Public debate often assumes what survivors will feel. Here, women who lived through pregnancy after rape speak for themselves, alongside people conceived through rape. Hear what they say about trauma, healing, motherhood, adoption, hope and the worth of every life.
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Survivors describe seeing an innocent son or daughter, not the attacker.
Read the answer 02Women who continued their pregnancies describe trauma, recovery and hope.
Read the answer 03Survivors describe healing through support, relationships, adoption and motherhood.
Read the answer 04Young survivors need urgent protection, specialist care and practical support.
Read the answer 05Continuing a pregnancy does not require a woman to become a lifelong parent.
Read the answer 06Compassion for the woman does not require denying the child’s equal worth.
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Watch▶Survivor · Pregnant at 14 · Open adoption
She distinguishes her daughter from the man who raped her. Crystal became pregnant after being raped at 14, came close to abortion, then carried her daughter and chose an open adoptive family.
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Watch▶Survivor · University student · Open adoption
She says abortion would not have erased the rape. Raped while at university, Kathy carried her son Nathan, chose his adoptive parents and describes a lasting relationship between their families.
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Watch▶Conceived through rape · Her mother was 11
She reflects on being conceived when her mother was a child. Kathy recounts learning that her mother became pregnant after rape at 11 and argues that the circumstances of conception do not determine a person’s worth.
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