Introduction
Due to the changes in the Mexican political environment, the public's attention has been drawn towards the concept of abortion. It is due to the fact that abortion has been adversely affecting the lives of the people living in Mexico especially in the urban set-up. In accordance with the study, over 68000 women lose their lives 2000 across the globe due to the complications which comes due to abortion. After the enactment of laws which restricts abortion in Mexico, individuals tends to involve in unlawful abortion since it was viewed as a shameful and unacceptable event in the Mexican contemporary society. However, even though abortion is illegal in Mexico, there are various situations in which abortion can be undertaken by the experts. They comprise of when a woman is subjected to rape, to save the life of a woman and Yucatan state allows abortion due to economic hardship. In the case of this analysis, the purpose of study, the determination whether the participants were subjected to coercion, and an investigation to determine whether the respondents were vulnerable is done. It will also provide a comment on how the issues of anonymity and confidentiality were dealt with during the survey. These will help to determine the validity of the study as well as a room to eliminate the errors which might have occurred during the study.
The Purpose of the Study
The main purpose of the study is to determine the public opinion about abortion and create awareness which improves a safe and legal abortion access in Mexico. It was aiming at evaluating a belief about abortion law and its association with the public opinions. It was to reduce the abortion deaths and guarantee that the public is informed about the circumstances which they are allowed by law to undertake abortion. During the survey process, a sample of 3000 Mexicans aged between 15 to 65 years of age were randomly selected from the general population. However, 3061 other potential participants declined to participate due to varied reasons. The sample was taken from 75% of the population living in urban areas and 25% from the populace found in rural areas.
The permission for the study
In the situation where the study was to be undertaken at NCU, the permission could have been granted by the Mexico City government and the population council institutional review board that would have created an opportunity for the study to be undertaken.
The State Whether the participants were vulnerable in any way
From the study, it can be evident that most of the population who participated in the study were not vulnerable in any way. They were ready to speak their mind as far as abortion is concerned and openly disclosed the candid ways which could and can be undertaken to reduce the level of abortion. Besides, out of the respondents who declined to participate in the survey, their reasons for declining was not showing any signs of vulnerability. For instance, 75% of the people who declined to participate did so due to limited time, 8% due to illness, 7% not liking the surveys, 4% not willing to participate in abortion related surveys and 6% other reasons. It can thus be apparent that the reasons which those who have declined to participate in the survey shows that the survey process was not exposing any one to risk. Besides, those who accepted to participate in the study thus has nothing to fear as far as vulnerability is concerned. Therefore, it can be evident that the participants were alright, and they were not subjected to any insecurity which could have made them to hide their feelings.
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Order an essayExplanation on whether the participants were coerced.
From the study, it is apparent that all the participants in the study were not subjected to any form of coercion or undue influence to participate in the study or to reveal the abortion information. It is because, competent respondents were being selected among the populace and the consent was being sook before they start participating in the survey process. Besides, the participants were given time to actively participate in the survey process, a situation which enhances transparency and accuracy in the whole study.
Comments on issues of anonymity and confidentiality
In the study, the respondents who participated in the study were not mentioned by name but rather by their characteristics. For instance, they were classified in form of social economic status, education level, parity, religion, marital status, sex, age, political parties' identification and whether they are registered to vote or not. Given that their names were not included in the study, it enhances a high level of confidentiality and security. It also ensures that they are protected from victimization especially by the groups who are being criticized. Besides, it encourages the respondents to actively participate in the study, a process which enhances the information which are unveiled for analysis. It is the high level of confidentiality which has been enhanced in the study which has enabled the researchers to achieve the goals and purpose of the study over time.
The restrictions did ethical issues plays in the research design
In the study, there are various restrictions which ethics have played in the research design. For instance, during the selection of the samples, the researchers are not allowed to be biased during the selection process. The random sampling method was used to ensure that there is proportionate selection of the participants. Besides, there was no coercion for the 3061 potential participants who declined to participate in the study, a situation which shows that the researchers were being guided by the ethical conditions while dealing with the respondents. In addition, the researchers did avoid the questions which results into skewed responses by including the questions which takes into consideration both the pro-choice and anti-choice views. These tend to enhance provision of the accurate information, a situation which enhances accurate decision making as far as abortion decision making process is concerned.
Conclusion
In Mexico, it can be evident that even though there is no accurate statistics about abortion, the debate about abortion is becoming rampant among the common populace. In this study, it can be evident that the survey was conducted among the 3000 individuals who provided their opinion as far as the abortion concepts is concerned. During the study, the researchers were quite ethical and ensured that there was a high level of confidentiality and anonymity, a situation which encouraged the participants to relay a wide range of information which was used for analysis.
References
Sandra G Garcáa, Carrie Tatum, Davida Becker, Karen A Swanson & Karin Lockwood (2004) Policy Implications of a National Public Opinion Survey on Abortion in Mexico, Reproductive Health Matters, 12:sup24, 65-74, DOI: 10.1016/S0968-8080(04)24003-4 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0968-8080(04)24003-4
