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'It's a secret in my life': frontstage and backstage experiences of women undergoing induced abortio...

'It's a secret in my life': frontstage and backstage experiences of women undergoing induced abortio...

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

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

Publisher

England: BioMed Central Ltd

Journal title

BMC women's health, 2024-12, Vol.24 (1), p.676-14, Article 676

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English

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England: BioMed Central Ltd

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Contents

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 had induced abortions and maintained their social status wi...

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

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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_0a6cb2d685e6447aaaf112d03445afbc

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_0a6cb2d685e6447aaaf112d03445afbc

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ISSN

1472-6874

E-ISSN

1472-6874

DOI

10.1186/s12905-024-03482-5

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