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Living through some giant change: The establishment of abortion services

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  • Schoen, J.

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This article traces the establishment of abortion clinics following Roe v Wade. Abortion clinics followed one of two models: (1) a medical model in which physicians emphasized the delivery of high quality medical services, contrasting their clinics with the back-alley abortion services that had sent many women to hospital emergency rooms prior to legalization, or (2) a feminist model in which clinics emphasized education and the dissemination of information to empower women patients and change the structure of women's health care. Male physicians and feminists came together in the newly established abortion services and argued over the priorities and characteristics of health care delivery. A broad range of clinics emerged, from feminist clinics to medical offices run by traditional male physicians to for-profit clinics. The establishment of the National Abortion Federation in the mid-1970s created a national forum of health professionals and contributed to the broadening of the discussion and the adoption of compromises as both feminists and physicians influenced each other's practices.

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  • Schoen, J., 2013. "Living through some giant change: The establishment of abortion services," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 103(3), pages 416-425.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2012.301173_4
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.301173
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