title: The Relationship between Neutralization Techniques and Induced Abortion.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Induced abortion is not only a serious threat for women's health, but also a controversial topic for its ethical and moral problems. We aimed to evaluate the relationship between neutralization techniques and attempting to commit abortion in married women with unintended pregnancy.
  
  
  METHODS
  After in-depth interviews with some women who had attempted abortion, neutralization themes were gathered. Next, to analyze the data quantitatively, a questionnaire was created including demographic and psychosocial variables specifically related to neutralization. The participants were divided into two groups (abortion and control) of unintended pregnancy and were then compared.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Analysis of psychosocial variables revealed a significant difference in the two groups at neutralization, showing that neutralization in the control group (56.97±10.24) was higher than that in the abortion group (44.19±12.44). To evaluate the findings more accurately, we examined the causal factors behind the behaviors of the abortion group. Binary logistic regression showed that among psychosocial factors, neutralization significantly affected abortion (95% CI=1.07-1.35).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Despite the network of many factors affecting induced abortion, neutralization plays an important role in reinforcing the tendency to attempt abortion. Furthermore, the decline of religious beliefs, as a result of the secular context of the modern world, seems to have an important role in neutralizing induced abortion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Sociology and Social Planning, Management and Social Sciences, Shiraz, Iran;
authors.forename: Ahmad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kalateh Sadati
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Ethics and Philosophy of Health, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran;
authors.forename: Seyed Ziaaddin
authors.initials: SZ
authors.lastname: Tabei
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, School of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran;
authors.forename: Hamzeh
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Salehzadeh
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifary, Rasht University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran;
authors.forename: Farnaz
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rahnavard
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran;
authors.forename: Bahia
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Namavar Jahromi
authors.affiliation: Department of Educational Management, Islamic Azad University, Marvdasht, Iran.
authors.forename: Soroor
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hemmati
keywords: Induced Abortion; Neutralization; Religion; Sociological Theory; Unintended Pregnancy