An academic study published this month reveals that about 25% of women seeking an abortion had been abused by their partners. The meta-analysis researched and analyzed 74 previous studies from across the world to determine whether there was an association between intimate partner violence (IPV) and abortion. The results show a clear connection between the two, which must be addressed in any culture that offers its women abortion as an option. Women must be helped in the process.
Researchers from the Women’s Health Academic Centre, King’s College London undertook the meta-analysis and focused on what the World Health Organization defines as IPV: “’behavior within an intimate relationship that causes physical, sexual or psychological harm, including acts of physical aggression, sexual coercion, psychological abuse and controlling behaviours’ encompassing both current and past intimate partners.”
All studies in the meta-analysis were peer reviewed research studies. The findings, from across six continents, showed there were “high rates of physical, sexual, and emotional IPV” with women seeking abortions. Often the abuse was cited as the reason for seeking an abortion, as well. The study also found:
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