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Shaping stigma: An analysis of mainstream print and online news coverage of abortion 2014-2015 in USA
by Safe Abortion, Feb 14, 2017

SeaChange Program, Issue 23, January 2017

Both women who have abortions and abortion care providers experience stigma in a number of ways, with profound implications for them on a personal level and for our public discourse about the issue. In fact, almost all those attached to abortion can face stigma, including the journalists who write about it, either in the form of editorial pressure or backlash from their readers.

If abortion is one of the most common and safe medical procedures in the United States, why is it still so shrouded in shame, stigma, and controversy? There are many factors, certainly. We suspect one of them is media coverage. In this Issue, we examine news coverage of abortion to determine how it might reflect and reinforce stigma…

Continued at source: International Campaign for Women's Right to Safe Abortion: http://www.safeabortionwomensright.org/shaping-stigma-an-analysis-of-mainstream-print-and-online-news-coverage-of-abortion-2014-2015-in-usa/

New Website Tool Presents Breaking News on Abortion Rights

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, November 26, 2016

People looking for current and past news about abortion rights now have an easy-to-use tool. A new interactive website is available, which posts breaking news on abortion rights from around the world. As well as news, the website also posts opinion, commentary, videos, podcasts, film and book reviews, and other media about abortion.

Please check out the new website here: http://www.abortion-news.info

“Readers looking for up-to-date information about what’s happening on the abortion issue in countries around the world should find this site a useful resource, said Dr. Christian Fiala, the website’s team lead and a gynecologist who provides abortions. Dr. Fiala explained that everything posted is automatically added to the website’s Archives. “The website is entirely searchable using keywords, and categories such as date, topic, country, and region.”

In addition, readers can subscribe to a news feed, as well as submit news links to be posted.

“A key advantage is that we don’t post anti-choice news or links to other inaccurate pieces that are biased against abortion,” said Joyce Arthur, the website moderator and an abortion rights activist in Canada. “Readers can be assured that they are getting mainstream news from respected sources, as well as informed views from those who support women’s fundamental right to self-determination, including the right to abortion.”

The website is operated by the Initiative for Reproductive Health Information (IRHI) / Initiative zur Information über Reproduktive Gesundheit.

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Contact:

Website moderator Joyce Arthur: joycearthur@shaw.ca or +1 604-351-0867
(Vancouver Canada)
Team lead Dr. Christian Fiala: mail@abortion-news.info (Vienna Austria)