Nation Rape and incest account for hardly any abortions. So why are they now a focus? May 24, 2019May 24, 2019Alia E. Dastagir, USA TODAYComments Off on Rape and incest account for hardly any abortions. So why are they now a focus? Just 1% of women obtain an abortion because they became pregnant through rape, and less than 0.5% do so because of incest.