Debate ‘simplifying’ rape pregnancy cases

Rape crisis groups have hit out at comments made in the abortion debate which they say simplify and generalise associations between pregnancy through rape and abortion.

Rape Crisis Network Ireland (RCNI) said 90 girls and women approached their services in 2011 who had become pregnant as a result of rape and that 17 of these had terminated their pregnancies.

In addition, two survivors became pregnant more than once as a result of rape and had different outcomes in each pregnancy.