It is difficult to say how many people in the UK are born from rape and abuse, but estimates by Durham University and the Centre for Women's Justice suggest up to 3,300 women may have become pregnant as a result of rape in England and Wales in 2021 alone.
Woman who had son after rape welcomes law change
The forthcoming Victims Bill covering England and Wales will officially classify children conceived as a result of rape as victims of crime, the government says. This will, according to ministers, entitle them to extra support - including therapy and counselling as well as access to information about their case. They are also promised "greater recognition" from services around alcohol and drug dependency, education and housing benefit.