Medical practitioners and conscientious objection to the provision of termination of pregnancy services:

Chiwandire, Desire; Vincent, Louise

Title: Medical practitioners and conscientious objection to the provision of termination of pregnancy services:
Creator: Chiwandire, Desire, Vincent, Louise
Date: 2015
Type: text
Type: article
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/143838
Identifier: vital:38287
Identifier: https://ischp.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/ischp_2015_abstract_booklet.pdf
Description: The 1996 Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act decriminalized abortion in South Africa and the South African Medicines Control Council in 2000 approved the dispensing of emergency contraceptive methods by pharmacists to women without a doctor’s prescription. This legislation has been hailed as among the most progressive in the world with respect to women’s reproductive justice. However, the realization of these rights in practice has not always met expectations, in part due to medical practitioners’ ethical objections to termination of pregnancy and the provision of related services. The aim of this study was to interpret the varying ways in which medical practitioners frame termination of pregnancy services, their own professional identities and that of their patients/clients. A Sample of 58 doctors and 59 pharmacists were drawn from all nine provinces of South Africa. Data were collected using an anonymous confidential internet-based self-administered questionnaire. Participants were randomly recruited from online listings of South African doctors and pharmacists practicing in both private and public sectors. Data were analysed using theoretically derived qualitative content analysis.
Format: pdf
Language: English
Relation: International Society of Critical Health Psychology (ISCHP), Chiwandire, D. and Vincent, L., 2015. Medical practitioners and conscientious objection to the provision of termination of pregnancy services. International Society of Critical Health Psychology (ISCHP). 9th Biennial Conference, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa, International Society of Critical Health Psychology (ISCHP) volume 2015 number 0 2015
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