In:
Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy, Wiley, Vol. 14, No. 1 ( 2014-12), p. 162-182
Abstract:
In the past 2 years, a record number of abortion restrictions have been proposed and enacted in the United States. Such restrictions include parental notification and consent laws, mandatory waiting periods, preabortion counseling, sonogram requirements, and restrictions on late‐term abortions. These restrictions are often positioned in the language of informed consent with legislators and policymakers asserting that women regret abortions, are physically and psychologically harmed by them, and are advantaged by continuing their pregnancies to term. In this paper, I position these restrictions, as well as ideas about parenting, within a framework of pronatalism, an ideology that venerates parenting as normative and desirable, and generally disparages other choices surrounding reproductive choices, particularly for women. Research about the incidence and impact of abortion on women's lives, as well as the physiological, psychological, financial, and other effects of pregnancy, childbirth, and parenting on adults’ well‐being, is presented. Myths pertaining to abortion and parenting are explored. Recommendations for psychologists conclude the article.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1529-7489
,
1530-2415
DOI:
10.1111/asap.2014.14.issue-1
Language:
English
Publisher:
Wiley
Publication Date:
2014
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2060215-7
SSG:
3,4
SSG:
5,2
SSG:
3,6
