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Thanks
for your note to FEMINIST.COM.
I would imagine that the statistic
you are looking for is too difficult
to obtain precisely because
so many rapes still go unreported,
therefore, any estimate of how
many pregnancies resulted from
rape would be a low estimate.
My other rationale is purely
a guess, but if the woman got
pregnant I bet she would be
even more hard pressed to call
it rape. Unnecessary shame is
still such a strong emotion.
However, if such a statistic
did exist, I would recommend
two places to possible obtain
it:
1.) CIA or the FBI or the Deparment
of Justice--each of these branches
of the U.S. government are responsible
for reporting the number of
rapes.
2.) The Alan
Guttmacher Institute, which
has the most comprehensive statistics
on pregnancy/reproductive health.
I
hope that helps. Good luck on
your search.
—Amy
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