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Spatial disparities and travel to freestanding abortion clinics in Canada
Verfasst von:
Sethna, Christabelle
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in:
Women's studies international forum
New York:
2013
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52 - 62 S.
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| Einrichtung: | Ariadne | Wien |
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| Verfasst von: | Sethna, Christabelle; Doull, Marion |
| In: | Women's studies international forum |
| Jahr: | 2013 |
| Sprache: | Nicht einzuordnen |
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| Access to abortion services is uneven throughout Canada. As a result, women cross provincial and territorial borders to garner access to abortion services. In this first-time study, the travel women undertake to access abortion services at freestanding clinics across the country was systematically tracked, mapped, and analyzed using questionnaire-based data. A total of 1186 women from 17 freestanding abortion clinics provided information about their journeys. The mapped data reflect the acknowledged importance of the “spatial turn” in the health sciences and provide a graphic illustration of spatial disparities in abortion access in Canada, namely: 1) the paucity of services outside urban centers; 2) the existence of substantial access gaps, particularly for women living in Atlantic, Northern and coastal communities; 3) the burdensome costs of travel and, in some cases, the costs of the abortion procedure itself, especially for younger women who travel the farthest; 4) the unique challenges First Nations and Métis women face in accessing abortion services. | |
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