Negotiating values in abortion counselling

Van Vuuren, Christina Johanna Louisa Janse

dc.contributor.advisor	Kotzé, E.	en
dc.contributor.advisor	Kotzé, D. J.	en
dc.contributor.author	Van Vuuren, Christina Johanna Louisa Janse	en
dc.date.accessioned	2009-08-25T10:49:46Z
dc.date.available	2009-08-25T10:49:46Z
dc.date.issued	2001-11
dc.date.submitted	2002-01	en
dc.identifier.citation	Van Vuuren, Christina Johanna Louisa Janse (2001) Negotiating values in abortion counselling, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/1121>	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/1121
dc.description.abstract	The introduction of abortion legalisation in South Africa during 1997 gave rise to the need for pre- and post-abortion counselling. Two dominant counselling groups came to the fore namely pro-choice and pro-life, reflecting the respective stances of society on abortion. In order to answer the following research questions: "What value-challenges do abortion counsellors experience, if any?" and "What ways have they found in negotiating these challenges?" A narrative conversation was used to come to an understanding of these research questions in practice. Research was undertaken with counsellors from both pro-life and pro-choice stances. The influence of capitalism, patriarchy and religion on role players confronted with making decisions on abortion was explored. Pro-choice counsellors negotiated their values in terms of forgiveness based on the unconditional forgiveness they would expect from God and pro-life counsellors in terms of God's forgiveness for the client, accepting her own responsibility for the consequences of the abortion.	en
dc.format.extent	1 online resource (ix, 111, 12 leaves)
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.subject	Narrative pastoral counselling	en
dc.subject	Values
dc.subject	Abortion
dc.subject	Pro-life
dc.subject	Pro-choice
dc.subject	Discourses
dc.subject.ddc	253.52
dc.subject.lcsh	Abortion -- Religious aspects
dc.subject.lcsh	Abortion -- Moral and ethical aspects -- South Africa
dc.subject.lcsh	Abortion counseling -- South Africa
dc.subject.lcsh	Pregnant women -- Pastoral counseling of
dc.subject.lcsh	Pastoral counseling
dc.subject.lcsh	Narrative therapy
dc.title	Negotiating values in abortion counselling	en
dc.type	Dissertation	en
dc.description.department	Philosophy, Practical and Systematic Theology	en
dc.description.degree	M. Th. (Pastoral Therapy)	en