Second Trimester Abortion Provision
Breaking the Silence and Changing the Discourse
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4845458 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lisa H Harris (0000-0002-4629-7431, University of Michigan, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | sup31 |
| Pages | 74-81 |
| Publication date | 2008-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Reproductive Health Matters (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0968-8080 • E-ISSN: 1460-9576 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1016/s0968-8080(08)31396-2 |
| PMID | 18772087 |
| OpenAlex | W2043826657 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 24 |
| References cited | 16 |
How do abortion providers determine how late in pregnancy they will provide abortion services? While law, training and socio-political factors likely play a part, this essay considers additional factors, including: personal and psychological aspects, visceral responses to the fetus and fetal parts at later gestations, feelings that second trimester abortion is violent, and ethical concerns with second trimester abortion. Providers may censor themselves with respect to these issues, fearing that honest acknowledgement of difficult aspects may be dangerous to the pro-choice movement; that is, such acknowledgements could appear to legitimise the anti-abortion stance that second trimester abortion is gruesome and morally unacceptable. I argue that this silence is harmful to providers, the pro-choice movement and the women who need abortion services. I make the case for pro-choice discourse that is honest about the nature of abortion procedures and uses this honesty to strengthen abortion care, including second trimester abortion.RésuméComment les soignants qui pratiquent les avortements déterminent-ils jusqu’à quel stade ils accepteront d’interrompre une grossesse? Si la législation, la formation et les facteurs sociopolitiques jouent probablement un rôle, cet essai envisage d’autres facteurs, notamment de nature personnelle et psychologique, des réactions viscérales au fétus et aux parties fétales dans les gestations avancées, le sentiment que l’avortement du deuxième trimestre est violent, et les préoccupations éthiques qu’il suscite. Les soignants peuvent s’autocensurer car ils craignent qu’une prise en compte honnête de ces questions difficiles ne soit dangereuse pour le mouvement en faveur du libre choix, c’est-à-dire que cette reconnaissance paraisse légitimer le discours anti-avortement selon lequel l’avortement du deuxième trimestre est horrible et moralement inacceptable. J’estime que ce silence gêne les soignants, le mouvement pour le libre choix et les femmes qui souhaitent avorter. Je préconise un discours pour le libre choix qui aborde honnêtement la nature des procédures d’avortement et utilise cette honnêteté pour renforcer les services d’avortement, y compris au deuxième trimestre.ResumenCómo determinan los prestadores de servicios de aborto hasta qué semana de gestación proporcionan servicios de aborto? Aunque la ley, capacitación y factores sociopolíticos probablemente influyen en esta decisión, en este ensayo se consideran otros factores, como los aspectos personales y psicológicos, respuestas viscerales al feto y las partes fetales en gestaciones más avanzadas, creencias de que el aborto en el segundo trimestre es violento e inquietudes éticas respecto al mismo. Algunos prestadores de servicios se censuran al respecto, temiendo que el reconocer abiertamente los aspectos difíciles podría ser peligroso para el movimiento pro libre elección: por ejemplo, afirmar que el aborto en el segundo trimestre es horripilante y moralmente inaceptable, podría interpretarse como una forma de legitimar la postura contra el aborto. Sostengo que este silencio es perjudicial para los prestadores de servicios, el movimiento pro libre elección y las mujeres que necesitan servicios de aborto. Expongo los argumentos a favor de un discurso pro libre elección, que sea sincero respecto a la naturaleza de los procedimientos de aborto y utilice esta sinceridad para fortalecer los servicios de aborto, incluidos los del segundo trimestre
Abortion · Feeling · Honesty · Obstetrics · Political science · Pregnancy · Silence · Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse · Law · Medicine · Psychology · Reproductive Health and Contraception · Reproductive Health and Technologies · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 24 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,6 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2026 (16) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 23 |