Service Users' Experiences of and Opinions on Health Care Practitioners' Right to Conscientiously Object to Abortion.
Participant Information
We are no longer recruiting participants.
Before you decide to take part in this study it is important for you to understand why the study has been commissioned, and what participation will involve. Please take the time to read the following information carefully and discuss it with others if you wish. Ask us if there is anything that is not clear or if you would like more information. Take your time to decide whether or not you wish to take part. Thank you for reading.
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Can I take part in the research?
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You are eligible to take part if you meet one of the following criteria:
Accessed abortion in the UK (Please specify if you have had to travel from NI to another part of the UK, or have had an abortion in NI).
Accessed a termination for foetal anomaly in the UK.
Attempted to access abortion in the UK but were refused.
Attempted to access a termination for foetal anomaly in the UK but were refused.
Experienced a health care professional refusing to participate in your abortion, for a non-medical reason.
Experienced a health care professional referring you to another health care professional, for a non-medical reason.
You will be asked which criteria best suits your experiences. We will be recruiting approximately 30 participants. You do not need to have any prior knowledge of conscientious objection to take part.
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You are unable to take part if you are under the age of 18, abuse drugs or alcohol, have a serious mental health condition, or if you are likely to experience severe emotional distress when discussing abortion.
Do I have to take part?
No. It is up to you to decide whether or not to take part. If you do decide to take part you are required to fill in a participant consent form. You can withdraw at any time by informing the investigators, you do not have to give a reason. You can withdraw your data anytime before data analysis takes place.
What will happen to me if I take part?
Once you have completed a participant consent form. You will have an interview with a researcher over the phone/Microsoft Teams/Zoom/SKYPE, concerning the research questions. We will use an interview guide to conduct the interview, which will take between 30 and 60 minutes. You are able to bring a friend or family member (within Covid-19 guidelines), if this makes you more comfortable. The interview will be audio recorded, and transcribed at a later date. All identifying data will be removed at this stage.
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We will analyse all of the data and provide a synthesised report of findings. Findings will be submitted to Liverpool John Moores University in the form of a PhD thesis, will be made available on this website, and will and will contribute to policy guidelines.
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Will I be compensated if I take part?
You will receive a £30 Love2Shop gift voucher (accepted at over 20,000 UK high street retailers) - via post - after you have taken part in the study. The researcher will ask you to email your postal address (this will not be stored). We are unable to issue e-vouchers.
See https://www.highstreetvouchers.com/gifts/love2shop-gift-vouchers?sen=google&link=7&id=400336&gclid=CjwKCAiAiML-BRAAEiwAuWVggp9H3wjbkgM0GseZcSrqetAsKOwpzFaxaZXtdEo_RVDHEgNxU7XJfBoC2CAQAvD_BwE for more details.
This does not affect the right to withdraw yourself or your data from the study, and your postal address will not be stored. You will still receive this gift voucher if you choose to withdraw from the interview once it has started, or if you withdraw your data at any stage.
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