Untroubling abortion: A discourse analysis of women’s accounts

• Published in: Feminism & psychology Vol. 27; no. 2; pp. 225 - 242
• Main Author: Beynon-Jones, Siân M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.05.2017; Sage Publications Ltd
• Subjects: Abortion; Accounts; Differences; Discourse analysis; Discursive psychology; Females; Health care; Health services; Language usage; Meaning; Qualitative research; Social action; Stigma; Women; stigma; abortion; discourse analysis; subject positions; women’s experiences

In this paper, I highlight key differences between a discourse analytic approach to women’s accounts of abortion and that taken by the growing body of research that seeks to explore and measure women’s experiences of abortion stigma. Drawing on critical analyses of the conceptualisation of stigma in...