The Lived Experience of Teen Girls’ Abortion in Taiwan
In-depth interviews about the experience after having an abortion were conducted with 20 teenage girls in Taiwan. Six themes emerged by using Colaizzi’s phenomenological methodology: (a) returning to “normal” life as soon as possible, (b) seeking abortion resources, (c) neglecting post-abortion care...
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| author | Tsorng-Yeh Lee Cheng-Chen Chou Chin-Mi Chen Min-Hsueh Weng Yin-Chun Liu |
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| description | In-depth interviews about the experience after having an abortion were conducted with 20 teenage girls in Taiwan. Six themes emerged by using Colaizzi’s phenomenological methodology: (a) returning to “normal” life as soon as possible, (b) seeking abortion resources, (c) neglecting post-abortion care, (d) disturbed by the fetus ghost, (e) concern about virginity loss and choices for future, and (f) re-examining relationships with partners. Teenage girls received tremendous social and moral pressure due to their traditional cultural and social environment when they went through the abortion experience. The study helps health professionals understand the experience of those girls. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-76bca14623ba4b90a4e3bd609bff8a302022-12-21T23:03:35ZengSAGE PublishingSAGE Open2158-24402014-07-01410.1177/215824401454378810.1177_2158244014543788The Lived Experience of Teen Girls’ Abortion in TaiwanTsorng-Yeh Lee0Cheng-Chen Chou1Chin-Mi Chen2Min-Hsueh Weng3Yin-Chun Liu4York University, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaNational Cheng Kung University, Tainan, TaiwanNational Defense Medical Center, Taipei, TaiwanNational Open University, Taipei, TaiwanNational Yang-Ming University, Taipei, TaiwanIn-depth interviews about the experience after having an abortion were conducted with 20 teenage girls in Taiwan. Six themes emerged by using Colaizzi’s phenomenological methodology: (a) returning to “normal” life as soon as possible, (b) seeking abortion resources, (c) neglecting post-abortion care, (d) disturbed by the fetus ghost, (e) concern about virginity loss and choices for future, and (f) re-examining relationships with partners. Teenage girls received tremendous social and moral pressure due to their traditional cultural and social environment when they went through the abortion experience. The study helps health professionals understand the experience of those girls.https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244014543788 |
| spellingShingle | Tsorng-Yeh Lee Cheng-Chen Chou Chin-Mi Chen Min-Hsueh Weng Yin-Chun Liu The Lived Experience of Teen Girls’ Abortion in Taiwan SAGE Open |
| title | The Lived Experience of Teen Girls’ Abortion in Taiwan |
| title_full | The Lived Experience of Teen Girls’ Abortion in Taiwan |
| title_fullStr | The Lived Experience of Teen Girls’ Abortion in Taiwan |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Lived Experience of Teen Girls’ Abortion in Taiwan |
| title_short | The Lived Experience of Teen Girls’ Abortion in Taiwan |
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| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244014543788 |
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