Speaking of Abortion: What Voices Reveal About Gender and Moral Punishment

• In Event: Religion, Gender, and Moral Politics in Latin America

Brief Overview

We study how framing abortion as trauma or choice shapes opinions in Brazil and Colombia. Voice-recorded responses show trauma frames boost support, but young men remain more punitive, even in rape cases, revealing gendered moral divides.

Author

• Carolina FT Batista, University of Maryland, College Park