TY - JOUR
T1 - Safeguarding for reproductive coercion and abuse
AU - Lowe, Pam
PY - 2023/1
Y1 - 2023/1
N2 - During the debates around whether or not telemedical abortion could continue in the UK permanently, concerns were raised that this would increase the risk of coerced abortions. These concerns, often promoted by anti-abortion organisations,1 2 help draw attention to two linked issues. First, there has long been awareness about some of the risks of reproductive coercion and abuse (RCA), but the issue in the UK has not been widely explored. Second, the continuing stigmatisation of abortion leads to differential understanding and regulatory control from other reproductive healthcare services, such as maternity care.
AB - During the debates around whether or not telemedical abortion could continue in the UK permanently, concerns were raised that this would increase the risk of coerced abortions. These concerns, often promoted by anti-abortion organisations,1 2 help draw attention to two linked issues. First, there has long been awareness about some of the risks of reproductive coercion and abuse (RCA), but the issue in the UK has not been widely explored. Second, the continuing stigmatisation of abortion leads to differential understanding and regulatory control from other reproductive healthcare services, such as maternity care.
UR - https://srh.bmj.com/content/49/1/60
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85144947938&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1136/bmjsrh-2022-201701
DO - 10.1136/bmjsrh-2022-201701
M3 - Letter, comment/opinion or interview
VL - 49
SP - 60
EP - 61
JO - BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health
JF - BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health
IS - 1
ER -