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Failure of the Law to Grant Access to Legal Abortion in Chile.
Suárez-Baquero, Daniel F M; Dzuba, Ilana G; Romero, Mariana; Baba, C Finley; Biggs, M Antonia.
Afiliação
  • Suárez-Baquero DFM; Department of Child, Family, and Population Health, School of Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
  • Dzuba IG; Postdoctoral Fellow ACTIONS Program, Department of Family Health Care Nursing, School of Nursing, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.
  • Romero M; Gynuity Health Projects, New York, New York, USA.
  • Baba CF; National Abortion Federation, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
  • Biggs MA; Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health, University of California San Francisco, Oakland, California, USA.
Health Equity ; 8(1): 189-197, 2024.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38559845
ABSTRACT

Introduction:

In 2017, Chile decriminalized abortion on three grounds (i) if the pregnant person's life is at risk, (ii) fetal nonviability, and (iii) rape or incest. This multicase study explores the experiences of pregnant people legally entitled to but denied access to legal abortion in Chile.

Methods:

Through a snowball sampling approach, we recruited adult Chilean residents who sought, were eligible for, and were denied a legal abortion after September 2017. We conducted semistructured interviews with participants to explore their experiences in seeking and being denied legal abortions. We recorded and transcribed the interviews, then coded and analyzed the transcriptions to identify common themes.

Results:

We identified four women who met the eligibility criteria. The interviews revealed five common themes in their experiences (i) disparate levels of social support in accessing abortion, (ii) abundant access barriers, (iii) forced pregnancy, (iv) abortion stigma, and (v) a failure of the law to provide access to abortion. Discussion and Health Equity Implications Although the 2017 law expanded legal access to abortion in Chile, significant barriers remain. Compounded with social stigma, and the socioeconomic disparities in abortion access, pregnant people continue to face insurmountable obstacles in obtaining legal abortions, even when their lives are at risk and the pregnancy is not viable. The state must prioritize equity of access to legal abortions. Future studies should continue to explore the challenges people face accessing legal abortion care to inform strategies to ensure people are able to obtain the quality care that they are legally entitled to.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Chile Idioma: En Revista: Health Equity Ano de publicação: 2024 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Estados Unidos País de publicação: Estados Unidos
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Chile Idioma: En Revista: Health Equity Ano de publicação: 2024 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Estados Unidos País de publicação: Estados Unidos