Understanding the role of race in abortion stigma in the United States: a systematic scoping review [PDF]
Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters, 2022 The impact of abortion stigma is broad. Stigma impacts abortion providers, abortion patients and the broader community. Understanding how race and culture affect aspects of abortion stigma may be an important piece of expanding access to and support of ...
Jody Steinauer, Jill Barr-Walker
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Abortion Stigma and Its Relationship with Grief, Post-traumatic Stress, and Mental Health-Related Quality of Life After Abortion for Fetal Anomalies [PDF]
Women S Health Reports, 2022 Background: Despite the prevalence of abortion stigma in the United States, few studies have examined the relationship between stigma and psychological well-being postabortion among women who undergo abortion for fetal anomalies.
Morgan Cheeks, Biftu Mengesha
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Perceived abortion stigma and psychological well-being over five years after receiving or being denied an abortion. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2020 OBJECTIVE:To prospectively assess perceptions of abortion stigma after receiving or being denied an abortion over 5 years, the factors associated with perceived abortion stigma, and the effects of perceived abortion stigma on psychological well-being ...
M Antonia Biggs +2 more
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Community-based intervention improves abortion knowledge and reduces abortion stigma among women in Oromia, Ethiopia: a quasi-experimental mixed methods evaluation [PDF]
BMC Women's Health, 2022 Background Since liberalization of the Ethiopian abortion law, there have been significant improvements in the availability and utilization of facility-based abortion services in the country.
Bekalu Mossie Chekol +3 more
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Reciprocal relationship between abortion stigma and depressive symptoms among women who underwent termination of pregnancy for fetal anomalies: a cross-lagged panel study [PDF]
BMC Pregnancy and ChildbirthIntroduction This study aimed to examine the interactions between abortion stigma and depressive symptoms among women who underwent termination of pregnancy for fetal anomalies over time. Methods This study is a longitudinal, observational study with two
Huiting Peng +6 more
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“When you provide abortion services, you are looked upon as a bad guy”: experiences of abortion stigma by health providers in Nigeria [PDF]
Global Health ActionBackground Abortion stigma as reported globally has been inadequately documented empirically in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country with a restrictive abortion law and a high rate of unsafe abortions.
Friday Okonofua +4 more
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Abortion stigma in healthcare: physicians’ perspectives [PDF]
BMC Medical EthicsThis study examines the stigmatizing attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors of physicians and senior medical students in Kayseri, a mid-sized city located in Central Anatolia, Türkiye, toward abortion, exploring the factors influencing these views.
Leyla Tekdemi̇r +4 more
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Abortion stigma among abortion providers in high-income countries: a mixed methods systematic review [PDF]
Sexual and Reproductive Health MattersNegative attitudes towards abortion affect providers who perform abortions and lead to discrimination and emotional distress. This review examines the prevalence, forms, and consequences of felt abortion stigma among providers in high-income countries. A
Marie Bernard +6 more
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Abortion stigma amongst the public in high-income countries: a mixed-method systematic review [PDF]
Sexual and Reproductive Health MattersThe public plays a central role in producing and sustaining abortion stigma by shaping dominant narratives, reinforcing moral norms, and passing judgment on individuals associated with abortion.
Jana Niemann +6 more
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“It’s something that marks you”: Abortion stigma after decriminalization in Uruguay [PDF]
Reproductive Health, 2018 Background Abortion stigma is experienced by women seeking abortion services and by abortion providers in a range of legal contexts, including Uruguay, where abortion was decriminalized up to 12 weeks gestation in 2012.
Roosbelinda Cárdenas +6 more
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