"Coercing" is too strong, for the putative patients did not actually go through with the abortions, which they never wanted to begin with.

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It also prohibits making threats and coercing victims over the phone.

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As a consequence of the failure of supply-side enforcement, government initiatives have focused on coercing offenders whose crimes are related to their drug use into treatment.

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The lawyer for the two women who have accused Mr Assange of coercing them sexually told the BBC it was not part of some wider, global plot.

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Instead of coercing students into certain fields by saddling liberal arts with higher costs, Scott, Perry and others should concentrate on providing families with all the information they need to make informed decisions.

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Samsung has filed for an injunction against LG for supposedly coercing 11 Samsung researchers (already indicted in July) into leaking the secrets behind its OLED screens, including 18 pieces of technology and 21 related documents.

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Patrick Keliher, the Commissioner of the Maine Department of Marine Resources, said his agency has investigated reports of lobstermen coercing others not to go out fishing in an effort to lower supplies and raise prices back to more normal levels.

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