“It should have been my decision”: A mixed methods investigation of contraceptive coercion among U.S. patients with and without disabilities

Contraceptive coercion is more common among individuals with disabilities and is explained by self-reported discriminatory care. Understanding these experiences is key to resisting coercive practices and advancing disability-informed reproductive justice.

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Social Science & Medicine
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2026-02-04
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2026.119058
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Disability Rights and Representation
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“It should have been my decision”: A mixed methods investigation of contraceptive coercion among U.S. patients with and without disabilities

Lindsay M. Cannon, Laura E. T. Swan, Meaghan Bethea, Tiffany L. Green
Social Science & Medicine
Disability Rights and Representation
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“It should have been my decision”: A mixed methods investigation of contraceptive coercion among U.S. patients with and without disabilities

Lindsay M. Cannon, Laura E. T. Swan, Meaghan Bethea, Tiffany L. Green
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Abstract

Contraceptive coercion is more common among individuals with disabilities and is explained by self-reported discriminatory care. Understanding these experiences is key to resisting coercive practices and advancing disability-informed reproductive justice.

Social Science & MedicineVol. 394
University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
Gender equality
Openalex Percentile: Top 71%
Disability Rights and Representation
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