Framings of abortion in Pacific Island print media: qualitative analysis of articles, opinion pieces, and letters to the editor

• Published in: Sexual and reproductive health matters Vol. 31; no. 1; p. 2228113
• Main Authors: Burry, Kate, Beek, Kristen, Worth, Heather, Vallely, Lisa, Haire, Bridget
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Taylor & Francis 01.12.2023; Taylor & Francis Ltd; Taylor & Francis Group
• Subjects: Abortion; Advocacy; Decision making; Economic conditions; Fetuses; framing discourse; Gender; Gender identity; Health behavior; Islands; Law; Letters (Correspondence); Letters to the editor; Mass media; media; National identity; Nationalism; Pacific Islands; Printing; Qualitative research; Reproductive health; Sexual health; Socioeconomic factors; Stigma; Teenage pregnancy; Women; Womens health; stigma; abortion; framing discourse; media; Pacific Islands

Abortion is significantly restricted by law in most Pacific Island countries, and this has profound implications for the lives and health of women from this region. There are limited data on how abortion is framed in the Pacific Islands: that is, interpreted, discussed, and made meaningful as an iss...