The lived experience of teen girls’ abortion in Taiwan

Tsorng-Yeh  Lee; Cheng Chen Chou; Chin Mi Chen; Min Hsueh Weng; Yin Chun Liu

doi:10.1177/2158244014543788

The lived experience of teen girls’ abortion in Taiwan

Tsorng-Yeh Lee, Cheng Chen Chou, Chin Mi Chen, Min Hsueh Weng, Yin Chun Liu

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Journal	SAGE Open
Volume	4
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244014543788
Publication status	Published - 2014
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Abortion
Behavioral sciences
Data collection
Nursing
Research methods
Sex and gender
Social sciences
Sociology
Women’s studies

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Social Sciences
General Arts and Humanities

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