@misc{10481/107592,
year = {2025},
url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10481/107592},
abstract = {This article examines the history of legal abortion in Spain through the experiences of
women physicians and gynaecologists who provided abortions following a partial decriminalisation
of the procedure in 1985. Through oral history interviews, contextualised through a range of primary
sources, including mass media articles, medical literature, and government reports, I analyse the professional and activist trajectories of women doctors between the late 1970s and the late 1980s, a
time when the Spanish healthcare system was undergoing significant legal and structural transformation. I argue that this first generation of women doctors faced with the possibility of providing legal
abortion services, chose to do so due to their experiences and ideological beliefs. Diverse configurations of left-wing, social justice, and feminist ideals influenced their decisions to practice in hospitals
or abortion clinics, as well as their professional and personal interests in, and long-term commitments to, abortion services.},
organization = {This article is a result of the research project ‘Aborto no punible en España:
ciencia, asistencia y movimientos sociales (décadas de 1980 y 1990),’ ref. PID2020-
113312GA-I00, funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science (MCIN/AEI/
10.13039/501100011033/). Funding for open access charge was provided by the
Universidad de Granada/CBUA.},
keywords = {legal abortion},
keywords = {women doctors},
keywords = {Spanish transition to democracy},
keywords = {reproductive healthcare},
keywords = {abortion providers},
title = {Reproductive Healthcare in Transition: Women Doctors and Abortion Services in Spain (1980s–1990s)},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.1093/shm/hkaf066},
author = {Ignaciuk Klemba, Agata},
}