In:
Developing World Bioethics, Wiley, Vol. 23, No. 2 ( 2023-06), p. 154-165
Abstract:
While Chile's partial decriminalization of abortion in 2017 was a long overdue recognition of women's sexual and reproductive rights, nearly four years later the caseload remains well below expectations. This pattern is the product of standing barriers in access to abortion‐related health services, especially at the primary care point of entry. This study seeks to identify and describe these barriers. The findings presented here were obtained through a qualitative, exploratory study based on 19 semi‐structured interviews with relevant actors identified through non‐random sampling and snowballing techniques. Coding was inductive and complemented by semantic content analysis. The authors find that the key barriers in primary care to accessing legal abortion are unfamiliarity with the law, insufficient practitioner training, intersectoral discrimination, and the stigma surrounding abortion. They conclude that the government needs to exercise its constitutional mandate as guarantor of public health and act promptly to safeguard and guarantee the abortion rights of Chilean women.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1471-8731
,
1471-8847
Language:
English
Publisher:
Wiley
Publication Date:
2023
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2051987-4
SSG:
12
SSG:
1
SSG:
5,1
