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Essay / The Importance of Rape During War - 1333
In fact, every year approximately 22 million women have illegal abortions. Of these 22 million women, 47,000 lose their lives and approximately 5.2 million are hospitalized each year. Forcing women victims of conflict rape to carry their pregnancies to term is dangerous in many ways and has a negative impact on the mental and physical well-being of the victim. Forcing rape survivors to carry out their pregnancies is punishing them for a crime that was committed against them. Denying these women access to safe and legal abortions forces them to relive their rape once again, before the eyes of the world. Being forced to carry a pregnancy to term not only poses mental and emotional risks, but also endangers the mother's life. Worldwide, “pregnancy is one of the leading causes of death among girls aged 15 to 19, most commonly due to complications related to childbirth…Adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 have two times more likely to die during pregnancy and childbirth – as are those in their twenties – and very young adolescents'. Pregnancy at a young age can have a negative impact on the lives of young girls around the world. Girls are forced to drop out of school and care for their children, forcing them into a cycle of poverty and suffering. Knowing that most of these women live in patriarchal societies (Bosnia, Rwanda, Darfur, Syria, etc.), not only do they face extreme emotional and physical pain, but they also have to deal with negative reactions from their families and their community. Looking at the rapes that took place in the former Yugoslavia during the war, it is clear that there was a stigma against women who had been raped and