Reproductive Coercion and Abortion Care

Care and Surveillance in Abortion Decision-Making in North Carolina, USA

Datos Bibliográficos

ID4564481
AutoresWhitney Arey (0000-0002-6495-4570, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, autor de correspondencia)
Año2025
Volumen44
Número3
Páginas215-229
Fecha de publicación2025-04-03
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaMedical Anthropology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0145-9740 • E-ISSN: 1545-5882
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01459740.2025.2471926
PMID40013408
OpenAlexW4407997158
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas43

In this article, I explore connections of reproductive coercion and surveillance care through ethnographic research conducted at two independent abortion clinics in North Carolina from 2018 to 2019. Examining the lived experiences of those who seek abortion care shows how patients navigate surveillance during the clinical encounter to receive care. Patients experiencing reproductive coercion often need to maintain existing social ties, involving the providers as mediators to ensure their preferred outcome. Because patients may only receive care if they express an autonomous decision for abortion, providers often observe and negotiate specific social-relational cues, draw-specific ethical conclusions about patient autonomy, and act accordingly

Abortion · Coercion (linguistics · Family medicine · Gynecology · Pregnancy · Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse · Medicine · Reproductive Health and Contraception · Reproductive Health and Technologies