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I mean, I didn't really have a choice of anything

” How incarceration influences abortion decision‐making and precludes access in the United States

Bibliographic Data

ID12775397
AuthorsCarolyn Sufrin (0000-0003-2739-9296, corresponding author), Ashley Devon‐Williamston, Lauren Beal (0000-0002-9143-4116), Crystal M Hayes (0000-0001-8888-4522), Camille Kramer (0000-0002-7033-3439)
Year2023
Volume55
Issue3
Pages165-177
Publication date2023-07-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePerspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1538-6341 • E-ISSN: 1931-2393
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1363/psrh.12235
PMID37394626
OpenAlexW4382918985
LanguageEN
Citations received11
References cited27

Incarceration shaped participants' thoughts about pregnancy and their abilities to access abortion, consider whether abortion was an attainable option, and make pregnancy-related decisions. These subtle carceral control aspects presented more frequent barriers to abortion than overt logistical ones. The carceral environment played a more significant role than the state's overall abortion climate in shaping abortion experiences. Incarceration constrains and devalues reproductive wellbeing in punitive ways that are a microcosm of broader forces of reproductive control in US society

Abortion · Criminology · Political science · Pregnancy · Punitive damages · Law · Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions · Medicine · Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects · Psychology · Reproductive Health and Contraception · Social Psychology

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Citation span2023 - 2026 (4)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 11

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