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| Autor/inn/en | van Hest, Ella; De Wilde, July; Van Hoof, Sarah |
|---|---|
| Titel | Language Policy at an Abortion Clinic: Linguistic Capital and Agency in Treatment Decision-Making |
| Quelle | In: Language Policy, 22 (2023) 2, S.133-153 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift
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| Zusatzinformation | ORCID (van Hest, Ella) ORCID (De Wilde, July) ORCID (Van Hoof, Sarah) |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
| ISSN | 1568-4555 |
| DOI | 10.1007/s10993-023-09648-5 |
| Schlagwörter | Language Planning; Pregnancy; Clinics; Language Attitudes; Cultural Capital; Multilingualism; Decision Making; Foreign Countries; Policy; Indo European Languages; English; French; Personal Autonomy; COVID-19; Pandemics; Administrative Organization; Empowerment; Inclusion; Services; Safety; Belgium |
| Abstract | This paper investigates an abortion clinic's procedural choices regarding the management of linguistic diversity. It focuses in particular on how language serves as capital for clients' agency in decision-making regarding their abortion treatment. Based on linguistic-ethnographic fieldwork in a Flemish abortion clinic, we analyse the clinic's institutional language policy, which states that clients should be able to speak Dutch, English or French in order to be eligible for a medical abortion--the alternative to a surgical abortion. We show how direct and smooth communication is considered a condition to ensure safety during the medical abortion treatment. We also discuss how, against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, the practical reorganisation of the clinic has led to more autonomy and empowerment for some clients, while it reinforced the already existing inequality for others. Finally, we discuss the clinic's struggles with and lack of reflection on language support services. We conclude that the case of the abortion clinic can be considered as one of exclusive inclusion, and suggest that a higher awareness of language support and a critical rethinking of the safety procedure could strengthen this clinic further in its endeavour to help women confronted with an unwanted pregnancy. (As Provided). |
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| Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
| Update | 2024/1/01 |
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