{"id":306401,"date":"2024-02-07T06:45:13","date_gmt":"2024-02-07T12:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=306401"},"modified":"2024-02-08T13:07:38","modified_gmt":"2024-02-08T19:07:38","slug":"rape-related-pregnancy-study-meets-eye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/rape-related-pregnancy-study-meets-eye\/","title":{"rendered":"GUEST OPINION: There’s more behind the rape-related pregnancy ‘study’ than meets the eye"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this guest post are solely those of the guest author.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n

As the survivor of three saline abortion attempts, my heart always goes out to the victims of horrific crimes, yet I know there\u2019s hope, and healing available for those who choose it. I have a very low tolerance for seeing people abused, and their stories exploited. However, I\u2019ve come to expect such from Planned Parenthood.<\/span><\/p>\n

It came as no surprise when I learned that Samuel Dickman, Medical Director of Planned Parenthood, is the author of the recent \u201cresearch<\/a><\/span>\u201d which has gotten quite a bit of publicity, and not all of it laudatory. The Journal of the American Medical Association, or \u201cJAMA\u201d, published this study on January 24, 2024. Comments by professionals on the \u201cstudy\u2019s\u201d website show concern for the mathematical and reporting errors, including but not limited to the number of rapes being inflated, as well as the incidence of pregnancy from rape. For example, the study reports numbers of rape victims at 519,981 since Roe<\/em> was overturned, yet the FBI states we only see 135,755 annually<\/a><\/span> in the U.S.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

Dickman, et al\u2019s findings are focused on 14 states alone. While there\u2019s no previous study of the 14 states that are the focus of this study, so an apples-to-apples comparison isn\u2019t possible, we need only ask a simple question: How could only 14 out of 50 states possibly report over 500,000, when only 135,755 occur annually in all 50 states? This is a huge disparity, and virtually impossible. Let\u2019s look into this a bit further, because it seems that something is definitely rotten in Denmark.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The JAMA study claims that 12.5% of rapes result in pregnancy. However, prior to that, 5% was considered the accepted standard, based in a 1996 study<\/a><\/span>. The JAMA study\u2019s numbers are clearly inflated. But why? [LAN Editor’s Note: This paragraph was edited for clarity<\/em>.]<\/span><\/p>\n

The timing of the study\u2019s publication is very interesting, and provides a look into the most plausible reason. Dickman was the submitter of record<\/a> for a constitutional amendment in Montana, called Ballot Issue 14. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Submitter of Record – Ballot Issue 14<\/p><\/div>\n

As the chief Medical Director for Planned Parenthood of Montana, it\u2019s an understatement to say that Dickman\u2019s organization profits substantially by killing babies. If passed, this constitutional amendment will prevent laws to protect the lives of the most vulnerable in Montana.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n