About an abortion clinic in China:
Just 3 years ago i did participant observation with women getting abortions and on the day we came here in May 2009, there was a big red banner:
“Mother’s Day Special – discounts on abortions.”
We found out that only the least bloody abortions were discounted. The bloodier the abortion, the less expensive and more affordable, but those are also the most invasive.
The participant I was with chose a less expensive package so she didn’t advantage of the Mother’s Day discount. After they performed the procedure, they gave her the option of buying food, like milk and bread, all of which were pre-packaged. The nurses tried to get her to buy the more expensive food products, telling her that it would help her heal.
Memories of fieldwork with women getting abortions Bytes of China April 3, 2012
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