Carrie Purcell, PhD is a Research Associate at the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow. With a background in sociology, Carrie’s research interests span sexual and reproductive health, abortion, young people, embodiment, stigma, experiences of health professionals, and access to healthcare. She has conducted a number of research studies relating to experiences of and attitudes towards abortion in the UK, and her most recent research addressed women's experiences of having more than one abortion.