Purcell, C. , Maxwell, K., Bloomer, F., Rowlands, S. and Hoggart, L. (2020) Toward normalising abortion: findings from a qualitative secondary analysis study. Culture, Health and Sexuality, 22(12), pp. 1349-1364. (doi: 10.1080/13691058.2019.1679395) (PMID:31933421)
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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 the 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: the 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: | Articles |
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| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Purcell, Dr Carrie and Maxwell, Dr Karen |
| Authors: | Purcell, C., Maxwell, K., Bloomer, F., Rowlands, S., and Hoggart, L. |
| College/School: | College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Health & Wellbeing > MRC/CSO SPHSU |
| Journal Name: | Culture, Health and Sexuality |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
| ISSN: | 1369-1058 |
| ISSN (Online): | 1464-5351 |
| Published Online: | 14 January 2020 |
| Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2019 The Author(s) |
| First Published: | First published in Culture, Health and Sexuality 22(12): 1349-1364 |
| Publisher Policy: | Reproduced under a Creative Commons license |
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