Abstract
The objective of this research is to determine the level of awareness as well as feelings for women in their post-abortion period of less than a month. The consenting subjects were limited to those who received an abortion during the early stages of their pregnancy in one of the obstetric and gynecological clinics in the metropolitan area. For methodology purposes, semi-structured interviewing and self-entry questionnaires were used. The completion of one week after the abortion was used as the guideline for an interview. Then, only after consent, a second interview was conducted after one month. A continuing comparative analysis referred to Grounded Theory approach was performed. The six subjects were women between the ages of 20-23 (only first time for four women), who were single and childless. As a result of the analysis, five different levels of awareness and feelings in relation to their abortion were established. These five levels were sequentially : the severity of the act of abortion ; their irresponsible self-conduct ; their future ; the reciprocity with their partner ; and their feelings toward their parents. Women who received an abortion are more likely to be isolated and withdrawn due to the guilt of ending a life. It is stated that isolation occurs from the inability to put matters into perspective, and the trained staff need to prevent this from happening.
