Medicalization as a social good? Lay perceptions about self-managed abortion, legality, and criminality

Interest in ending a pregnancy outside the formal healthcare sector, also known as self-managed abortion (SMA), is expected to increase in the wake of the overturning of Roe v Wade. However, there is little social scientific research on public perceptions of SMA, particularly regarding opinions arou...

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Published in:	SSM: Qualitative Research in Health
Main Authors:	Andréa Becker, M. Antonia Biggs, Chris Ahlbach, Rosalyn Schroeder, Lori Freedman
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2024-06-01
Subjects:	Abortion Medical sociology Medicalization Qualitative methods Reproductive health Reproductive rights
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667321524000532