Of course, Franks had an agenda in pretending ignorance about rape, as he was objecting to a Democratic amendment to make an exception to Franks’ bill to nationally ban all abortions after the 20 week mark. His bill was advanced from an all-male panel, naturally. Franks’ “Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act” is unconstitutional, and allows no exceptions for rape and/or incest victims. Somehow Republicans sell this as being “family values”.
The National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine says that among adult women, an estimated 32,101 pregnancies result from rape each year. That is not “low”.
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.
Rep.
Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) wasn’t playing any games with Franks, and she shot back
during the hearing, “I just find it astonishing to hear a phrase repeated that
the incidence of pregnancy from rape is low. There’s no scientific basis for
that and the idea that the Republican men on this committee can tell the women
of America that they have to carry to term the product of a rape is
outrageous.”
Yes, that’s exactly what they are going to do. American women will be forced to carry the product of rape to term, and pay for their rapist’s crime literally. American families will be forced by the Republican Party to pay for their daughter’s rapist’s baby. American men will be forced to watch their wife/daughter give birth to her rapist’s baby. And since many states grant rapists visitation, you can imagine the good family times to be had when her rapist stops by for a visit.I agree with Sarah Jones' assessment of Trent Franks proposed legislation:
Franks is just another Republican with “family values”, if by family, you mean white, Christian, straight men.Despite the defeat of the likes of Todd Akin, the Republican War on Women Continues, lead by the Clueless likes of Trent Franks!
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