There are some crimes, like sexual slavery and forced pregnancy, that the treaty covers, which are not specifically enunciated in our own country's military laws and manuals.

They have said they want to change a section condemning "forced pregnancy" so that the words don't appear to condone abortion in cases of rape.

For our society to deny these girls access to freedom from forced pregnancy, I believe, is to abuse them further.

The Vatican, for its part, wants to keep a condemnation of "forced pregnancy" from including language that would condone abortions in the case of rape.

If you're not, you face the nonchoice of a dangerous, illegal procedure or a forced pregnancy.

"We are very concerned about the mass rape and forced pregnancy that has taken place over the past year."

All violations of this kind, including in particular murder, systematic rape, sexual slavery, and forced pregnancy, require a particular effective response.

Specific gender crimes may include some instances of rape, genital mutilation, forced prostitution, and forced pregnancy.

The Statute is the first international accord to stipulate that rape, sexual slavery and forced pregnancy may be treated as crimes against humanity and war crimes.

These clearly show that present systems are inadequate for combating crimes such as forced pregnancy, sexual slavery and systematic rape.