Duerksen Kari N, Lawson Karen L
Department of Psychology, University of Saskatchewan, 9 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5A5, Canada.
Int J Behav Med. 2017 Dec;24(6):864-870. doi: 10.1007/s12529-017-9633-8.
In recent years, anti-choice dialog has shifted from a focus on the fetus to a focus on the woman. This new movement constructs itself as positive and pro-woman, while perpetuating harmful stereotypes about women and the effects of abortion. Research has shown a relationship between benevolent sexism (beliefs that women are morally pure creatures in need of protection and nurturing) and restrictive attitudes towards abortion, although no research has qualitatively explored this relationship.
The present study seeks to explore this by interpreting the content of one-on-one interviews with Canadian individuals holding an anti-choice stance through the theoretical framework of benevolent sexism.
Thematic analysis of the interviews revealed three main themes: (1) protective paternalism, (2) complementary gender differentiation, and (3) the categorization of women.
These themes connect strongly with benevolent sexism, providing evidence that abortion is still a stigmatized procedure. This stigma has shifted from viewing women who have abortions in an overtly negative way to viewing them as pitiable and poor decision makers.
近年来，反堕胎的论调已从关注胎儿转向关注女性。这一新动向将自身构建为积极且支持女性的，却同时延续着对女性及堕胎影响的有害刻板印象。研究表明，善意性别歧视（即认为女性是需要保护和养育的道德纯洁的生物）与对堕胎的限制态度之间存在关联，不过尚无研究对这种关系进行定性探究。
本研究旨在通过运用善意性别歧视的理论框架来解读对持反堕胎立场的加拿大个人进行的一对一访谈内容，从而对这一关系展开探究。
访谈的主题分析揭示了三个主要主题：（1）保护性家长作风，（2）互补性性别差异，以及（3）女性分类。
这些主题与善意性别歧视紧密相连，证明堕胎仍是一种受污名化的行为。这种污名已从以明显负面的方式看待堕胎女性，转变为将她们视为可怜且决策欠佳的人。
