databases. We conducted the searches and application of inclusion/exclusion criteria using the PRISMA extension for Scoping Reviews. For inclusion, studies must have examined one of the following macroeconomic outcomes: costs, impacts, benefits, and/or value of abortion care or abortion policies. Quantitative and qualitative data were extracted for descriptive statistics and thematic analysis. Of the 189 data extractions with macroeconomic evidence, costs at the national level are the most frequently reported economic outcome (n = 97), followed by impacts (n = 66), and benefits/value (n = 26). Findings show that post-abortion care services can constitute a substantial portion of national expenditures on health. Public sector coverage of abortion costs is sparse, and individuals bear most of the costs. Evidence also indicates that liberalizing abortion laws can have positive spillover effects for women’s educational attainment and labor supply, and that access to abortion services contributes to improvements in children’s human capital. However, the political economy around abortion legislation remains complicated and controversial. Conclusions Given the highly charged political nature of abortion around the global and the preponderance of rhetoric that can cloud reality in policy dialogues, it is imperative that social science researchers build the evidence base on the macroeconomic outcomes of abortion services and regulations.

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“…de manera prioritaria una atención segura a las mujeres, incluyendo a aquellas que pudieran estar afectadas por la COVID-19 (RCOG, 2020). Ante estas circunstancias, el denominado aborto medicamentoso resurge como una alternativa que ofrece un acceso seguro al aborto durante el primer trimestre de gestación (OMS, 2014), fuera de los espacios clínicos y con una menor sujeción a las restricciones legales (Calkin, 2019;Triviño, 2012). Además, supone un recurso para evitar desplazamientos innecesarios (Todd-Gher y Shah, 2020; Upadhyay, 2017), especialmente en una situación como la producida por la COVID-19, en la que el mandato imperante está siendo permanecer en casa y evitar lugares cerrados y concurridos que incrementen el riesgo de contagio.…”

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Parto y aborto en tiempos de coronavirus: el impacto de la pandemia en los derechos sexuales y reproductivos

Guijarro

Caballero

2020

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Los derechos sexuales y reproductivos de las mujeres y la primera infancia se encuentran amenazados debido a la crisis ocasionada por la COVID-19. Tanto las mujeres gestantes y puérperas como sus criaturas están siendo víctimas de las consecuencias del paradigma del patriarcado ginecobstétrico en tiempos de pandemia. En este artículo analizamos las consecuencias negativas que ha tenido la gestión del coronavirus en los procesos de parto y aborto. Asimismo, defendemos que la crisis desencadenada por la COVID-19 puede ser una oportunidad para visibilizar situaciones de injusticia sexual y reproductiva y para provocar cambios que garanticen los derechos y las libertades de gestantes y criaturas. Palabras clave: aborto; aborto farmacológico; confinamiento; COVID-19; derechos sexuales y reproductivos; distanciamiento social; gestación; parto; patriarcado obstétrico Abstract. Childbirth and abortion in times of coronavirus: The impact of the pandemic on sexual and reproductive rightsThe sexual and reproductive rights of women, as well as the rights of their children, are being threatened due to the COVID-19 crisis. In these times of pandemic, both pregnant and postpartum women and their newborns have become victims of the consequences of the gyno-obstetric patriarchy paradigm. In this article, we analyze the negative consequences of coronavirus management in childbirth and abortion processes. Likewise, we defend that the crisis unleashed by COVID-19 can be an opportunity to make visible situations of sexual and reproductive injustice and bring about changes to guarantee the freedoms and rights of women and infants.

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Towards a political geography of abortion

Cited by 37 publications

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Abortion at the edges: Politics, practices, performances

Abortion at the edges: Politics, practices, performances

The macroeconomics of abortion: A scoping review and analysis of the costs and outcomes

Parto y aborto en tiempos de coronavirus: el impacto de la pandemia en los derechos sexuales y reproductivos

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