Womes's Rights Regarding Rape

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WOMEN’S RIGHTS REGARDING RAPE



All women should have the right not to be raped. I

strongly feel that the act of rape is violating the human

rights of women for three reasons. First, besides being a

traumatic experience, rape can result in an unwanted

pregnancy. Second, many rape victims also have to deal with

exposure to a variety of sexually transmitted diseases.

Third, I feel that all women should have the same right as

men to protect their bodies from the act of rape.



Unwanted Pregnancies



Although the act of rape can produce several outcomes,

I think that one of the most important is unwanted

pregnancies. Not only are the women exposed to the

traumatic experience of being raped but some also have to

carry it with them for at least nine months. Furthermore, a

woman who makes the decision to keep the child will have a

daily reminder of being forced to do something that she

didn’t want to do. In the book Human Rights, Hillary Rodham

Clinton states “It is a violation of human rights when

individual women are raped and when thousands of women are

subjected to rape...” (49). I strongly agree that rape is a

human rights violation. Although I feel that rape is a

violation of a woman’s human rights, it is an extremely

affective way to control women.



Sexually Transmitted Diseases



Many rape victims also have to deal with exposure to

sexually transmitted diseases. I feel that enough women are

exposed to sexually transmitted diseases without being

forced to participate in sexual acts. Sexually transmitted

diseases can be classified into three categories: those that

can be treated, those that are not curable but can be

treated, and those that are life threatening. An example of

a sexually transmitted disease that can be treated is

gonorrhea. An example of a sexually transmitted disease...