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One in 20 Australian adults found to have suffered reproductive coercion and abuse
Australian Study of Health and Relationship study finds 3.9% of women aged 16-69 had experienced contraceptive interference and 4.9% forced abortion
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One in 20 Australian adults have experienced reproductive coercion and abuse.
That is among the findings of the Australian Study of Health and Relationships, released this week, the first time researchers in Australia have estimated the national prevalence of behaviour used to control a person’s reproductive autonomy.
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