Clinical psychologist and specialist in intimate partner violence Christauria Welland has made a special appeal to participants in the upcoming Synod of Synodality to address the issue during the upcoming October session.
A woman shared how she endured an abusive relationship as a teenager, culminating in her partner's attempt to "baby trap" her by intentionally getting her pregnant without her consent. The woman eventually made the decision to leave her relationship and have an abortion, a choice that many other women in abusive relationships have to turn to.