Disgust, stigma, and the politics of abortion

Kumar, Anuradha

doi:10.1177/0959353518765572

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“…Their abortion narratives demonstrate the pervasiveness of reproductive stigmas, particularly around the control of their fertilities and how it manifests at different points over their reproductive life course. These findings contribute to literature on abortion stigma (Kumar, 2018;Kumar et al, 2009), and specifically literature on abortion stigma as a social and structural process (Millar, 2020) linked to reproductive governance (De Zordo, 2012;Mishtal, 2019).…”

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‘I Feel Like Some Kind of Namoona’: Examining Sterilisation in Women's Abortion Trajectories in India

Nandagiri¹

2022

Technologies of Reproduction Across the Lifecourse

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Sterilisation in India (and globally) has a contentious and deeply politicised history. Despite this troubling legacy, India continues to rely on female sterilisation as the main form of contraception and family planning. Abortion, which has been legal under broad grounds since 1971, intersects with sterilisation at different points over women's reproductive life course. Drawing on three case studies exploring women's abortion trajectories in Karnataka, India (2017), this chapter examines sterilisation as a reproductive technology in women's abortion narratives. These include experiences of failed sterilisation necessitating abortion, as well as narratives around pre-and post-abortion counselling with sterilisation conditionalities. Women report healthcare workers shaming or scolding them for not being sterilised after their last pregnancy-demonstrating the prominence of sterilisation as an enforced social norm using "health" frames. Using reproductive justice as a lens, I analyse how sterilisation interacts with abortion and the narratives of shame and stigma that surround the two technologies and make visible the ways in which it results in the denial and restriction of women's reproductive freedoms.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 56%

‘I Feel Like Some Kind of Namoona’: Examining Sterilisation in Women's Abortion Trajectories in India

Nandagiri¹

2022

Technologies of Reproduction Across the Lifecourse

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“…Though the experiences here may not reflect in its whole the current nature of abortion access in Argentina, globally, abortions later in pregnancy are far more stigmatized than first-trimester, and anecdotes from after the law in Argentina have continued to show challenges with abortion access after 14 weeks. [ 58 , 59 ]…”

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confidence: 99%

Abortion beyond 13 weeks in Argentina: healthcare seeking experiences during self-managed abortion accompanied by the Socorristas en Red

Keefe-Oates

Zurbriggen²,

Grosso³

et al. 2022

Reprod Health

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Background In Argentina, a group of feminist activists, the Socorristas en Red, provide information and accompaniment to people seeking abortions, including beyond 13 weeks gestation. Recently-released WHO guidelines for abortion care acknowledge that abortion trajectories vary and people may seek services and support from a range of settings in the process of an abortion. It follows, therefore, that people who self manage abortions beyond 13 weeks with the support of accompaniment groups may interact with health professionals in the public and/or private sector. Understanding the reasons for and experiences with these interactions can help to inform best practice. Methods In 2016, we conducted 23 exploratory interviews among women who self managed abortions beyond 13 weeks gestation accompanied by Socorristas, to understand healthcare-seeking decisions and experiences. We used narrative inquiry as an interview technique and coded interviews using first a holistic coding and, second, a content analysis technique to identify emergent themes in the text and subsequently identify themes relevant to study aims. Results We found that many participants had disclosed their abortion intentions to health professionals prior to their abortions. Some were provided with emotional support and referrals to the Socorristas, while others were admonished and warned of serious health consequences. Most participants sought post-abortion care in public or private-sector health facilities; for fear of legal repercussions, many participants did not share that they had used abortion medications with post-abortion care providers. During care seeking, some participants reported poor treatment, in several cases because they were suspected of inducing abortion, while others reported supportive care from health professionals who had previously-established relationships with the Socorristas. Conclusions This study illuminates the important role that supportive health professionals can play to ensure that, regardless of the trajectory of an abortion, people feel comfortable accessing clinical services during their abortion process, even in restrictive settings. Feminist activists can help build bridges with the medical system to ensure that providers who interact with people seeking abortion-related services are empathic, understand their legal rights, and provide supportive care.

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“…35,36 Again, in 1980, the antichoice movement in the USA became stronger. [37][38][39][40] In 1990-2000, this movement of ideology regarding abortion-related issues incorporated with the American political culture. At the same time, the mass street protest became violent too.…”

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The Global Gag Rule: The death trap for comprehensive sexual and reproductive healthcare and way to overcome the US gag rule

Murshid¹,

Haque

2020

jptcp

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The United States of America (USA) is one of the largest bilateral donors in the field of global health assistance. There are beneficiaries in 70 countries around the world. In 2015, the USA released US$638 million for the improvement of global health status by promoting family planning services. Unfortunately, in 2017, Trump administration reinstated Mexico City Policy/Global Gag Rule (GGR). This policy prevents non-US nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) from receiving US health financial assistance if they have any relationship with abortion-related services. This restriction pushed millions of lives into great danger due to the lack of comprehensive family planning services, especially lack of abortion-related services. This article has attempted to let the readers know about the impacts of GGR around the world and how global leaders are trying to overcome the harmful effects of this rule. Finally, it proposes some solutions to the impacts of the extension of Mexico City Policy.

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Disgust, stigma, and the politics of abortion

Cited by 15 publications

References 27 publications

‘I Feel Like Some Kind of Namoona’: Examining Sterilisation in Women's Abortion Trajectories in India

‘I Feel Like Some Kind of Namoona’: Examining Sterilisation in Women's Abortion Trajectories in India

Abortion beyond 13 weeks in Argentina: healthcare seeking experiences during self-managed abortion accompanied by the Socorristas en Red

The Global Gag Rule: The death trap for comprehensive sexual and reproductive healthcare and way to overcome the US gag rule

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