Factors Influencing Parental Involvement Among Minors Seeking an Abortion: A Qualitative Study

Hasselbacher, Lee; Dekleva, Anna; Tristan, Sigrid; Gilliam, Melissa

doi:10.2105/ajph.2014.302116

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“…Similar to participants in other studies, the majority of young women had discussed their abortion decision with the male involved in the pregnancy. Building on Kimport and colleagues’ study of adult women, we found that participants desired both autonomy and social support in the decision‐making process.…”

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“…However, even in the absence of parental involvement laws, most adolescents who decide to terminate a pregnancy involve a parent—most often their mother, who often supports their decision . When adolescents do not involve a parent, they report fear of their parents’ reactions to the pregnancy or termination, including violence, abandonment or being forced to continue the pregnancy . Yet, little is known about the type of social support received by adolescents who choose not to involve a parent in the decision to terminate a pregnancy.…”

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“…3,4 When adolescents do not involve a parent, they report fear of their parents' reactions to the pregnancy or termination, including violence, abandonment or being forced to continue the pregnancy. 2,[5][6][7] Yet, little is known about the type of social support received by adolescents who choose not to involve a parent in the decision to terminate a pregnancy.…”

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Adolescents Obtaining Abortion Without Parental Consent: Their Reasons and Experiences of Social Support

Coleman‐Minahan

Stevenson

Obront

et al. 2020

Perspect Sexual Reproductive

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CONTEXT Most states require adolescents younger than 18 to involve a parent prior to obtaining an abortion, yet little is known about adolescents’ reasons for choosing abortion or the social support received by those who seek judicial bypass of parental consent for abortion. METHODS In‐depth interviews were conducted with 20 individuals aged 16–19 who sought judicial bypass in Texas between 2015 and 2016 to explore why they chose to get an abortion, who they involved in their decision and what their experiences of social support were. Data were analyzed thematically using stigma and social support theories. RESULTS Participants researched their pregnancy options and involved others in their decisions. They chose abortion because parenting would limit their futures, and they believed they could not provide a child with all of her or his needs. Anticipated stigma motivated participants to keep their decision private, although they desired emotional and material support. Not all male partners agreed with adolescents’ decisions to seek an abortion, and agreement by some males did not guarantee emotional or material support; some young women described their partners’ giving them the “freedom” to make the decision as avoiding responsibility. After a disclosure of their abortion decision, some participants experienced enacted stigma, including shame and emotional abuse. CONCLUSIONS Abortion stigma influences adolescents’ disclosure of their abortion decisions and limits their social support. Fears of disclosing their pregnancies and abortion decisions are justified, and policymakers should consider how laws requiring parental notification may harm adolescents. Further research is needed on adolescents’ experiences with abortion stigma.

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Adolescents Obtaining Abortion Without Parental Consent: Their Reasons and Experiences of Social Support

Coleman‐Minahan

Stevenson

Obront

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Perspect Sexual Reproductive

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“…Previous research on these requirements has largely focused on their impact on the frequency and timing of abortion seeking among minors, and indicates that although these laws are associated with a reduction in in-state abortions [2][3][4][5][6][7][8], some minors will travel to a neighboring state where involvement is not required [3,4,6,7]. In addition, this research demonstrates that PI requirements are associated with increased delays in timing of abortion among minors [4,[9][10][11].…”

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The Impact of a Parental Notification Requirement on Illinois Minors' Access to and Decision-Making Around Abortion

Ralph

King

Belusa

et al. 2018

Journal of Adolescent Health

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“…10, 11 The specific requirements for parental consent is guided by laws; however, even in situations in which young adults have the legal right to make clinical decisions (e.g., abortion, vaccination), many still involve their parents in their decision making process. 12, 13 …”

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Parents’ and Adolescents’ Attitudes about Parental Involvement in Clinical Research

Rosenthal

Roche

Catallozzi

et al. 2016

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

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Study objective To understand parent/adolescent attitudes towards parental involvement (PI) during clinical trials and factors related to those attitudes. Design As part of a study on willingness to participate in a hypothetical microbicide study, adolescents and their parents were interviewed separately. Setting Adolescent medicine clinics in New York City Participants There were 301 dyads of adolescents (ages 14 to 17 years; 62% female; 72% Hispanic) and their parents. Interventions None Main outcome measures The interview included demographics, sexual history, family environment (subscales of the Family Environment Scale (FES)), which was associated with attitudes about parental involvement. Results Factor analysis of the parental involvement scale yielded two factors: LEARN, reflecting gaining knowledge about study test results/behaviors (4 items) and PROCEDURE, reflecting enrollment/permissions (4 items). Adolescents endorsed significantly fewer items on both the LEARN scale and the PROCEDURE scale indicating that adolescents believed in less parental involvement. There was no significant concordance between adolescents and their own parents on the LEARN scale and the PROCEDURE scale. In final multivariate models predicting attitudes, adolescents who were female and had sexual contact beyond kissing, and non-Hispanic parents had lower LEARN scores. Adolescents who were older, had previous research experience, and reported less moral-religious emphasis in their family had lower PROCEDURE scores; there were no significant predictors for parents in the multivariate analyses. Conclusions Parents wanted greater involvement in the research process than adolescents. Recruitment/retention may be enhanced by managing these differing expectations.

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Factors Influencing Parental Involvement Among Minors Seeking an Abortion: A Qualitative Study

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Adolescents Obtaining Abortion Without Parental Consent: Their Reasons and Experiences of Social Support

Adolescents Obtaining Abortion Without Parental Consent: Their Reasons and Experiences of Social Support

The Impact of a Parental Notification Requirement on Illinois Minors' Access to and Decision-Making Around Abortion

Parents’ and Adolescents’ Attitudes about Parental Involvement in Clinical Research

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