Administrative Burden

Administrative Burden

Policymaking by Other Means

Pamela Herd, Donald P. Moynihan

Abortion is the only health procedure where the patient can expect to face a phalanx of protestors at the point of care. The rights of protestors are guaranteed by law, regardless of the psychological burdens it places on women or providers, illustrating that the experience of stigma is partly structured by laws.
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