# Birth Rape.  Now I've heard everything.

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 14, 2011, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birth-rape-now-ive-heard-everything/574682 "2011-03-14T18:17:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4bbf92/32.png) [@Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heart_of_Dorkness)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birth-rape-now-ive-heard-everything/574682/9 "2011-03-14T19:20:34Z")

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There was a thread on this [a while back](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=536147&highlight=birth+rape), and I stand by my original statement there:

> [@Does "Birth Rape" exist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-birth-rape-exist/513995/20):
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> It probably could be malpractice, it might even be assault in some cases, but I’d be hard pressed to call it \*sexual \*assault, and it sure isn’t rape.
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> I can absolutely see why it could feel similar to rape to the woman. But that doesn’t make it so.

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