Abstract
This study focuses on how induced abortion is represented in the Hungarian online media inrelation to the reception of the public debate on the new Polish abortion law. The study was aimedat revealing the major themes, the embedding conceptual network and the framing of inducedabortion in the online press. Since the press is an essential influencing factor of public opiniondue to its broad publicity, research should focus on the characteristics of the discourse in whosespace the concerned individuals form their views and make decisions on abortion. A thematicanalysis of relevant press releases revealed eight major themes that framed abortion in a specificmanner: thematization of induced abortion as a social/demographic issue; legislative issues of;and attitudes towards, abortion; abortion as an act of (physical) self-determination; contentsrelated to the abortion decision; to its causes and consequences; and depiction of womenchoosing abortion. Furthermore, the analysis revealed the themes most frequently associatedwith abortion and potentially related themes typically not associated with it.
Highlights
This study focuses on how induced abortion is represented in the Hungarian online media in relation to the reception of the public debate on the new Polish abortion law
Www. metszetek.unideb.hu due to its broad publicity, research should focus on the characteristics of the discourse in whose space the concerned individuals form their views and make decisions on abortion
A thematic analysis of relevant press releases revealed eight major themes that framed abortion in a specific manner: thematization of induced abortion as a social/demographic issue; legislative issues of; and attitudes towards, abortion; abortion as an act of self-determination; contents related to the abortion decision; to its causes and consequences; and depiction of women choosing abortion
Summary
This study focuses on how induced abortion is represented in the Hungarian online media in relation to the reception of the public debate on the new Polish abortion law. The study was aimed at revealing the major themes, the embedding conceptual network and the framing of induced abortion in the online press. A thematic analysis of relevant press releases revealed eight major themes that framed abortion in a specific manner: thematization of induced abortion as a social/demographic issue; legislative issues of; and attitudes towards, abortion; abortion as an act of (physical) self-determination; contents related to the abortion decision; to its causes and consequences; and depiction of women choosing abortion. Tanulmányunkban a szakirodalmi háttér felvázolása után egy olyan kutatás eredményeit ismertetjük, amelyben azt vizsgáltuk, hogy milyen diskurzus bontakozik ki az online hírportálokon a művi abortusszal és annak szabályozásával kapcsolatban, vagyis melyek azok a fogalmi keretek és tudáselemek, amelyek a terhességmegszakítás témájához kapcsolódnak
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