"I Would Want to Give My Child, Like, Everything in the World": How Issues of Motherhood Influence Women Who Have Abortions

Autor/inn/en	Jones, Rachel K.; Frohwirth, Lori F.; Moore, Ann M.
Titel	"I Would Want to Give My Child, Like, Everything in the World": How Issues of Motherhood Influence Women Who Have Abortions
Quelle	In: Journal of Family Issues, 29 (2008) 1, S.79-99 (21 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0192-513X
DOI	10.1177/0192513X07305753
Schlagwörter	Mothers; Pregnancy; Child Rearing; Surgery; Decision Making; Parent Responsibility; Parent Attitudes; Individual Characteristics; Birth; Adoption; Socioeconomic Influences; Marital Status; Racial Differences; Contraception; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mother; Mutter; Schwangerschaft; Kindererziehung; Chirurgie; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Elternverhalten; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Geburt; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Familienstand; Rassenunterschied; Empfängnisverhütung; USA
Abstract	The majority of U.S. women who have abortions (61%) have children. This exploratory study analyzes qualitative information from 38 women obtaining abortions to examine how issues of motherhood influenced their decisions to terminate their pregnancies. Women in the sample had abortions because of the material responsibilities of motherhood, such as the care for their existing children, as well as the more abstract expectations of parenting, such as the desire to provide children with a good home. The women believed that children were entitled to a stable and loving family, financial security, and a high level of care and attention. One fourth of the women had considered adoption but regarded it as being emotionally distressing. The findings demonstrate reasons why women have abortions throughout their reproductive life spans and that their decisions to terminate pregnancies are often influenced by the desire to be a good parent. (Contains 1 table.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10