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Carrie Purcell1, Karen Maxwell1, Fiona Bloomer2
1MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
This study explores how individuals describe abortion experiences in non-negative ways, challenging widespread abortion stigma. Findings reveal how normalizing narratives can resist societal negativity surrounding abortion.
Area of Science:
- Sociology
- Public Health
- Reproductive Health
Background:
- Abortion is a highly stigmatized procedure globally.
- Existing research extensively covers abortion stigma.
- Less explored are non-negative descriptions of abortion experiences that challenge stigma.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine how individuals with abortion experience use non-negative language.
- To identify components of normalizing narratives around abortion.
- To understand constraints on expressing non-negative abortion experiences.
Main Methods:
- Qualitative secondary analysis of five UK datasets.
- Utilized a narrative inquiry approach.
- Focused on language and narrative construction.
Main Results:
- Identified instances of non-negative language used to describe abortion.
- Explored elements contributing to a normalizing narrative of abortion.
- Recognized societal and personal constraints limiting non-negative discourse.
Conclusions:
- Dominant negative narratives of abortion can be disrupted.
- Non-negative language and normalizing narratives offer pathways to resist abortion stigma.
- Further research is needed on counter-narratives to abortion stigma.
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