Toward normalising abortion: findings from a qualitative secondary analysis study

Citation

Purcell C, Maxwell K, Bloomer F, Rowlands S & Hoggart L (2020) Toward normalising abortion: findings from a qualitative secondary analysis study. Culture, Health & Sexuality, 22 (12), pp. 1349-1364. https://doi.org/10.1080/13691058.2019.1679395

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

Keywords
Abortion; abortion stigma; normalising abortion; qualitative secondary analysis

Journal
Culture, Health & Sexuality: Volume 22, Issue 12

• Toward normalising abortion: findings from a qualitative secondary analysis study