Men influence abortion decisions, too: Column

A woman's reproductive decisions are hers alone. But men can sometimes resort to violence.

Forced
abortion is not isolated to China and a few other countries where
reproduction and state violence go hand in hand. It is widespread in
America, too.

Legally, a woman's reproductive decisions are hers
alone. But outside the courtroom, men — boyfriends and husbands — hold a
lot of influence over those decisions. And that influence often
manifests itself violently. Consider cases from this year:

• In Florida, John Andrew Welden was charged with first-degree murder and product tampering when his girlfriend says he tricked her into taking Cytotec,
  a drug that could result in an abortion, after she refused to end her
  pregnancy. His ex-girlfriend, Remee Lee, 26, also has filed a lawsuit
  against him.
• In New York, Christian Ferdinand allegedly killed and set fire
  to a 14-year-old girl whom he believed he had impregnated. A medical
  examiner later determined that the young victim wasn't even pregnant.
• In Connecticut, prosecutors say Carlton Bryan hired a hit man to kill his 21-year-old girlfriend because she refused to abort their unborn baby.

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