Birth control sabotage

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Birth control sabotage is a phenomenon where an intimate partner tries to control a woman's reproduction, manipulating birth control use and undermining efforts to prevent an unwanted pregnancy. Examples include replacing birth control pills with placebos, poking hole(s) in condoms, or simply threats and violence should a woman attempt to control her reproductive future.[1]

Several studies have indicated a strong association between domestic violence and birth control sabotage, and identified two main classes of the phenomenon[2]:

  • Verbal sabotage: verbal or emotional pressure to not use birth control or to fall pregnant.
  • Behavioural sabotage: the use of force to prevent the use of birth control, or to have unprotected sexual intercourse.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Miller, Dr Elizabeth et al: Male Partner Pregnancy-Promoting Behaviors and Adolescent Partner Violence: Findings from a Qualitative Study with Adolescent Females, UC Davis School of Medicine/Harvard School of Public Health/Boston University School of Public Health, 2 March 2007.
  2. ^ Domestic Violence and Birth Control Sabotage: A Report from the Teen Parent Project, Center for Impact Research, 1999.