Questions people ask

Questions about pregnancy after rape

Hear directly from survivors and people conceived through rape, then explore a clear pro-life answer to each question.

Won’t she look at the child and see her rapist?

The fear is understandable, but it is not inevitable. Several women here say they came to see an innocent son or daughter with an identity entirely separate from the man who attacked them. Their children became people to love, not extensions of the rapist.

Paula Payton speaking in her public testimonyWatch

Paula Payton

She describes trauma that remained, and love that grew. After surviving a violent gang rape, Paula became pregnant and speaks of her son as a source of love and joy without pretending the aftermath was simple.

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A mother and her son

She says her son is not a daily reminder of the man who raped her. After escaping prolonged captivity and abuse, she became pregnant, resisted pressure to abort and later described her son as innocent, compassionate and deeply loved.

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“Sarah”

She distinguishes her son from the husband who raped her. Writing under a pseudonym, Sarah describes discovering that her husband had raped and filmed her, recognising that her son was conceived during the assault and fighting to protect both children from further abuse.

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