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Abortion counseling: attention to the whole woman
Author(s) -
Londoño E María Ladi
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1016/0020-7292(89)90116-1
Subject(s) - abort , medicine , abortion , psychosocial , norm (philosophy) , variety (cybernetics) , pregnancy , psychiatry , law , genetics , artificial intelligence , computer science , political science , biology , operating system
Women's experience of pregnancy and abortion are examined and redefined. Abortion may be undertaken for a variety of reasons, and involves not only physical and emotional health, but also a woman's basic identity. Under restrictive norm; and laws set by men, women's decision to abort is a subversive act. Recommendations are made for comprehensive services, including psychosocial counseling to help women cope with social pressures and experience ebortion as an act of self‐affirmation.