Towards Legitimate Nursing Work? Historical Discursive Constructions of Abortion in The Canadian Nurse, 1950-1965.
To the detriment of women's health, the abortion work of nurses in Canada has gone largely unexamined and is not well understood. This historical discourse analysis examines discursive constructions of nurses' abortion work and ongoing renegotiations of professional identity in The Canadian Nurse from 1950 to 1965. By investigating what has shaped and continues to inform nurses' understandings and enactment of abortion work over time, I hope to contribute to a foundation from which to evaluate contemporary abortion services and to foster conditions that support nurses in providing safe abortion care.
School of Nursing, University of British Columbia.
Catherine
C
Haney
D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000266:history*; D002170:Canada; D005260:Female; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D063187:Nursing Stations; D011247:Pregnancy; D016387:Women's Health / Q000266:history
Abortion history; Histoire de l’avortement; analyse de discours; histoire du nursing; historical discourse analysis; identité professionnelle; nursing history; professional identity