THE BEING-WOMAN IN ABORTION EXPERIENCE: A VIEW FROM THE NURSING IN THE LIGHT OF EXISTENTIAL PHENOMENOLOGY
Abortion. Women's health. Nursing. Phenomenology.
Abortion is a serious public health problem and has several repercussions for women's health and quality of life. The present study aims to reveal the woman's experience in the face of the abortion process. To this end, the authors use the theoretical and methodological framework of Martin Heidegger's Phenomenology, which enables a comprehensive analysis of the testimonies of women who are experiencing this process. With a qualitative, descriptive design and phenomenological approach, was the study developed from the following guiding question? What is the veiled phenomenon in women's experiences in the face of the abortion process? Phenomenological interviews were carried out, from November 2020 to February 2021, based on the testimonies of twelve hospitalized women, in an abortion situation, through the triggering question: Tell me how was it for you to experience the abortion process? The question was further elaborated according to the need and objective of the study. From the reading of the interviews and based on the comprehensive methodical moments proposed by Heidegger, it was possible to establish the units of meaning that guided the understanding of this study, making it possible to identify the phenomenon as it appears in its essence, as being-in-the-world. Thus, the three units of meaning emerged: Being a woman discovering herself in the face of abortion; Beingwomen experiencing the existential demands of the abortion process; Being-woman understanding and reframing the abortion process. It is concluded that the unveiling of the experiences of women in the abortion process brings to light a world of meanings and emotions that are inherent to the essence of this experience, and should therefore constitute subsidies to guide the planning of assistance to women in a way that its integrality is contemplated.