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Once again, not understanding the article, also there is no proof that rape would prevent pregnancy from occurring, as many doctors are now reiterating. "Physicians and rape experts say there’s no way the trauma of rape would prevent pregnancy from occurring. “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. . “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.”" "Gail Abarbanel, founder and director of the Rape Treatment Center at the Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center, was appalled by Akin’s remarks. “I think his statement shows such a profound lack of knowledge about rape, the law, and the biology of women’s bodies,” Abarbanel said. “One of the most devastating consequences of rape is getting pregnant. To make the victim responsible for it is outrageous and offensive.” Dr. Amy Rosenman, an assistant clinical professor at the UCLA. “It’s unbelievable. Stuff like that is from the dark ages...there is no physiologic method that prevents pregnancy in the case of rape. If there is an egg available and there are sperm available and they meet, then pregnancy occurs. The ovary and the ovum cannot differentiate sperm from friend or foe.” In fact, each year 32,000 pregnancies result from rape, according to an article published in 1996 in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

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Once again, not understanding the article, also there is no proof that rape would prevent pregnancy from occurring, as many doctors are now reiterating.

Twisting!

Physicians and rape experts say there’s no way the trauma of rape would prevent pregnancy from occurring.

That's not the issue! It's what happens after the rape when the woman learns she's pregnant.

...there is no physiologic method that prevents pregnancy in the case of rape.

Who is claiming that there is a way to "prevent" a pregnancy from happening?

Again, this is about what happens when the woman learns she's pregnant, not about what happens at the time of the criminal act.