Adolescents Obtaining Abortion Without Parental Consent: Their Reasons and Experiences of Social Support
Adolescents Obtaining Abortion Without Parental Consent: Their Reasons and Experiences of Social Support
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DOI：
10.1363/psrh.12132
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发表时间：
2020-03-01
影响因子：
5.8
通讯作者：
Hays, Susan
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作者：
Coleman-Minahan, Kate;Jean Stevenson, Amanda;Hays, Susan
大多数州要求18岁以下的青少年在堕胎前必须有父母的参与，然而，关于青少年选择堕胎的原因或那些寻求司法绕过父母同意堕胎的人所获得的社会支持却知之甚少。19人在2015年至2016年期间在德克萨斯州寻求司法绕过，以探索他们为什么选择堕胎，他们参与了他们的决定以及他们的社会支持经历。数据进行了分析，主题使用耻辱和社会支持theores.Results参与者研究他们的怀孕选项，并参与其他人在他们的决定。他们选择堕胎是因为养育子女会限制他们的未来，他们认为自己无法满足孩子的所有需求。预期的耻辱动机参与者保持他们的决定私人，虽然他们希望情感和物质上的支持。并非所有男性伴侣都同意青少年寻求堕胎的决定，一些男性的同意并不能保证情感或物质支持;一些年轻妇女将其伴侣给予她们作出决定的“自由”描述为逃避责任。披露后，他们的堕胎决定，一些参与者经历了制定的耻辱，包括耻辱和情感abuse.CONCLUSIONS堕胎耻辱影响青少年的披露他们的堕胎决定，并限制了他们的社会支持。担心披露自己的怀孕和堕胎决定是有道理的，政策制定者应该考虑要求父母通知的法律如何伤害青少年。需要进一步研究青少年遭受堕胎耻辱的经历。
CONTEXT Most states require adolescents younger than 18 to involve a parent prior to obtaining an abortion, yet little is known about adolescents' reasons for choosing abortion or the social support received by those who seek judicial bypass of parental consent for abortion.METHODS In-depth interviews were conducted with 20 individuals aged 16-19 who sought judicial bypass in Texas between 2015 and 2016 to explore why they chose to get an abortion, who they involved in their decision and what their experiences of social support were. Data were analyzed thematically using stigma and social support theories.RESULTS Participants researched their pregnancy options and involved others in their decisions. They chose abortion because parenting would limit their futures, and they believed they could not provide a child with all of her or his needs. Anticipated stigma motivated participants to keep their decision private, although they desired emotional and material support. Not all male partners agreed with adolescents' decisions to seek an abortion, and agreement by some males did not guarantee emotional or material support; some young women described their partners' giving them the "freedom" to make the decision as avoiding responsibility. After a disclosure of their abortion decision, some participants experienced enacted stigma, including shame and emotional abuse.CONCLUSIONS Abortion stigma influences adolescents' disclosure of their abortion decisions and limits their social support. Fears of disclosing their pregnancies and abortion decisions are justified, and policymakers should consider how laws requiring parental notification may harm adolescents. Further research is needed on adolescents' experiences with abortion stigma.