For many women, birth control unquestionably improves the quality of their lives. Amid conservative attacks on Planned Parenthood, reproductive-rights activists this month launched a social media ...

Reproductive coercion poses serious risks to health and well-being, yet remains poorly recognized in general practice, according to new Monash University research. A series of research studies by ...

We've heard the stories: sexual partners refusing to wear condoms, hiding birth control pills, or forcing someone to terminate or keep a pregnancy. These actions fall under reproductive coercion, a ...

With the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, much of the news coverage has focused on whether or not states with so-called “trigger” laws outlawing abortion make exceptions in cases of ...

About a decade ago, Elizabeth Miller remembers seeing a certain teenage girl at a hospital clinic for adolescents in Boston. The patient thought she might be pregnant and asked for a test. When it ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A new article published in The BMJ provides clinicians with guidance on identifying patients who are victims of ...

Young women and teenage girls often face efforts by male partners to sabotage birth control or coerce pregnancy, and these efforts are frequently associated with physical violence or sex assault, a UC ...

In 2019, the possibility of the government gaining control over women’s reproductive health often feels too close for comfort. But as people across the United States fight to maintain the right to ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. It’s sometimes assumed that unmarried teenagers and young women become ...