‘‘He Stomped On My Stomach”: This Is What It’s Like When Violence And Coercion Are Involved In An Abortion
“It was an awful relationship and I can’t imagine having a child and being tied to him for the rest of my life.”
This Woman Suffered Reproductive Coercion. Now Her Ex-Partner Is Going To Jail
Mother of three Isabelle — a pseudonym to protect her privacy — will know in a few weeks how long her ex-partner will spend in jail for raping her.
“He was just a monster,” the 34-year-old told BuzzFeed News. Isabelle’s ex-partner, who BuzzFeed News...
White Ribbon Australia Has Withdrawn Its Support For Reproductive Rights
BuzzFeed News broke the story that White Ribbon had withdrawn a statement that said “all women should have complete control over their reproductive and sexual health”.
The retracted statement was first issued in February 2017 during a previous push...
This Woman Coerced By Her Violent Partner Into Keeping A Pregnancy Won't Be Walking With White Ribbon
Brisbane woman Laura* knows firsthand about the increased risk of experiencing violence from an intimate partner during pregnancy.
This is why she wrote to her state MP, Liberal National Party member Tim Mander, on Friday after BuzzFeed News revealed...
We Need To Talk About Reproductive Coercion
Reproductive coercion is when someone controls whether, and when, you fall pregnant. It is when someone forces you to continue a pregnancy you don't want, or terminate a pregnancy that you did want. It can be contraceptive sabotage. It can be...
These Women Have Shared Their Stories Of Reproductive Coercion
Reproductive coercion is any behaviour that deliberately prevents a person from making decisions about their reproductive health. It includes contraceptive sabotage; pressuring another person into falling pregnant, continuing a pregnancy, or ending a...
This Mother Was Told She Is "Too Young" To Have Her Tubes Tied
Contraception has failed pregnant mother-of-two Holly Maitland, so she wants to be sterilised by having her fallopian tubes severed and tied.
"I was on the [contraceptive implant] Implanon with the first [pregnancy], the mini pill with the second and...
This Chart Explains Everything You Need To Know About Contraception Use In An Abusive Relationship
Access to contraception can be compromised for women living in abusive relationships.
For example, a partner might take a condom off during sex, restrict access to emergency contraception or feel inside a woman for evidence of an intrauterine...
Women Having Little Control Over Their Reproductive Choices Is "Very Common", Researchers Say
"The behaviours are about trying to get her pregnant one way or another, so either encouraging her to have a family, to discontinue contraception, and if that doesn't work, influencing condom use," the study's coauthor, professor Sam Rowlands of...
