‘It’s a secret in my life’: frontstage and backstage experiences of women undergoing induced abortions in a rural community of Pakistan

Abstract Abortion is taboo in Pakistani society, and it is stigmatised throughout the country, regardless of legal permission. Despite the burdens imposed by social norms of pronatalism and motherhood, women do exercise agency to have abortions. This study explores the experiences of women who have...

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Main Authors: Rubeena Slamat, Piet Bracke, Melissa Ceuterick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-12-01
Series:BMC Women's Health
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-024-03482-5
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