The Killings of Young Mothers. In the US, “when women under age 25 get pregnant, their odds of death by homicide more than double.”
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This is closely related to the fact that the most dangerous time in an abusive relationship is when the victim chooses to leave. Then there is the fact that when victims leave, they are often stalked and harassed by their abuser. People who say "women should just leave" have no idea how abusive relationships work. Women who get trapped in pregnancies with abusive partners are at even more risk, as this new set of data demonstrates. And we are only making it worse by limiting contraception and abortion access. Because, apparently, young women's lives don't matter.
There's an excellent book on the "why didn't she just leave?" issue, Rachel Snyder's No Visible Bruises. Highly recommended, but prepare to be enraged.
Also worth saying: not all intimate-partner abuse is physical. Coercive control and financial abuse are also forms of domestic abuse.
If you or someone you care for are experiencing any form of abuse, the National Domestic Violence Hotline (in the US) can help.
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