S Brown
Is counselling necessary? Making the decision to have an abortion. A qualitative interview study
Brown, S
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Abstract
Objectives: To explore young women's decision-making about having an abortion, in particular, how they reached the decision and with whom they discussed it. Methods: Qualitative study comprising semi-structured one-to-one interviews with 24 women aged between 16 and 20 who were waiting for, or had recently had, a surgical abortion. Interviews were recorded with the consent of the interviewees, fully transcribed, and analysed using a grounded theory approach. Results: All but one of the women had been offered counselling; one could not remember. Only two had accepted the offer of counselling, most feeling that it was unnecessary. The majority of these young women had decided that they wanted an abortion before accessing health services to request one. They had discussed their decision with someone close to them and did not feel the need to have further discussions with counsellors. Conclusions: Most young women have already made the decision to have an abortion before they approach their GP or a family planning clinic to request one. At present, counselling is voluntary in the UK. Requiring women to undergo couanselling would delay the process and for most women would be an unnecessary burden, whilst also diverting resources from those women who require counselling.
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | Feb 1, 2013 |
Deposit Date | Nov 19, 2012 |
Publicly Available Date | Jan 8, 2013 |
Journal | European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care |
Print ISSN | 1362-5187 |
Electronic ISSN | 1473-0782 |
Publisher | Taylor and Francis Group |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 18 |
Issue | 1 |
Pages | 44-48 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.3109/13625187.2012.750290 |
Keywords | Abortion, Counselling, Young women, Qualitative. |
Public URL | https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1493521 |
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