| Sumario: | The article critically examines Laura Hermer’s analysis of forced gestation and unwanted emotional bonds in abortion ethics, situating it within a broader framework of obstetric structural injustice rather than treating it as an abortion-specific ethical issue. It draws on Critical Midwifery Studies (CMS) and care theory to highlight how reproductive harms—including abortion restrictions and obstetric violence (OV)—are interconnected manifestations of systemic oppression that undermine autonomy and care bonds for pregnancy-capable people. The authors argue that isolating abortion as a unique ethical domain, a phenomenon known as abortion exceptionalism, obscures its continuity with other reproductive care and perpetuates restrictive legal and clinical practices. They advocate for an integrated ethical approach that addresses how institutional policies and social structures impose or disrupt care bonds across abortion, pregnancy, and childbirth within a reproductive justice framework.
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