Friday, May 1 / 2:30 PM - 4:20 PM   •   Brule B

Session 144:
Abortion Decision-Making and Experience

Chair: Andrzej Kulczycki, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Discussant: Jillian T. Henderson, University of California, San Francisco

  1. Knowledge and Care-Seeking Behavior of Safe Abortion in Four Selected Districts of Bihar and Jharkhand, India • Sushanta Banerjee, Ipas ; Kathryn Andersen Clark, Ipas ; Subrato K. Mondal, Population Foundation of India, India

  2. Exploring the Perceptions and Experiences of Stigma among Abortion Patients in the United States • Kristen M. Shellenberg, Guttmacher Institute ; Lori Frohwirth, Guttmacher Institute

  3. The Burden of Choice: Mother’s Education and Prenatal Sex Selection • Shwetlena Sabarwal, University of Minnesota

  4. Induced Abortion in Ghana: A Qualitative Study • Hilary Schwandt, Johns Hopkins University ; Richard M.K. Adanu, University of Ghana ; Kwabena Danso, University of Ghana

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