New figures show outcome of pregnancies as a result of rape
Published: Thursday, March 01, 2012
FIGURES RELEASED BY the Rape Crisis Network have detailed the outcome of pregnancies which occured as a result of rape in Ireland.
A total of 1,545 survivors of sexual violence attended rape crisis centres around the country in 2010. Of these, 75 became pregnant as a result of rape.
Forty-three of the women (57 per cent) went on to parent their child. Ten (13 per cent) chose to terminate their pregnancies while ten chose to place their child up for adoption or fostering.