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In reply to the discussion: Men forcing women to become pregnant against their will... [View all]Bonobo
(29,257 posts)can be done just by accidentally not taking a pill on purpose. The real difference is, of course, that women have "The Choice" and so if they do it, it is their freedom being expressed. Oh, and if a man dares to say that a woman did it, they are called "MRA crazies".
http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/triage/2008/09/getting-pregnan.html
Why are there so many unintended pregnancies in the U.S. when contraception is widely available?
Researchers from Princeton University and Columbia University suggest a provocative answer in a just-published paper in Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health.
Men and women may opt against using contraception because it increases sexual excitement and fuels romantic fantasies surrounding love and commitment, they propose.
Also, young women may view a pregnancy as a way to start a new life, escape from home and improve their status, the authors say.
In other words, becoming pregnant may hold a positive payoff for men and women even when they dont particularly want to raise a child.
The researchers call this phenomenon pregnancy ambivalence and they claim it has more to do with unintended pregnancies than previously realized.