By Deana Schroeder
I’ve been there. Not Todd Akin. Not Richard Mourdock. And certainly not their critics who sanctimoniously imagine that they know what pregnant sexual assault victims really want and need.
As my story shows, all too often, our self-appointed champions do more harm than good.
I was 17, drugged and raped. When I learned I was pregnant, my family, counselors, and doctors took control.
They intended the best. They wanted to help me. And even though there are literally no studies showing any benefit from abortion, they had total confidence in the social myth that abortion is the best option, even the only option, in cases of sexual assault.
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I\u2019ve been there. Not Todd Akin. \u00a0Not Richard Mourdock. \u00a0And certainly not their critics who sanctimoniously imagine that they know what pregnant sexual assault victims really want and need.<\/p>\n
As my story shows, all too often, our self-appointed champions do more harm than good.<\/p>\n
I was 17, drugged and raped. When I learned I was pregnant, my family, counselors, and doctors took control.<\/p>\n
They intended the best. They wanted to help me. And even though there are literally no studies showing any benefit from abortion, they had total confidence in the social myth that abortion is the best option, even the\u00a0only<\/em>\u00a0option, in cases of sexual assault.