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. 2010 Aug;100(8):1415-7.
doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2009.173393. Epub 2010 Jun 17.

Male perpetration of intimate partner violence and involvement in abortions and abortion-related conflict

Jay G Silverman  1 , Michele R Decker, Heather L McCauley, Jhumka Gupta, Elizabeth Miller, Anita Raj, Alisa B Goldberg
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Male perpetration of intimate partner violence and involvement in abortions and abortion-related conflict

Jay G Silverman et al. Am J Public Health. 2010 Aug.

Abstract

Men aged 18 to 35 years (n = 1318) completed assessments of perpetration of intimate partner violence (IPV), abortion involvement, and conflict regarding decisions to seek abortion. IPV was associated with greater involvement by men in pregnancies ending in abortion and greater conflict regarding decisions to seek abortion. IPV should be considered within family planning and abortion services; policies requiring women to notify or obtain consent of partners before seeking an abortion should be reconsidered; they may facilitate endangerment and coercion regarding such decisions.

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