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Investigating the Impact of Online Abortion Myths on Healthcare Providers and Advocates: an Interview Study
Rachel Moran;
Julia Simoes;
Taylor Agajanian;
Izzi Grasso;
Anna Beers;
Amanda Swarr;
Emma Spiro;
Anna Swan
ABSTRACT
Abortion is a common and safe medical procedure with a long history of practice within the U.S. Yet, inaccurate and misleading information around abortion persists, including falsehoods about the accessibility, legality and lived experience of abortion related healthcare (Patev & Hood, 2021). The prevalence of inaccuracies has been exacerbated by the overturning of Roe v. Wade in May 2022 (Harris, 2022). Little academic research exists examining how abortion myths impact the everyday work of abortion healthcare providers and advocates, particularly related to models of patient-practitioner shared decision making (SDM). Using in-depth qualitative interviews with abortion healthcare professionals we document the types of abortion myths healthcare professionals encounter, how they navigate myths when they arise within patient interactions and the impacts of myths on abortion healthcare and shared decision making.
Citation
Please cite as:
Moran R, Simoes J, Agajanian T, Grasso I, Beers A, Swarr A, Spiro E, Swan A
Investigating the Impact of Online Abortion Myths on Health Care Providers and Advocates: Interview Study