Examples of Forced pregnancy in a sentence
Forced pregnancy refers to all acts of sexual violence that are aimed at making a woman pregnant against her will.
Forced pregnancy is where a woman forcibly made pregnant; is confined; and this act is undertaken with the intent of affecting the ethnic composition of any population or carrying out other grave violations of international law.
Forced pregnancy and rape, could be used strategically against the opponent, in order to change the ethnic identity of the offspring, or to spread disease, as could be seen in Rwanda when HIV- positive combatants raped women from the opposite ethnic group (Skjelsbæk, 2001a:73-74).
Forced pregnancy is defined as ”the unlawful confinement of a woman forcibly made pregnant, with the intent of affecting the ethnic composition of any population or carrying out other grave violations of international law.“294 This provision was extremely controversial, because some states feared that it would criminalize national laws prohibiting abortion.
Forced pregnancy and childbirth therefore constitute misogynistic human rights violations.