Reproductive coercion often is accompanied by physical or sexual violence, study finds
Monday, January 25, 2010 - 04:35
in Psychology & Sociology
Young women and teenage girls often face efforts by male partners to sabotage birth control or coerce pregnancy -- including damaging condoms and destroying contraceptives -- and these efforts, defined as "reproductive coercion," frequently are associated with physical or sexual violence, a study by a team of researchers led by UC Davis has found.