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Towards normalising abortion: findings from a qualitative secondary analysis study.

Purcell, C., Maxwell, K., Bloomer, F., Rowlands, S. and Hoggart, L., 2020. Towards normalising abortion: findings from a qualitative secondary analysis study. Culture, Health & Sexuality, 22 (12), 1349-1364.

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DOI: 10.1080/13691058.2019.1679395

Abstract

In most settings worldwide, abortion continues to be highly stigmatised. Whilst a considerable body of literature has addressed abortion stigma, what is less commonly examined are ways in which those with experience of abortion describe it in non-negative terms which may resist or reject stigma. Drawing on qualitative secondary analysis of five UK datasets, using a narrative inquiry approach, we explore: use of non-negative language around abortion, potential components of a normalising narrative, and constraints on non-negativity. As such, we present the first empirical UK study to critically examine how a dominant negative abortion narrative might be disrupted.

Item Type:Article
ISSN:1369-1058
Uncontrolled Keywords:Abortion; abortion stigma; qualitative secondary analysis; normalising abortion; normalisation
Group:Faculty of Health & Social Sciences
ID Code:33239
Deposited By: Symplectic RT2
Deposited On:15 Jan 2020 12:05
Last Modified:14 Mar 2022 14:19

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