We examined public opinion regarding unique aspects of abortion legality to better
understand potential contexts in which stigma may occur and the extent that people (a) …

Prior to and since the 2022 Dobbs decision, US state laws have endorsed individuals
surveilling and punishing those associated with abortion care. This practice presents an …

CONTEXT Abortion stigma may cause psychological distress in women who are considering
having an abortion or have had one. This phenomenon has been relatively underexplored …

Stigmatization is a deeply contextual, dynamic social process; stigma from abortion is the
discrediting of individuals as a result of their association with abortion. Abortion stigma is …

Rationale Abortion is a common medical procedure at the center of political debate. Yet,
abortion stigma at the individual level is under-researched; the nascent research on abortion …

Context Although abortion is common in the United States, women who have abortions
report significant social stigma. Currently, there is no standard measure for individual‐level …

We envisioned this special issue of Women & Health to address the lack of peer-reviewed
research explicitly studying abortion stigma. While an extensive body of knowledge and …

Context Although stigma has been identified as a potential risk factor for the well‐being of
women who have had abortions, little attention has been paid to the study of abortion …

The US 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 …

Abortion remains a hot-button political topic in the United States. Previous research
demonstrates the impact of religiosity and gender on attitudes toward abortion legality …