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“Without any indication”: stigma and a hidden curriculum within medical students' discussion of elective abortion

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  • Smith, Benjamin Elliot Yelnosky
  • Bartz, Deborah
  • Goldberg, Alisa B.
  • Janiak, Elizabeth

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Pregnancy termination is a common, beneficial medical procedure, but abortion care in the United States is stigmatized. Language, including categorization of some abortions as elective, may both reflect and convey stigma. We present a history of the term “elective” in reference to abortion, followed by data demonstrating its use by a sample of contemporary medical trainees and an analysis of the term's relationship to abortion stigma, medical training, and patient access to abortion care.

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  • Smith, Benjamin Elliot Yelnosky & Bartz, Deborah & Goldberg, Alisa B. & Janiak, Elizabeth, 2018. "“Without any indication”: stigma and a hidden curriculum within medical students' discussion of elective abortion," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 214(C), pages 26-34.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:214:y:2018:i:c:p:26-34
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2018.07.014
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    1. Connor, Jade & Madhavan, Sarina & Mokashi, Mugdha & Amanuel, Hanna & Johnson, Natasha R. & Pace, Lydia E. & Bartz, Deborah, 2020. "Health risks and outcomes that disproportionately affect women during the Covid-19 pandemic: A review," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 266(C).

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