Table 2 Positive and negative typologies of interactions between abortion seekers and healthcare workers
1. Interactions that reflect stigmatizing, low-quality abortion care | 2. Interactions that reflect non-stigmatizing, high-quality abortion care |
|---|---|
1.1 Creating barriers to abortion access | 2.1 Actively helping people access abortion care |
1.2 Judging, blaming, questioning, or punishing abortion seekers | 2.2 Actively validating abortion decision |
1.3 Interactions that do not respond to evolving emotional or information needs of the client | 2.3 Interactions responsive to evolving emotional and information needs |
1.4 Making assumptions about reproductive intentions and related preferences for care | 2.4 Aligning abortion provision with client reproductive intentions and care preferences |
1.5 Minimized interactions that compromise the quality and safety of the service | 2.5 Providing holistic and high-quality care to ensure a safe service |