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Abortion views and practices among Danish family physicians

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

Michala Gammeltoft  and
Ronald L. Somers
Michala Gammeltoft
Affiliation:
Joint Center for Studies of Health Programs, Institute of Social Medicine, University of Copenhagen
Ronald L. Somers
Affiliation:
Joint Center for Studies of Health Programs, Institute of Social Medicine, University of Copenhagen
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Summary

Sixty-seven GPs from a suburb of Copenhagen were interviewed regarding their experience with and opinion of induced abortion. The younger physicians in the sample were (a) significantly more experienced in areas of medical practice relating to abortion care, (b) significantly more positive in their attitude towards abortion, and (c) significantly more likely to emphasize the provision of contraceptive services to women undergoing pregnancy termination. Independent of the influence of age, a significant positive correlation was found between abortion attitude and the emphasis placed on providing contraception. A physician's self-perceived success in providing post-abortion contraception was found to relate in part to his/her view of the proper role to be played by a GP in abortion cases.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 8 , Issue 3 , July 1976 , pp. 287 - 292
Copyright
Copyright © 1976, Cambridge University Press

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