# of states in Which Rapists Can Sue For Custody and Visitation Rights -- 31 --

[xchrom]

http://www.alternet.org/gender/number-states-which-rapists-can-sue-custody-and-visitation-rights-31-and-other-shocking-rape



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50 Facts About Rape

Low estimate of the number of women , according to the Department of Justice, raped every year: 300,000

High estimate of the number of women raped , according to the CDC: 1.3 million

Percentage of rapes not reported : 54 percent

A woman's chance of being raped in the U.S.: 1 in 5

Chances that a raped woman conceives compared to one engaging in consensual sex : at least two times as likely

Number of women in the US impregnated against their will each year in the U.S. as a result of rape: 32,000

Number of states in which rapists can sue for custody and visitation : 31

Chances that a woman's body " shuts that whole thing down ": 0 in 3.2 billion

Rank of U.S. in the world for rape: 13th

A woman's chance of being raped in college : 1 in 4 or 5

Chances that a Native American woman in the U.S. will be raped : 1 in 3

Percentage of women in Alaska who have suffered sexual assault: 37 percent

Number of rape kits untested by the Houston police force: 6,000-7,000 (Texas ranked second in nation for "forcible rape&quot

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[ejpoeta]

1. well there's another thing. not only were you raped by this guy

now because you either chose to have the kid or are forced to, you can be forced to have interaction with this guy for the rest of your life because he has access to the kid. It's like continually being violated. And what if you wanted to give the kid up for adoption? You have to get the rapists consent? uggh. I have 3 daughters... this is not what I want for them. This is bullshit.