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Since the Hyde Amendment was passed in 1976, the federal government cannot lawfully fund abortions unless the mother’s life is in danger, or the pregnancy is a result of rape or incest. The Center for American Progress reports that in 2001, the number of federally or state-funded Medicaid abortions was 81. Furthermore, 70,000 women a year die from abortion procedures around the world because of faulty and sub-standard medical conditions according to a 2006 International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics report. The political infrastructure in place in America currently does not adequately allow women...
...Portrayal of Rape Ignores Statistics and Misses Nuance...
...herself against violence by taking responsibility for her own social and sexual behavior. Of course, actual research concluding that education on the prevalence, consequences, and forms of sexual violence is the most effective form of prevention would beg to differ, as would the many chaste, sober individuals who are raped. No matter what someone drinks, wears, or chooses to do, they do not ask to, nor should they expect to be raped; only a rapist can ultimately prevent a rape...
This being said, false accusations of rape, like any other crime, do occur, and at the same frequency as those of any other crime. But these false accusations are not motivated by morning after regrets; morning after regrets lead to awkward dining hall interactions—they do not generate the time and energy necessary to pursue a rape charge. Announcing you have been the victim of rape does not raise your social status; there is no special incentive to falsely claim you were a rape victim. Any false accusations of a crime have their victims. As Caldwell noted...
...light candles at the vigil, especially because when they come forward as survivors, they will face Caldwell’s suspicious analogies to the false accusations at Duke and will be confronted with her doubts given her belief that not “all of these [incidents] actually constituted rape.” We suggest that Caldwell’s “victims of sexual violence politics” organize their own week and have their own candlelight vigil to raise awareness about the prevalence of false accusations. Otherwise, Caldwell, you can organize...