Reasons for women to terminate a pregnancy : a qualitative study

dc.contributor.advisorVan Tonder, Louisen
dc.contributor.emailrbadenhorst@rmbprivatebank.co.zaen
dc.contributor.postgraduateBadenhorst, Ronelen
dc.date.accessioned2013-09-07T18:20:56Z
dc.date.available2005-12-08en
dc.date.available2013-09-07T18:20:56Z
dc.date.created2005-07-24en
dc.date.issued2006-12-08en
dc.date.submitted2005-12-08en
dc.descriptionDissertation (MA (Demography))--University of Pretoria, 2006.en
dc.description.abstractThe right of women to exert a choice regarding their reproductive behaviour is a fundamental right within the context reproductive rights. Reproductive rights and health encompass the exertion of individual choice but also adequate, safe and accessible health care services. Within this framework, the right to abortion and the right to access to safe abortion services is an integral part of reproductive rights and health. Reproductive rights and the right of women to choose the outcome of their reproductive behaviour, came to the foreground in terms of population policies and programmes that were concerned with rapid population growth. The widespread use of contraception and family planning programmes and the outcomes thereof, led to a focus on the rights of women in totality as well as the personal exertion of their choices. It is important to investigate the reasons that lead women to make a decision to terminate a pregnancy. In terms of demographics, answers are provided in terms of statistical rankings and weightings but no focus is given to the personal situations, circumstances and experiences of women. This is crucial to be able to determine the reasons for women terminating a pregnancy as reasons and sets of reasons are intricately linked within primary and secondary relationships. No reason stands in isolation to another, and a holistic view of a woman’s true and personal reality is required to understand why some women choose to terminate their pregnancy and other choose an alternate outcome.en
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dc.description.departmentSociologyen
dc.identifier.citationBadenhorst, R 2005, Reasons for women to terminate a pregnancy : a qualitative study, MA dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-12082005-143415 /en
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dc.identifier.upetdurlhttp://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-12082005-143415/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/30230
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of Pretoriaen_ZA
dc.rights© 2005, University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria.en
dc.subjectNo key words availableen
dc.subjectUCTDen_US
dc.titleReasons for women to terminate a pregnancy : a qualitative studyen
dc.typeDissertationen

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