Idaho and Utah have exceptions for rape or incest, but require the pregnant woman to first file a police report and then prove to the abortion provider the report was made. FOX13
Only about a third of sexual assaults are reported to police, according to the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network.
Republicans in the state were split on the issue last year, with Gov. Asa Hutchinson and Sen. Missy Irvin expressing reservations about the lack of protections for sexual assault survivors. The exceptions were always "incredibly limited," she said. "You might think these exceptions are helpful. But in fact they’re so restricted, they’re very hard to use."
She was responding to a question from Democratic Rep. Rich Brown, who asked if a 13-year-old impregnated during a rape would be forced to carry to term. Demonstrators during a national walk out in support of abortion rights at the University of Texas in Austin, Texas, U.S., on Thursday, May 5, 2022. For decades the fight to end abortion in America has been waged over Roe v. Wade. With the Supreme Cou"Well, I have. You’re looking at a sexual assault survivor," she said, adding that requiring rape victims to carry babies to term could lead them to desperate measures, including dangerous illegal abortions or suicide.
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