Abortion Services at Hospitals in Istanbul

dc.contributor.author O'Neil, Mary Lou
dc.contributor.author Louıse Şimşek, Mary
dc.contributor.other Political Science and International Relations
dc.date.accessioned 2019-06-27T08:01:33Z
dc.date.available 2019-06-27T08:01:33Z
dc.date.issued 2017
dc.department Fakülteler, İktisadi, İdari ve Sosyal Bilimler Fakültesi, Siyaset Bilimi ve Kamu Yönetimi Bölümü en_US
dc.description.abstract Objective: Despite the existence of a liberal law on abortion in Turkey there is growing evidence that actually securing an abortion in Istanbul may prove difficult. This study aimed to determine whether or not state hospitals and private hospitals that accept state health insurance in Istanbul are providing abortion services and for what indications. Method: Between October and December 2015 a mystery patient telephone survey of 154 hospitals 43 public and 111 private in Istanbul was conducted. Results: 14% of the state hospitals in Istanbul perform abortions without restriction as to reason provided in the current law while 60% provide the service if there is a medical necessity. A quarter of state hospitals in Istanbul do not provide abortion services at all. 48.6% of private hospitals that accept the state health insurance also provide for abortion without restriction while 10% do not provide abortion services under any circumstances. Key conclusions: State and private hospitals in Istanbul are not providing abortion services to the full extent allowed under the law. The low numbers of state hospitals offering abortions without restriction indicates a de facto privatization of the service. This same trend is also visible in many private hospitals partnering with the state that do not provide abortion care. While many women may choose a private provider the lack of provision of abortion care at state hospitals and those private hospitals working with the state leaves women little option but to purchase these services from private providers at some times subtantial costs. en_US]
dc.identifier.citationcount 3
dc.identifier.doi 10.1080/13625187.2016.1276163 en_US
dc.identifier.endpage 93
dc.identifier.issn 1362-5187 en_US
dc.identifier.issn 1473-0782 en_US
dc.identifier.issn 1362-5187
dc.identifier.issn 1473-0782
dc.identifier.issue 2
dc.identifier.pmid 28076978 en_US
dc.identifier.scopus 2-s2.0-85009273168 en_US
dc.identifier.scopusquality Q2
dc.identifier.startpage 88 en_US
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12469/403
dc.identifier.uri https://doi.org/10.1080/13625187.2016.1276163
dc.identifier.volume 22 en_US
dc.identifier.wos WOS:000398134000002 en_US
dc.identifier.wosquality Q3
dc.institutionauthor O'Neil, Mary Lou en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd en_US
dc.relation.journal The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care en_US
dc.relation.publicationcategory Makale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı en_US
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess en_US
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dc.subject Abortion services en_US
dc.subject Availability en_US
dc.subject İstanbul en_US
dc.subject State hospitals en_US
dc.subject Private hospitals en_US
dc.title Abortion Services at Hospitals in Istanbul en_US
dc.type Article en_US
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