free/freedom sex rape/raped sex choice/choose legal baby/babies pain medical/health welfare unborn choice/choose rape/raped religion family pro-life/pro control pro-[choice/abortion/side life birth control pain fetus illegal education Jesus/God/god/Lord conception save unborn Bible life/live/lived welfare personal killing/murder death/dead religion family anti(s) birth control Bible conception life/live/lived woman/women/girl/girls anti(s) pro life/pro-life mother/father/parent baby/babies child/children/kid/kids human/human being human/human being free/freedom mother/father/parent killing/murder/murdered Jesus/God/god/Lord safe/safety/safely abortionist/abortionists pro-[choice/abortion/side] Table 2. Codes Use of words, such as Focus on late-term abortions “feeling” “angry” Abortion as birth control “sick,” “mad” “hate” “disgusted” Distancing/impersonal language “scares” Excessive punctuation Lack of words “feeling” Baby/babies Personal choice could have been you” (or variants) Privacy “it Right to life/live No religious interference Don’t have sex No government interference Use birth control Personal choice/decision Selfish Improve life circumstances/future Unborn equal to already born Difficulty obtaining birth control Unborn as separate person Lack of education No exception for rape Already born human vs. potential human Considering woman’s personal Exceptions for rape, incest, health/safety of circumstances = selfishness mother Adoption Life of poverty shalt not kill” Risk of abuse/neglect for unwanted child “Thou Bible as authority Health issues affecting fetus/woman Jesus/God/gods/Lord Adoption/birth poses physical/emotional General religious sentiment risks Killing/murder Return to abortions Deserve death/consequences “Murderer” Table 3. Themes Anti-abortion Pro-choice
free/freedom sex choice/choose legal medical/health welfare rape/raped religion control pro-[choice/abortion/side birth control pain education Jesus/God/god/Lord unborn Bible personal killing/murder family anti(s) conception life/live/lived pro life/pro-life baby/babies child/children/kid/kids human/human being mother/father/parent safe/safety/safely rape/raped sex baby/babies pain unborn choice/choose family pro-life/pro life fetus illegal conception save life/live/lived welfare death/dead religion birth control Bible woman/women/girl/girls anti(s) mother/father/parent human/human being free/freedom killing/murder/murdered Jesus/God/god/Lord abortionist/abortionists pro-[choice/abortion/side] Table 2. Codes Use of “feeling” words, such as “angry” “sick,” “mad” “hate” “disgusted” “scares” Excessive punctuation Baby/babies “it could have been you” (or variants) Right to life/live Don’t have sex Use birth control Selfish Unborn equal to already born Unborn as separate person No exception for rape Considering woman’s personal circumstances = selfishness Adoption “Thou shalt not kill” Bible as authority Jesus/God/gods/Lord General religious sentiment Killing/murder Deserve death/consequences “Murderer” Focus on late-term abortions Abortion as birth control Distancing/impersonal language Lack of “feeling” words Personal choice Privacy No religious interference No government interference Personal choice/decision Improve life circumstances/future Difficulty obtaining birth control Lack of education Already born human vs. potential human Exceptions for rape, incest, health/safety of mother Life of poverty Risk of abuse/neglect for unwanted child Health issues affecting fetus/woman Adoption/birth poses physical/emotional risks Return to abortions Table 3. Themes Anti-abortion Pro-choice
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