Citation

Stoever J. J. Law Med. Ethics 2023; 51(3): 560-564.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2023, American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1017/jme.2023.104

PMID

38088605

Abstract

While sexual violence should not be the prerequisite for legal abortion, expanding definitions of abuse to include reproductive coercion can open avenues of access to abortion following the Dobbs decision. Understanding the increased danger and compounding challenges of intimate partner violence can inform legislative initiatives, healthcare responses, and movements for reproductive justice.

Language: en

Keywords

Intimate Partner Violence; Abortion Bans; Rape Exceptions; Reproductive Coercion; Reproductive Justice