"I didn't doubt my choice, but I felt bad" : A qualitative exploration of Canadian abortion patients' experiences with protesters
Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved..
OBJECTIVES: Although a body of research has focused on violence, disruption, and harassment targeting abortion clinics and clinic staff, little research has explored Canadian abortion patients' experiences with protesters. Through this national qualitative study we aimed to address this gap.
METHODS: Between 2012 and 2016, we conducted in-depth interviews with 305 Canadian women who had an abortion in the previous five years. Thirty participants reported encountering protesters when seeking abortion care. We focused on this sub-set of interviews and analyzed these data for content and themes using inductive and deductive techniques.
RESULTS: Across the country, participants reported encountering protesters holding signs, chanting slogans, and shouting insults. These interactions were concentrated at clinics in New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Ontario. Although no participants reported that these encounters made them reconsider their decision, they did report that seeing and interacting with protesters was at times unsettling, stigmatizing, and frustrating. Participants who struggled with the decision to have an abortion and those who made the decision in the context of health issues or violence found these encounters especially upsetting. Participants discussed how their interactions with protesters and the additional security measures put in place by clinics contrasted with their experiences accessing other kinds of health care and they wished that the protesters had not been there.
CONCLUSIONS: For some Canadian abortion patients, encountering protesters is upsetting and stigmatizing. Exploring ways to minimize interactions between protesters and those seeking abortion care, such as enacting and enforcing safe access zone legislation, appears warranted.
IMPLICATIONS: Although several Canadian provinces have enacted safe access zone laws, these do not currently exist across all jurisdictions. In addition to protecting clinics and clinic staff, implementation of these buffer zones have the potential to improve some patients' experiences obtaining a medically necessary and essential service.
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2020 |
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2020 |
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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:102 |
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Contraception - 102(2020), 5 vom: 01. Nov., Seite 308-313 |
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Englisch |
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Foster, Angel M [VerfasserIn] |
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Date Completed 15.10.2021 Date Revised 15.10.2021 published: Print-Electronic Citation Status MEDLINE |
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10.1016/j.contraception.2020.06.001 |
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| 520 | |a OBJECTIVES: Although a body of research has focused on violence, disruption, and harassment targeting abortion clinics and clinic staff, little research has explored Canadian abortion patients' experiences with protesters. Through this national qualitative study we aimed to address this gap | ||
| 520 | |a METHODS: Between 2012 and 2016, we conducted in-depth interviews with 305 Canadian women who had an abortion in the previous five years. Thirty participants reported encountering protesters when seeking abortion care. We focused on this sub-set of interviews and analyzed these data for content and themes using inductive and deductive techniques | ||
| 520 | |a RESULTS: Across the country, participants reported encountering protesters holding signs, chanting slogans, and shouting insults. These interactions were concentrated at clinics in New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Ontario. Although no participants reported that these encounters made them reconsider their decision, they did report that seeing and interacting with protesters was at times unsettling, stigmatizing, and frustrating. Participants who struggled with the decision to have an abortion and those who made the decision in the context of health issues or violence found these encounters especially upsetting. Participants discussed how their interactions with protesters and the additional security measures put in place by clinics contrasted with their experiences accessing other kinds of health care and they wished that the protesters had not been there | ||
| 520 | |a CONCLUSIONS: For some Canadian abortion patients, encountering protesters is upsetting and stigmatizing. Exploring ways to minimize interactions between protesters and those seeking abortion care, such as enacting and enforcing safe access zone legislation, appears warranted | ||
| 520 | |a IMPLICATIONS: Although several Canadian provinces have enacted safe access zone laws, these do not currently exist across all jurisdictions. In addition to protecting clinics and clinic staff, implementation of these buffer zones have the potential to improve some patients' experiences obtaining a medically necessary and essential service | ||
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