Episode 124 - Abortion Decision Making with Dr Dorinda 't Hart [Women's Health Series]

We continue our women’s health series with a chat with Dr Dorinda ‘t Hart from the School of Population and Global Health at UWA. Dorinda has a background in sociology originally, with her PhD focussing on post-abortion narratives of women who had an abortion in Western Australia since 1998 when abortions were fully legalised in the state. Dorinda talks us through her PhD research and covers many aspects of the decision-making process that women who choose to proceed with an abortion go through before reaching their final decision. This includes what female bodily autonomy actually means, the relationship between motherhood and abortion, the pre-conditions that many women feel they need to meet to proceed with a pregnancy, and the role that their partners and other family members may play in helping them to reach their final decision. To finish, Dorinda gives us some key findings that may assist people working with women facing a decision about whether to proceed with, or terminate a pregnancy, and how they may best support them during that process. You can read more about Dorinda and her work here: https://research-repository.uwa.edu.au/en/persons/00102012 As always, if you want to get in touch with the podcast, you can contact us at: meaningofhealth@outlook.com Instagram Twitter/X Bluesky @healthmeanswhat FaceBook @MeaningofHealth