Teen Girls Report Abusive Boyfriends Try To Get Them Pregnant
Posted by: eeek
Date: 09/20/2007 05:16PM
In a new qualitative clinical study published in the September-October issue of the journal Ambulatory Pediatrics, Miller and her research colleagues report that a quarter of the teenage girls interviewed for the study -- all of whom had histories of abusive relationships -- say their partners were actively trying to get them pregnant. The study is the first in the general adolescent health literature to document the role of abusive partners in promoting teen pregnancy.
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