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Coercing Pregnancy, A. Rachel Camp Feb 2015

Coercing Pregnancy, A. Rachel Camp

William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice

Intimate partners coerce thousands of women in the United States into pregnancy each year through manipulation, threats of violence, or acts that deliberately interfere with the use of, or access to, contraception or abortion. Although many of these pregnancies occur within the context of otherwise abusive relationships, for others, pregnancy serves as a trigger for intimate partner violence. Beyond violence preceding or resulting from pregnancy, women who experience coerced pregnancies often suffer other physical, financial and emotional harms. Despite its correlation to domestic violence, reproductive coercion fits imperfectly, if at all, within our existing laws designed to combat domestic violence …


The Passions Of Battered Women: Cognitive Links Between Passion, Empathy, And Power, Mary Becker Oct 2001

The Passions Of Battered Women: Cognitive Links Between Passion, Empathy, And Power, Mary Becker

William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice

No abstract provided.


Lifesaving Welfare Safety Net Access For Battered Immigrant Women And Children: Accomplishments And Next Steps, Leslye Orloff Apr 2001

Lifesaving Welfare Safety Net Access For Battered Immigrant Women And Children: Accomplishments And Next Steps, Leslye Orloff

William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice

No abstract provided.