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 …

Abortion stigma, while observable as a global phenomenon, is constructed locally through
various pathways and institutions, and at the intersection of transnational and local …

Drawing on interviews with US women, this article offers a social–psychological framework
for understanding the stigma of having an abortion and identifies the individual stigma …

BACKGROUND: Most US abortion patients are poor or low-income, yet most pay several
hundred dollars out of pocket for these services. This study explores how women procure …

Abstract 'Abortion stigma'has become a critical concept in abortion scholarship, activism,
policy and broader discourse. The concept of abortion stigma is, however, poorly defined …

Public health discourses on safe abortion assume the term to be unambiguous. However,
qualitative evidence elicited from Kenyan women treated for complications of unsafe …

In the United States, the “right to choose” an abortion is the law of the land. But what if a
woman continues her pregnancy because she didn't really have a choice? What if state …

BACKGROUND: In states requiring physicians to dispense mifepristone, the small number of
providers offering the method limits its uptake. In 2008, Planned Parenthood of the …

Background Unsafe abortion is an issue of public health concern and contributes
significantly to maternal morbidity and mortality globally. Abortion evokes religious, moral …

Although abortion in Italy is free of charge and legal in a broad set of circumstances, 71% of
gynecologists are registered as conscientious objectors, ie they are exempted from …