#reproductive-coercion

#reproductive-coercion

In the three years since Roe v. Wade was overturned, the Texas lawyer Jonathan Mitchell has made his name with splashy lawsuits that seek to throttle abortion rights further, specifically by limiting access to mail-order abortion pills. But Mitchell, who is the godfather of the Texas abortion "bounty hunter" law, has so far struggled to find plaintiffs who would endear themselves to the public.

Cheung defines reproductive coercion as acts to punish or control someone's reproductive decisions, which can come from abusive partners or restrictive abortion laws.