If instead of executing the child we executed the rapist?



Rape-related pregnancy: estimates and descriptive characteristics from a national sample of women

M M Holmes 1 , H S Resnick, D G Kilpatrick, C L Best
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PMID: 8765248
DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9378(96)70141-2
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Abstract

Objective: We attempted to determine the national rape-related pregnancy rate and provide descriptive characteristics of pregnancies that result from rape.

Study design: A national probability sample of 4008 adult American women took part in a 3-year longitudinal survey that assessed the prevalence and incidence of rape and related physical and mental health outcomes.

Results: The national rape-related pregnancy rate is 5.0% per rape among victims of reproductive age (aged 12 to 45); among adult women an estimated 32,101 pregnancies result from rape each year. Among 34 cases of rape-related pregnancy, the majority occurred among adolescents and resulted from assault by a known, often related perpetrator. Only 11.7% of these victims received immediate medical attention after the assault, and 47.1% received no medical attention related to the rape. A total 32.4% of these victims did not discover they were pregnant until they had already entered the second trimester; 32.2% opted to keep the infant whereas 50% underwent abortion and 5.9% placed the infant for adoption; an additional 11.8% had spontaneous abortion.

Conclusions: Rape-related pregnancy occurs with significant frequency. It is a cause of many unwanted pregnancies and is closely linked with family and domestic violence. As we address the epidemic of unintended pregnancies in the United States, greater attention and effort should be aimed at preventing and identifying unwanted pregnancies that result from sexual victimization.

If an abortion is not allowed by the state when the pregnancy results from rape or incest, the mother should be allowed to turn the infant over to the state for care, or the state should pay child support.

I don’t like abortion but rape and/or incest is inexcusable.

Rape and incest are inexcusable, but that's a problem for the abuser, not the baby.

Curb side justice.

I hate Abortion
Rapists should be hung after a trial ...period
The victim should be able to choose the fate of her pregnancy in this case.

i got no problem with a death penalty for actual forced violent rape, forced incest or forced child molestation. When a 15 year old steals her big sisters ID. Goes home with a 25 year old she meets in a bar, 25 year old man has no idea she is a minor, stuff like that is a different story. cCreepy step dad, Jr High softball coach etc, sure why not a death penalty?

People that Rape should be given the Bathtub and Toaster execution. Let the woman throw in the Toaster if she wants.

The majority they describe, what's that number? Were they raped multiple times? Rape has such a broad definition. I would think the rape involving an unknown assailant, one time thing, would result in few pregnancies. As for the rapist castration seems appropriate. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/...ne-dumond-arkansas-rapist-of-17-year-old

Everything is rape today so be careful what you want to see happen.

Not everyone is Rich or Royalty. Prince Andrew got booed yesterday at the Whoopla. Wasn't that enough, just terrible. Jest of course!

I agree.

Talking sexually in the workplace is sexual harassment, but talking about sexuality to children K-3 at school is considered essential? That is good Trapper7!

I've been criticized a lot over the years for my reference to the Catholic Bible, but maybe reading "The Book of Susanna" would be profitable for some.