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  As part of our mission, it is our goal to bring awareness of resources regarding rape and incest conception to those who are directly affected by the situation, as well as to the general public to promote awareness. 

     Our goal is to make the most comprehensive list of literature regarding rape and incest conception available to the public. 

     If you have questions regarding any of the posted resources, please do not hesitate to ask. Similarly, please contact us should you find a resource that should be added.

 

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   There is not a wide selection of literature and other materials regarding rape/incest conception, but some does exist.  To our knowledge, we have compiled the most comprehensive list available. It is our aim to share these with individuals conceived in such fashion, those who are caring for such individuals, practitioners and professionals who need further resources, and general interested parties. If you know of a resource to add to this list, please email us

   Unless otherwise noted, the below resources are available from outside sites and sources not affiliated with Stigma.

   In the case of the available links to the books below, wherever possible, a link is provided to Amazon.com, of which Stigma is an affiliate.  All money received as a direct result of clicking these links will be used operate the website and/or directly contribute to the costs of running the group.  For more information, please contact us. Thank you for helping to support our site.

 

 

Contents 


Web Resources

The Experience of being Rape conceived

Incest Genetics

Parenting the Rape/Incest Conceived Child

Why Men Rape

Possible Interventions


Magazine/Newspaper Articles Current Events

Testimonials


Books

Videos/Movies

Articles

The Experience of Being Rape-Conceived

Firsthand accounts as found on the internet


The Letter
http://www.pinn.net/~swampy/theletter.html


Unexpected Rejection: the subject No One Wants To Talk About
by Sherrie Eldridge

http://www.cog7.org/BA/NowWhat/Articles/EmotionalSuffering/Unexpected.html


In many cases, rape conception was common in slave days, as explained by Fredrick Douglass
who was himself a rape-conceived slave who later became an abolitionist and prolific speaker/writer.
http://pd.sparknotes.com/lit/narrative/section5.html


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Incest Genetics

Online Explanations of the Factors Involved


Incest Genetics (a brief introductory description)
http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/mole00/mole00076.htm


Wright's Coefficient of Inbreeding--An extremely scientific explanation of the complexities involved in incest genetics:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jamesdow/wrigco.htm


A large bibliography for further reading on this subject exists at
http://www.consang.net/bibliographies/consanguinity/Consanguinity%20Incest.pdf


(This page can be accessed in HTML, rather than PDF file, through Google at: http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:sqs7ayKKER0J:www.consang.net/bibliographies/consanguinity/      Consanguinity%2520Incest.pdf+&hl=en)


Please note that the opinions or views of these websites do not necessarily reflect that of Stigma, and the links are provided solely in the hopes of providing empirical information regarding studies involving incest genetics.


A discussion of incest genetics and its potential perils, frequency, and other facts can be found at the following links: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inbreeding


More information, including histories of families in which inbreeding (which we at Stigma prefer to refer to as CONCEPTION BY INCEST) has occurred, can be found at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incest#Incest_and_Inbreeding


"Ask Dr. Warren": Dr. Warren explains (in layman's terms) the potential risks involved for the individual conceived by incest:

http://www.askdrwarren.com/qa970125.htm#q4


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Parenting the Rape and Incest Conceived Child


Talking With Children About Difficult History
by Holly van Gulden
http://www.pactadopt.org/press/articles/diffhis.html


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Why Men Rape


RAPIST TYPOLOGIES
http://faculty.ncwc.edu/toconnor/428/428lect18.htm


Why Men Rape
by Randy Thornhill and Craig T. Palmer
(Please be aware of potentially triggering graphics on this page)
http://iranscope.ghandchi.com/Anthology/Women/rape.htm


Behavior Evidence:
Understanding Motives And Developing Suspects
In Unsolved Serial Rapes Through
Behavioral Profiling Techniques
by Brent E. Turvey, MS
http://www.corpus-delicti.com/rape.html


The Criminal Behavior Of the Serial Rapist
Robert R. Hazelwood, M.S., Special Agent
Behavioral Science Instruction/Research Unit Unit,
Quantico, VA
 and Janet Warren, D.S.W., Institute of Psychiatry and Law, University of
Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
http://www.holysmoke.org/fem/fem0126.htm


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Magazine/Newspaper Articles:


Current Events


A Very difficult pregnancy: should a woman in a coma, impregnated
by a rapist, bear the child? (rape of a patient in the Westfall
Health Care Center, Brighton, New York)  (Brief Article)
Source: Time, Feb 5, 1996 v147 n6 p33(1)


Kosovo Society Reluctant to Accept Children of Rape
from CNN International World News
http://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0005/09/i_wn.04.html


Rape Victims' Babies Pay the Price of War
from the 1/16/2000 UK Observer
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,6903,194119,00.html


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Testimonials
Writings By Individuals Conceived in Rape and/or Incest


"The Love that Rescued Me"
Article by journalist and writer Michael Datcher, conceived in rape
p. 44, Ladies Home Journal. January 2004


Mother's Rape Prompts Author's Abortion Views
The Michigan Daily; By Lindsey Paterson, Daily Staff Reporter
January 15, 2004
Profile on pro-life lawyer and writer Rebecca Kiessling
http://www.michigandaily.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2004/01/15/400649e18fcdf


"My Father Was A Rapist"
Firsthand accounts with interviews of several rape-conceived individuals
Glamour Magazine, August 1999


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Alternative Interventions


Stigma presents these alternative interventions to explore at your own risk. Stigma assumes no liability for discussing the modes listed below, nor can we be held liable for any issues that may arise in response to use of these techniques. We suggest you seek a professional's opinion before attempting to treat yourself with the methods and techniques listed below.


Cellular Consciousness by Graham Farrant, M.D.
Note: Primal therapy is a highly debated practice.  If you believe that
people conceived in rape and the rest of us
can remember what happened at conception or birth, this article may be of
interest to you; otherwise, it may be dismissed as "new age philosophy."  In
either case, The article makes for interesting reading.
http://www.terrylarimore.com/GrahamKeynote.html


Similarly, Introduction To Birth Regression holds a similar theory:
http://www.spiritreleasement.org/intro/birthintro.html


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Book Reviews and Information
Reading Material Regarding Rape/Incest Conception


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 Raising Fences by Michael Datcher
 His Eye Is On The Sparrow by Ethel Waters
The Amber Photograph by Penelope J. Stokes
Why Men Rape by Randy Thornhill and Craig T. Palmer
  Victims and Victors: Speaking Out About Their Pregnancies, Abortions, and Children Resulting from Sexual Assault  Edited by David C. Reardon, Julie Makimaa and Amy Sobie
The Missing Piece by Lee Ezell
 

Eyes, Breath, Memory based upon the popular novel by  Edwidge Danticat

 

The Sorrow of Sexual Assault and the Joy of Healing  by Kay Zibolsky

Healing Hidden Hurts by Kay Zibolsky
To Bless Him Unaware: The Adopted Child Conceived in Rape Booklet by noted adoption expert Randolph W. Severson regarding how to approach this sensitive subject with the adoptee.
Why Men Rape
by Sylvia Levine (Editor) and Joseph Koenig (Editor)

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Movies Addressing the Topic of Rape Conception

The Missing Piece

The film version of the popular book by Lee Ezell

Little John
Eyes, Breath, Memory by Edwidge Danticat

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