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Most abortions are
unwanted or coerced.
Mary’s
husband destroyed their home and ordered her to
“Get rid of it. Now!”
Julie’s
parents locked her in the house for two weeks
and then
drove her to the abortion clinic.
Sandra’s
husband said he’d leave her if she didn’t have
an abortion.
In
Massachusetts, an abortion clinic security guard
testified that boyfriends and husbands
frequently threaten women to make sure they keep
their abortion appointments..
Coercion
can escalate to violence
A New York
woman was forcibly injected with an
abortifacient by the baby’s father.
A Georgia
woman’s husband jumped on her stomach to force
an abortion.
In Florida, a
woman forced her daughter to enter an abortion
clinic at gunpoint.
Homicide is the leading killer of pregnant women.
Learn more about these and other coerced abortions in your free
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Forced Abortion in
America.
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