From: A conceptual re-evaluation of reproductive coercion: centring intent, fear and control
Pregnancy-promoting behaviours (examples) | Pregnancy-preventing behaviours (examples) | |
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Coercive behaviour that attempts to influence or control women’s reproductive choices | Sabotaging contraception for the purpose of promoting pregnancy; incessant emotional pressure for a woman to be pregnant or continue a pregnancy | Emotional blackmail, threats, or other coercion to force women to carry out a termination or to use contraception to prevent pregnancy |
Use of psychological or physical force to influence or control women’s reproductive choices | Threats to harm a woman or her children if she does not get pregnant or tries to prevent pregnancy | Forced sterilization of women with disabilities; threats to harm a woman or her children/family if she does not have a termination |
Use of physical violence to force a woman to comply with perpetrator’s wishes | Physical violence if a woman tries to use contraception, or if a woman refuses to have sex when there is a risk of impregnation | Use of physical violence to induce miscarriage; physical violence to force a woman to use contraception |
Use of sexual violence to force a woman to comply with perpetrator’s wishes | Forced sex to cause pregnancy |