Locating Abortion and Contraception on the Obstetric Violence Continuum

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ID17814211
AuthorsZOE L TONGUE (0000-0002-4625-4773, corresponding author)
Year2024
Volume17
Issue1
Pages1-24
Publication date2024-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Feminist Approaches to Bioethics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1937-4577 • E-ISSN: 1937-4585
PublisherUniversity of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.3138/ijfab-2023-0010
OpenAlexW4399108897
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited67

This article builds on existing feminist literature on obstetric violence in the context of childbirth to argue that there is a continuum of obstetric violence that also includes that perpetuated in relation to pregnancy prevention and termination, as well as antenatal healthcare and birth. This structural violence is highlighted in relation to conscientious objection, the reporting of people suspected of illegal abortions by their healthcare providers, and contraceptive coercion. Recognizing the limitations of criminal and human rights approaches to obstetric violence, this article takes Martha Fineman’s vulnerability theory as the foundation for the transformative structural change of healthcare institutions

Abortion · Gynecology · Obstetrics · Pregnancy · Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse · Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions · Medicine · Psychology · Reproductive Health and Contraception

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