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Over 60,000 Rapes Resulted in Pregnancy in States With Total Abortion Bans Since Roe Was Overturned
Researchers say few, if any, of the victims were able to get in-state abortions legally
themessenger.com
More than 60,000 women and girls have become pregnant after being raped in states with total abortion bans in the months since Roe v. Wade was overturned, researchers estimate.
Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (Dobbs) decision, 14 states enacted total abortion bans. Five of these states have exceptions to their abortion bans in cases of rape. However, victims must immediately report the rape to police, which happens only about 21% of the time, researchers wrote in a paper published in JAMA on Wednesday.
The study says few, if any, of these rape victims were able to get an abortion legally. If they did seek one, they had to travel out of state or pursue a self-managed abortion, which may include obtaining an abortion pill.
The 14 states include Alabama, Arkansas, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia and Wisconsin.