Speaking Abortion: Understanding Stigma, Support Networks, and Faith Within the Lives of Abortion Care Providers

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2016
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Haverford College. Department of Anthropology
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The Wyatt MacGaffey Thesis Award in Anthropology
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Abortion has been a constant of human reproductive life throughout recorded history. Its more recent history in the United States, however, has been extremely contentious. Abortion has turned into a polarizing issue for many in the United States, and this polarization and politicization have had significant impacts on the lives of those who provide abortion care. In this thesis, I use oral histories of abortion care providers in a city on the East Coast in order to explore how stigma, support networks, and faith all play a role in their communities and their work in abortion care. I take an activist scholar approach to this work, in the hopes that sharing the stories and lives of providers will increase public understanding of the importance of their roles in reproductive healthcare and the need to support their work.
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