“The thing about reproductive coercion is that many women still don’t recognize this behavior as abuse,” McCauley said. How did you first realize that reproductive coercion was actually part of a pattern of abuse in intimate relationships? What are the signs of reproductive coercion, both in women who aren’t pregnant and in women who are? But can reproductive coercion happen in an otherwise loving relationship, or does it happen in an abusive relationship, of which reproductive coercion is just one aspect of abuse? We know that in some [cases], women who experience reproductive coercion are also experiencing physical or sexual intimate partner violence.

Source: Huffington Post October 15, 2016 18:00 UTC