I had an argument with my sister today who is strongly pro life. I posed her a hypothetical: if she were President, would she allow abortions in the case of rape? She said no. I love my sister and all, but not allowing abortions in the case of rape is just about one of the most inhumane things I have ever heard. Let's boil this down to the nitty gritty.
A woman is a victim of rape, one of the most brutal crimes a person can have happen to them, and her attacker inpregnates her. But according to law, she is forced to have the baby of this man even though she didn't do anything wrong? What is the sense in that? You are essentially punishing the victim for being raped. Contrary to what some may believe, pregnancy is a difficult thing.That woman is going to have to put her life on hold for the next nine months, deal with all the aches and pains, and most importantly wake up every morning knowing that she is carrying her rapist's child. All this and she did nothing wrong! If that was me, I would suffer irreversible pyschological damage!
Now there are some rape victims who keep the baby and then put it up for adoption. I commend them for that. But the decison to keep the baby is the victim's and no one else. She should be able to make that decision freely and without fear of retribution.
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I agree with your thinking. Even though Christianity says keep the baby no matter what, but I still feel that a person has a choice. For nine months; being pregnant will remind them of the horrible day the woman got rapped. I think it is time to re-think the idea of abortion.
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