The patient perspective: perceptions of the quality of the abortion experience

AL Altshuler, NS Whaley - Current Opinion in Obstetrics and …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Considering multiple domains and varied settings, current data suggest abortion services
worldwide generally fail to provide person-centered care. Institutions and providers may be …

The Zika epidemic and abortion in Latin America: a scoping review

M Carabali, N Austin, NB King, JS Kaufman - Global health research and …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Background Latin America presently has the world's highest burden of Zika virus,
but there are unexplained differences in national rates of congenital malformations …

Stigma in the context of pregnancy termination after diagnosis of fetal anomaly: associations with grief, trauma, and depression

F Hanschmidt, J Treml, J Klingner, H Stepan… - Archives of Women's …, 2018 - Springer
Termination of pregnancy after diagnosis of fetal anomaly (TOPFA) is a contested issue and
stigma may negatively impact affected women's psychological reactions. This study …

Justifying abortion: The limits of maternal idealist rhetoric

TN Dubriwny, K Siegfried - Quarterly Journal of Speech, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
In this essay, we explore the logic behind restrictions on abortion and seek possible
rhetorical alternatives by turning to an analysis of women's later abortion narratives …

Selecting an abortion clinic: the role of social myths and risk perception in seeking abortion care

O Heymann, T Odum, AH Norris… - Journal of health and …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Recent shifts in the abortion provision landscape have generated increased concern about
how people find abortion care as regulations make abortion less accessible and clinics …

[HTML][HTML] The emotional responses of women when terminating a pregnancy for medical reasons: A scoping review

Z González-Ramos, E Zuriguel-Pérez… - Midwifery, 2021 - Elsevier
Background In most countries of the world the only basis for considering a termination of
pregnancy is for medical reasons. Depending on the circumstances and determinants of …

[HTML][HTML] Why we should stop using the term “elective abortion”

K Watson - AMA journal of ethics, 2018 - journalofethics.ama-assn.org
the term" elective" is often used as a moral judgment that determines which patients are
entitled to care. Secular health care organizations that attempt to avoid controversy by …

Needs for supporting women undergoing termination of pregnancy for fetal anomaly: A phenomenological study based on the cognitive–emotional–behavioral …

M Zhou, X Li, C Huang, J Xie, L Liu, Y Wang, G Xiao… - Midwifery, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective To determine and describe the needs of women undergoing termination of
pregnancy for fetal anomaly (TOPFA) in China. Study design Qualitative study with semi …

[HTML][HTML] Pregnancies and fetal anomalies incompatible with life in Chile: arguments and experiences in advocating for legal reform

L Casas, L Vivaldi - Health and Human Rights, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Chile allows abortion under no circumstances. Whether it's fetal anomaly incompatible with
life or congenital malformation resulting in little or no life expectancy, all Chilean women are …

Mandatory pre-abortion counseling is a barrier to accessing safe abortion services

LE Bain - Pan African Medical Journal, 2020 - ajol.info
Empirical research showcases that pre-abortion counseling scarcely reverses the woman's
decision either to terminate a pregnancy or not. Growing evidence regarding the high levels …