Health Professionals' Attitudes Toward Abortion

Rosen, Robert A.; Werley, Harriet H.; Ager, Joel W.; Shea, Fredericka P.

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“…One can hypothesize that the few women who entered this field were either similar to those permitting them to enter or readily adapted. (13) .925 ( 6) .994 51 (14) 57 (10) 54 Medicine .998 (16) .871 (17) .933 42 (18) 57 (22) 47 Psychiatry .966 (10) .831 ( 7) .910 57 (10) 47 ( 7) 53 ObstetricsGynecology .946 ( 9) .894 ( 4) .930 53 ( 9) 54 ( 4) 53…”

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Attitudes of women and men physicians.

Heins¹,

Hendricks²,

Martindale³

et al. 1979

Am J Public Health

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Attitudinal data obtained from interviewing random samples of women and men physicians in metropolitan Detroit indicated that women were generally more liberal and egalitarian than men. Older women were more liberal/egalitarian than older men while younger men were closer in attitudes to younger women. Within specialties, women and men physicians frequently held similar attitudinal scores; however, controlling for age, sex accounted for more variation than did specialty. A weighted combination additional 12 per cent of the men was blocked by a secretary, nurse or spouse (none of the woman physicians had such gate-keepers). There were no significant differences between

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Attitudes of women and men physicians.

Heins¹,

Hendricks²,

Martindale³

et al. 1979

Am J Public Health

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“…T h e roles of nurses and physicians, in contrast, tend to involve them very little with the women as a patient (or as a person) and more with the fetus. Research has found that nurses tend to over-identify with the fetus and are disturbed by their participation in abortion procedures (Rosen, Werley, Ager, & Shea 1974;Kane, Feldman, Jain & Lipton 1973;Char & McDermott, 1972). Specifically, their participation frequently leads to hostility towards patients (which could influence patient care) and towards doctors because of perceived lack of support.…”

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Abortion: A Social‐Psychological Perspective

Adler

1979

Journal of Social Issues

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More than most medical procedures, abortion is embedded in a social context that has implications for psychological reactions of patients. Following a brief history of legislation and research on abortion, correlates of post‐abortion reponses are reviewed. A social‐psychological framework is suggested which views abortion as a stress experience. Responses to the experience will be a function of the nature and meaning of the pregnancy to the individual woman, her defensive and coping style, and the social environment surrounding the abortion experience. Psychological effects of the procedure on the partner and on health professionals who perform abortions are also considered.

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“…9 Moreover, studies have consistently found that physician religiosity is associated with physicians' approaches to a variety of ethically controversial medical practices. [10][11][12][13][14] It is, therefore, not surprising that debates about PAS, TS, and WLS have often centered on ways religion influences patient care and public policy.Different faiths have different perspectives on end-of-life care. Roman Catholicism prohibits suicide but permits the withdrawal of "extraordinary measures," even if death is anticipated (but not intended) to result.…”

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To Die, to Sleep: US Physicians' Religious and Other Objections to Physician-Assisted Suicide, Terminal Sedation, and Withdrawal of Life Support

Curlin

Nwodim

Vance

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Am J Hosp Palliat Care

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This study analyzes data from a national survey to estimate the proportion of physicians who currently object to physician-assisted suicide (PAS), terminal sedation (TS), and withdrawal of artificial life support (WLS), and to examine associations between such objections and physician ethnicity, religious characteristics, and experience caring for dying patients. Overall, 69% of the US physicians object to PAS, 18% to TS, and 5% to WLS. Highly religious physicians are more likely than those with low religiosity to object to both PAS (84% vs 55%, P < .001) and TS (25% vs 12%, P < .001). Objection to PAS or TS is also associated with being of Asian ethnicity, of Hindu religious affiliation, and having more experience caring for dying patients. These findings suggest that, with respect to morally contested interventions at the end of life, the medical care patients receive will vary based on their physicians' religious characteristics, ethnicity, and experience caring for dying patients. Keywordsreligion; ethics; physician-assisted suicide; terminal sedation; withdrawal of life support; ethnicity In the United States, physicians remain the de facto arbiters for most aspects of medical care, including end-of-life interventions. Although all 50 states allow patients to refuse medical treatments, patients often lack decisional capacity in the final stages of their illness. 1,2 Even when surrogates have been appointed, physicians sometimes make critical decisions regarding care without consulting the patient or the patient's family. 2 Many people fear that, should they fall gravely ill, their physician may not follow their wishes. 3 For some patients, this could mean not having access to physician-assisted suicide (PAS) or terminal sedation (TS). For others, it could mean overzealous physicians refusing to withdraw life support in the face of imminent death or, conversely, implementing unwanted life-shortening interventions. Although health Patients and physicians may disagree about end-of-life care because they have differing interpretations of what a "good death" entails. In a study of the views of patients, clinicians, and other health care workers who had experience caring for the dying, Steinhauser et al 3 noted that "pain and symptom management, clear decision making, preparation for death, completion, contributing to others, and affirmation of the whole person" were all core components of a "good death." They also noted that each component has biomedical, psychological, social, and spiritual aspects and that these aspects were given different emphasis by different groups.Disagreements about what a good death entails have often become visible in light of controversies about PAS, TS, and withdrawal of artificial life support (WLS), where previous studies have found that physicians' opinions are associated with their religious characteristics. [4][5][6][7][8] In all, 9 of 10 US physicians endorse some religious affiliation, and more than half say their religious beliefs influence their practice of medicine....

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Health Professionals' Attitudes Toward Abortion

Cited by 19 publications

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Attitudes of women and men physicians.

Attitudes of women and men physicians.

Abortion: A Social‐Psychological Perspective

To Die, to Sleep: US Physicians' Religious and Other Objections to Physician-Assisted Suicide, Terminal Sedation, and Withdrawal of Life Support

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