It comes as Gov. Greg Abbott pledged to "eliminate all rapists" as a result of the state's strict abortion law.
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Clinics in Texas say the number of rape cases has remained "consistently" high, despite Gov. Greg Abbott's assurance that the state's strict abortion law would "eliminate all rapists," according to The Associated Press.
The law has no exceptions for rape or incest — a restriction that abortion advocates and some in the GOP have condemned.
As The Texas Tribune reported last month the state's abortion trigger law was set in motion after SCOTUS overturned Roe.
Democrats recently slammed Abbott for his comments that insinuated rape victims should take a Plan B to avoid getting pregnant.
"With regard to reporting it to law enforcement, that will ensure that the rapist will be arrested and prosecuted. »