Experiencing a pregnancy from sexual violence is common in the United States, according to research(opens in new tab/window) conducted by investigators at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine (opens in new tab/window), published by Elsevier. Nearly six million women in the United States who were raped, sexually coerced (defined as non-physically forced unwanted penetration), or both became pregnant as a result. T.