Women disclosing physical violence are nearly three times more likely to experience a sexually transmitted infection than women who don’t disclose physical abuse.
Partner Violence Intervention Reduces Pregnancy Coercion in New Study
Innovative Pilot Project Identifies First-Ever Clinical Strategy to Help Victims of Partner Violence Avoid Unintended Pregnancy and Further Abuse. Read More
Reproductive Coercion: Connecting The Dots Between Partner Violence and Unintended Pregnancy
Reproductive health professionals are in a critical position to reach women victimized by abusive relationships….We in the reproductive health field must strive to create sensitive, stigma-free spaces for women struggling in unhealthy relationships and contribute concretely towards promoting their safety and reducing their risk for unintended pregnancy. Read More
At first he thought I had snuck and got [an] abortion until he saw the papers from the emergency room [explaining that she had a miscarriage. He was like, “I knew it, I knew it, I knew you went and got an abortion. You don’t love me. You don’t care about me. You have killed my baby.”"
