Coercion is common. It comes in many direct and indirect forms. It can include personal pressure and threats that can escalate to violence; abuse of authority by trusted school, guidance or healthcare counselors, social service or other gatekeepers; profit-driven sales tactics; personal or professional ultimatums and negligence, non-disclosure or false information presented as fact.

Such tactics often work synergistically and cannot be referred to as "choice" in the conventional and fair understanding of the term. The web site Abortion Concern has noted: 
 

"Some claim an abortion is only ‘forced’ if physical force — e.g., kidnapping —
is involved, and that all other abortions have been ‘chosen’ ... even where women have been harassed or brutalized to cause them to comply. [We consider] the distinction between ‘forced’ and ‘coerced’ abortions irrelevant, as both are internationally recognized as human rights abuses ...