How common is it for men to trap women with pregnancy?

We hear stories about women lying about taking birth control. What about men? Do men ever try to trap women with pregnancy? If yes, how do they do it?
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  • men really can't. at least, not as easily.
    A woman can get an abortion if she desires. in most places, a woman can put a child up for adoption without father's consent (if they are unmarried I would assume). There are places where women may legally "abandon" a child they feel they can no longer care for.
    The only way a man could trap a woman is if she was anti-abortion, and refused to abandon her child to adoption or the state, instead choosing to raise it. Even then, she can fight any paternity rights claims he makes, and even if he wins some, more often than not she is the primary caretaker, and he has visitation rights and pays child support. Maybe if she is from a more traditional family, her own morals and social/family pressure might push her into a marriage... but those forces are not legally binding forces, and she has the right to turn to the state for help if she is being pressured in such a way.

    I am not saying it CAN NOT happen, I am simply saying that it is much more unlikely, and if he did try something, there are more legal avenues available for her if she feels that being a mother or staying with the man who got her pregnant are unacceptable.

  • I was just talking about this with my best GAG friend. I've noticed on here it's young under 20 girls that's being pressured into being impregnated by mostly Muslim men. I've seen their questions all the time asking if they should. The thing these sand niggers don't understand is that here in America pregnant doesn't equal possession. I advise all to run as far and fast as they can

Most Helpful Girls

  • The number vary between 10-16% of pregnancies are women suffering from reproductive coercion which is quite a lot when you remember that ~33% of pregnancies are unplanned. Reproductive coercion is when a partner tries to control a woman through threats of pregnancy or abortion. The partner can try to get the woman pregnant by doing things like stealing birth control or making it difficult to obtain birth control. They also try to abort the pregnancy through beatings, drugging, or medical abortions as a way to control the woman and the relationship.

    The only number I found for guys was 10% of guys said their partner had either refused to have in sex with a condom, hid or sabotaged the condoms, or tried to get pregnant without the guy's consent.

    I think this clearly shows that we need more discreet and effective choices for all genders birth control needs. No one should be forced into parenthood.

  • Yes, the guy who insists going in bare. I know girls who have been effed up over it and one girl who was with a guy who went in with a condom and slipped it off withour her knowing she got pregnant.

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  • I have never once heard of a man doing this. I strongly suspect the number of women doing it is very exaggerated also.

    Men or women either one who do something like that are pretty screwed up in the head. It's like desperation so extreme that it goes far beyond any kind of normal rational thinking.

  • That's very very uncommon.

    • I don't know that I'd call 1 in 10 and 15% uncommon...

  • No, because men don't get anything unless they get full custody of the child, which rarely happens by itself. It doesn't make any sense for a guy to do it.

  • I know at least one girl trapped that way.

  • I've never heard of it, why would a guy do that? It makes no sense whatsoever. Guys bail after getting a girl pregnant for a reason.

    • Domestic violence rarely if ever has a real reason.

    • @BellePepper Ok, what does that have to do with what I said?

    • Because trapping someone in a relationship is a form of domestic violence...

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  • Few and far between, since she can throw him on child support pretty much at will

  • You gotta hit it then quit it.. gotta tap then gap... no locks no ties

  • yes, to keep her around, so he can mistreat her, yet, the constant reminder reminder of how hard it'll be to be a single mom'll make her scared to leave.