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To: Antoninus II
Stress can terminate a pregnancy, definitely, it does nothing to prevent one. There is absolutely ZERO scientific proof of any kind that a woman who is ovulating and ends up getting raped, has any sort of magical "protection" against pregnancy.

Statistically, miscarriages increase slightly percentage-wise in pregnancies that were due to rape, but not a tremendous difference over the norm(15-20% vs 10-20%)

“If a woman’s ovaries have already released an egg, she’s just as likely to get pregnant from a rape as she would be from a voluntary encounter,” Dr. Barbara Levy, vice president for health policy at the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, told NBC News. “From the biological standpoint, a woman is at risk for pregnancy if she’s at a vulnerable point in her menstrual cycle when the rape occurs.”

42 posted on 08/21/2012 6:26:17 PM PDT by PhxTM06
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To: PhxTM06

There you go again.
You and your pesky facts! /s


166 posted on 08/22/2012 7:06:39 AM PDT by Scotswife
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