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More than 26K rape-related pregnancies estimated after Texas outlawed abortions, new study says (www.houstonchronicle.com)

submitted 7 months ago by alyaza@beehaw.org to c/usnews@beehaw.org

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[–] jarfil@beehaw.org 14 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Over 26K rapes in 16 months?... Uh, Texas, WTF?

For reference, Texas has a population of about 29M, Spain has a population of 47M... and we find 3K rapes in 12 months to be a high enough number to do something about it.

[–] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 9 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

The Texas government actually hates Texans, but more specifically Texan women.

[–] theforkofdamocles@beehaw.org 14 points 7 months ago

Hm…I seem to recall Abbott saying that if the abortion ban passed, “Texas will work tirelessly to make sure that we eliminate all rapists from the streets.”

[–] drdiddlybadger@pawb.social 11 points 7 months ago

Fucking bleak.