Abortion Health Journals
Stigmatization may be a deeply contextual dynamic social process; stigma from abortion is that the discrediting of people as a results of their association with abortion. Abortion stigma is under-researched and under-theorized, and therefore the few existing studies focus only on women who have had abortions. We repose on this work, drawing from the science literature to explain three groups whom we posit are suffering from abortion stigma: Women who have had abortions, individuals who add facilities that provide abortion, and supporters of girls who have had abortions, including partners, family, and friends, also as abortion researchers and advocates. Although these groups aren't homogeneous, some common experiences within the groups—and differences between the groups—help to illuminate how people manage abortion stigma and start to reveal the roots of this stigma itself.
Last Updated on: Nov 28, 2024