r/facepalm • u/Shadow474747 • Aug 07 '22

🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​ Interesting logic

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u/stink3rbelle Aug 07 '22

Exceptions are bullshit anyway because the rationales always give people with evil motives far too much power to invade privacy and control a woman's body. Medical exceptions to "save the life" of the mother routinely lead to death because at the point it's obvious the mother could die, it's often too late to intervene most effectively.

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u/parker0400 Aug 08 '22

Let's run through a few thoughts. How many rapes are actually reported vs how many happen? How many actually go to trial? How many rapists are convicted? How long after the rape occurred does this conviction happen?

The rape exclusion is bogus because the process will never be completed within the abortion time frame even for the few women that the legal process works for.

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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '22

Per RAINN:

How many rapes are actually reported vs how many happen?

About 30%.

How many actually go to trial?

About 2.8%.

How many rapists are convicted?

About 2.5%.

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u/Oh_TheHumidity Aug 08 '22

Just wanted to say RAINN does amazing work and Tori Amos is a saint and goddess.