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To examine the cultural ethics and social rationale governing the acceptance or condemnation of induced abortion among the Akan people in Ghana.

October 1, 1981Anthropological Quarterly

Avoiding Shame: The Ethical Context of Abortion in Ghana

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To examine the cultural ethics and social rationale governing the acceptance or condemnation of induced abortion among the Akan people in Ghana.
Ethical and sociocultural analysis evaluating community attitudes toward pregnancy termination and reproductive disclosure in Ghana.
Induced abortion is socially condemned only when medical complications occur or when the procedure becomes publicly known.
Discreet and uncomplicated abortions receive cultural approval because they prevent the visible and permanent social shame of an unwanted birth.

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Qualitative analysis reveals the moral logic of induced abortion in Akan communities, indicating that shame avoidance drives cultural acceptance of discreet procedures.

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Wolf Bleek (1981) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a71b68426a7f98052ddefe4 https://doi.org/10.2307/3317235

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Qualitative analysis reveals the moral logic of induced abortion in Akan communities, indicating that shame avoidance drives cultural acceptance of discreet procedures.

Avoiding Shame: The Ethical Context of Abortion in Ghana

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Avoiding Shame: The Ethical Context of Abortion in Ghana

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