Can You Die from Rape?

Yes.

Of course, most rape victims don't die, but it can certainly happen.

Some rape victims are actively murdered by their assailants.

Others sustain injuries during the rape that prove fatal.

Still others contract diseases from their attackers.

Anyone who has been sexually assaulted should seek medical attention.

If Prostitution Was Legal, Would There Still be Rape?

Yep.

No question.

You see, rape--or at least, some rape--isn't about sex at all. It's about violence, power, control, force, anger...things that aren't as easily satisfied by renting someone's body for the evening as mere sexual frustration might be.

Here is some more in-depth information about the causes of rape: Causes of Rape

Some will argue that all rape is about violence rather than sex, but I do not believe that research or statistics bear that out. Changing culture over the past few decades has brought about a higher incidence of the type of rape commonly described as "date rape" and a greater likelihood of rape being reported, and with that new information new layers of complexity have appeared.

In any case, it's clear that the rapes that are motivated by violence toward women will not be eliminated by making sex more readily available through legalization of prostitution.

Even where it is about sex, or partially about sex, it's often about SPECIFIC sex (in particular, sex that a rapist feels was in some way "promised" and then not delivered); thus, the availability of an alternative would likely have little or no impact on the in-the-moment reaction.

Further, it is worth noting that in today's society, sex IS fairly readily available. Many accused rapists are young, attractive, well-to-do, and not at all likely to be unable to find sexual release without force. Thus, if it were simply a matter of providing an easily accessible alternative, the problem of rape would largedly have been solved by cultural evolution over the past few decades.


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Can You Get Pregnant From Rape?

For obvious reasons, this one alarmed me.

Yes. Absolutely. Sex is sex, and whether it's voluntary or not if semen enters the vagina, you can get pregnant.

Of course, physical and emotional trauma can also impact your hormone production and throw off your menstrual cycle.

Bottom line: See a doctor. Please. Right away.


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Can You Rape a Prostitute?

Yes, but you shouldn't.

This is a reasonable question in the view of the fact that a judge in Pennsylvania recently ruled that raping (oops, sorry, forcing a prostitute to perform sex acts at gunpoint) was mere theft of services. Armed robbery, if you will.

In truth, what's the argument? That prostitutes regularly consent to sex, so they're deemed ALWAYS to have consented, in all circumstances?

That's a pretty slippery slope, don't you think?