Coerced abortion
Here are some links for major articles related to coerced and pressured abortions.
How Common Are Coerced Abortions?
According to the 2008 report by American Psychological Task Force on Abortion and Mental Health, a major risk factor for women being at higher risk of negative psychological reactions to abortion are occasions in which there is "perceived pressure from others to terminate a pregnancy."[1]
If "coerced" is understood to mean feeling pressured by others, it is estimated that between 30 and 65 percent of abortions involve elements of women feeling pressured to choose the abortion to satisfy the desires of other people.[2][3]
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Who’s Making the Choice? Women's Heightened Vulnerability During a Crisis Pregnancy How and why women are manipulated into unwanted abortions.
A Generation at Risk: How Teens Are Manipulated Into Abortion
At look at how and why teens are especially vulnerable to coercion.
The Many Faces of Coercion Startling examples of coerced abortion around the world.
Unwanted, coerced or forced abortions in America
Forced Abortion in America Report
Women Who Abort: Their Reflections on the Unborn
References
- ↑ American Psychological Association, Task Force on Mental Health and Abortion. (2008). Report of the Task Force on Mental Health and Abortion. Washington, DC: Author. page 11.
- ↑ Daniel Callahan, “An Ethical Challenge to Prochoice Advocates,” Commonweal, Nov. 23, 1990, 681-687, 684.
- ↑ Rue VM, Coleman PK, Rue JJ, Reardon DC. Induced abortion and traumatic stress: A preliminary comparison of American and Russian women. Med Sci Monit, 2004 10(10): SR5-16.