Domestic violence takes many forms. The control of a woman’s reproductive choices by her partner is one of them. A major study published in PLOS One, led by McGill PhD student Lauren Maxwell, showed that women who are abused by their partner or ex-partner are much less likely to use contraception; this exposes them to sexually transmitted diseases and leads to more frequent unintended pregnancies and abortions. These findings could influence how physicians provide contraceptive counselling.

Classified as: Research, HIV, Condoms, abortion, contraception, domestic violence, intimate partner violence, IPV, Millenium Goals, violence
Published on: 31 Mar 2015
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