Domestic Violence Hotline Reports 99% Increase in Calls Post-Roe
The hotline told Jezebel how abortion bans are now in the "toolbox of abusive partners."
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The hotline told Jezebel how abortion bans are now in the "toolbox of abusive partners."
After Roe v. Wade fell, the National Domestic Violence Hotline saw a 99-percent increase in callers reporting that people were trying to control their reproductive choices.
When women with a history of abortion were asked if abortion was consistent with their values or preferences, 70% said it was not.
It's already harder to get an abortion in many places and access is likely to be limited more with the passage of new laws.
From the moment the Supreme Court decision overturning the right to an abortion was leaked last spring, researchers and pundits began to predict the…