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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Oct 5.
Published in final edited form as: Soc Sci Med. 2023 Sep 5;335:116216. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.116216

Appendix Table 2.

Vignettes presented during interviews and characteristics varied in surveys

Vignette description Vignette wording in interviews Characteristics varied in surveys

Self-managed abortion Person A realizes their period is three weeks late. They decide to take a pregnancy test at home. The test is positive. They order abortion pills online. Once the pills arrive, they take them according to the directions. They take another pregnancy test two weeks later at home. The test is negative. Successful abortion Failed abortion
Fetal anomaly Person B is thrilled to be pregnant. At their prenatal visit at 20 weeks, their health care provider recommends routine screening for birth defects. The test reveals the fetus has a heart defect. They go to a clinic to have surgery to end the pregnancy. No emotion named Thrilled about pregnancy
Emergency contraception Person C always makes sure their partner uses condoms when having penile-vaginal sex. One night, the condom breaks. The next day, they go to the pharmacy to get emergency contraception. They take the emergency contraception as directed. No condom use Condom breaks
Medication abortion in clinic Person D realizes their period is three weeks late. They take a pregnancy test at a clinic. The test is positive. They get abortion pills at the clinic. They take the pills according to the directions. They go back to the clinic a week later and take another pregnancy test. The pregnancy test is negative. Period three weeks late Period six weeks late
Natural supplements Person E misses their period. They take a pregnancy test at home. The test is positive. They order natural supplements online that advertise ending pregnancy. They take the supplements as directed. Two weeks later they take another pregnancy test, which is negative. Not included in surveys
Miscarriage intervention at 5 weeks pregnant Person F is 5 weeks pregnant and starts to bleed heavily for several hours. Their doctor says the pregnancy will not grow anymore and prescribes pills to remove it. Six weeks later, Person F gets their period. Medical miscarriage management
Expectant miscarriage management
Miscarriage intervention at 12 weeks pregnant Person G is 12 weeks pregnant. When they have their first ultrasound, there is no cardiac activity, and their doctor recommends having the fetus removed. Person G has a surgical procedure to remove the fetus. Surgical miscarriage management
Medical miscarriage management
Missed period Person H misses their period. They order an herbal supplement online and the next week their period comes, heavier than usual. Not included in surveys