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Factors influencing parental involvement among minors seeking an abortion: a qualitative study

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Hasselbacher, Lee A., Dekleva, Anna, Tristan, Sigrid, Gilliam, Melissa L.·2014·American Journal of Public Health
DOI 10.2105/ajph.2014.302116PMC PMC4202942
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OBJECTIVES: We explored factors that influenced whether minors involved or excluded a parent when seeking an abortion. METHODS: In the summer of 2010, we conducted interviews with 30 minors who sought an abortion in a state that did not require parental involvement at the time. Interviews were coded and analyzed following the principles of the grounded theory method. RESULTS: The majority of minors involved a parent. Commonly cited factors were close or supportive parental relationships, a sense that disclosure was inevitable, a need for practical assistance, and compelled disclosure. Motivations for not wanting to involve a parent, although some minors ultimately did, included preservation of the parent-daughter relationship, fear or detachment, and preservation of autonomy. CONCLUSIONS: Minors were motivated to involve parents and other adults who were engaged in their lives at the time of the pregnancy, particularly those who supported them in obtaining an abortion. Motivations to exclude a parent were often based on particular family circumstances or experiences that suggested that involvement would not be helpful, might be harmful, or might restrict a minor's ability to obtain an abortion.

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  • Young people who do not involve their parents often cite safety concerns, stating they do not believe their parents will approve or be supportive and sometimes expressing concern that revealing their pregnancy or desire to obtain an abortion will subject them to abuse.

    “those who do not often cite safety concerns, stating that they do not believe that their parents will approve or be supportive of their choices and sometimes expressing concern that revealing their pregnancy and or desire to obtain an abortion will subject them to abuse (Ehrlich, 2003, Hasselbacher et al., 2014, Ralph et al., 2021).”

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Authors
Hasselbacher, L. A., Dekleva, A., Tristan, S., & Gilliam, M. L.
Affiliations
University of Chicago (US)
ORCID
Venue
American Journal of Public Health
Publisher
American Public Health Association
Published
2014-11
Volume
104
Issue
11
Pages
2207-2211
ISSN
  • 0090-0036 (ISSN-L)
  • 1541-0048
DOI
10.2105/ajph.2014.302116
PMC
PMC4202942
OpenAlex
W2085109636
Cited by
29
References
26
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 3 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 2 · 2014: 1
FWCI
1.99
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • American Journal of Public Health (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • University of Chicago
  • National Institutes of Health (UL1TR000430)
  • Directorate for Biological Sciences
  • National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Reproductive Health and Contraception
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare
Keywords
parental involvement, adolescent abortion, parental disclosure, parent-daughter relationships, adolescent autonomy, family relationships, abortion access
MeSH terms
Abortion, Legal, Adolescent, Chicago, Fathers, Female, Humans, Interviews as Topic, Male, Mothers, Parent-Child Relations, Parents, Pregnancy, Qualitative Research

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