overthebow
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I'm behind the speed curve on this.
http://www.doublex.com/blog/xxfacto...pregnancy-sheds-light-recent-abortion-debates
How often does this happen?
Do you know anyone who was coerced into getting pregnant?
http://www.doublex.com/blog/xxfacto...pregnancy-sheds-light-recent-abortion-debates
Pregnancy coercion is a story I started covering years ago for RH Reality Check, when the first preliminary research about it started to trickle out. The preliminary research was both upsetting and fascinating, because it suggested that a shocking percentage of unintended pregnancies were caused by abusive men sabotaging contraception, using pregnancy as a weapon to control their partners. Obviously, many other researchers thought it as fascinating as I did, because now a number of studies are coming out with similar findings, including one from the National Domestic Violence Hotline that 1 in 4 women calling the hotline had experienced some form of pregnancy coercion.
How often does this happen?
Do you know anyone who was coerced into getting pregnant?