The Washington Post’s Aaron Blake reports (emphasis added):
Another Republican congressman ventured into the realm of rape and pregnancy Wednesday, saying at a committee hearing that incidences of pregnancy from rape are “very low.”
Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.), whose measure banning abortions after 20 weeks was being considered in the House Judiciary Committee, argued against a Democratic amendment to make exceptions for rape and incest by suggesting that pregnancy from rape is rare.
“The incidence of rape resulting in pregnancy are very low,” Franks said.
Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.), whose measure banning abortions after 20 weeks was being considered in the House Judiciary Committee, argued against a Democratic amendment to make exceptions for rape and incest by suggesting that pregnancy from rape is rare.
“The incidence of rape resulting in pregnancy are very low,” Franks said.
Franks did not rest his case against an exception for late-term abortions in the case of rape because the number of pregnancies in such circumstances is small.
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