You mentioned that my wife Jane is a leading advocate and expert on domestic violence, and she's informed a lot of the work that we have been able to do. So Last year, we were able to pass a bill that made California the first state in the nation recognizing reproductive coercion as a form of domestic violence. Reproductive coercion is when an abuser interferes with their partner's bodily autonomy, reproductive autonomy, whether it's denying them birth control, whether that's pressuring them to get pregnant, whether that's preventing … (24:21–24:31)
CLAIM
Asserts that California became the first state to recognize reproductive coercion as a form of domestic violence due to a bill passed last year.
This is an excerpt from a raw transcript. The assertions have not been audited or verified. Tap the video to view the source footage and understand the context.
