RCA includes
Pressure to become pregnant
- Hiding, removing or throwing away contraception.
- Physically (forcibly) removing contraception from someone’s body.
- Saying things like, “if you don’t have a baby, I will leave you”.
Controlling someone’s decision about/ ability to continue or end a pregnancy
Threatening to leave a relationship if they don’t choose a certain pregnancy outcome.
Stopping or delaying someone from getting an abortion or other health care.
Using physical violence to control someone’s decision, or to try and end a pregnancy.
Saying things like, “You can’t take care of a baby” or “You can’t live here if you have a baby”.
Forced use of contraception or sterilisation
Saying things like, “if you don’t go on the pill, you can’t live here anymore/ I won’t support you”
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