If your sister was raped by your father and is 2 months pregnant would you insist she carry the baby to term?

No. Emphatically no. It will bring about a lot of harm for the future.

That tiresome fool who mentioned the morning after pill, if she was in a position to be raped by her father, you can be almost certain she isn't sound enough of mind at that moment to go off to the chemists to get a morning after pill.

I'm so tired of worn-out Kantian claims on this forum.

edit@Master_Beta: Kant was not a 'master of psychology' and neither am I, nor did I claim to be. It gets irritating when people repeatedly claim the moral imperative as a reason. The moral imperative doesn't sit well with the real world and all its variables, and is more like stubborn religion.

I should be asking you to spare us your psychology 'insights', for you are the one suggesting the unlikely scenario of 'morning after pills' in delicate situations.

If my sister was raped by my father and turned up pregnant, before I would insist on anything I would cut his pee wee off and string him from the highest tree!!! let him hang there till his last breath escapes him.

If she wanted to carry it to term that would be her choice and no one elses, I would stand by her and give her all the moral support she needs and wants, what ever she chose to do I would support. It would be a very difficult situation for any girl to be in, I would pray for her, yes...............

Believe it or not, I know (of) someone that something very similar happened to. A twelve year old girl was raped by the Deacon of her family's church (of all people). She became pregnant, and they decided she would keep the baby, and her parents raised the child as their own. They decided never to tell the child.

Could you imagine? Being THAT young, having something THAT horrible happen to you, THEN having to carry the child (very difficult for a twelve year old), and growing up with the the product of your rape, never being able to tell the truth?

She's 22 years old now and has already tried to commit suicide four times. This is not to say that she would not be so damaged had she just had an abortion (who knows), but it does seem cruel (in my mind) to have placed such an overwhelming and insufferable burden on such a young child.

To Mmmmm:

What if she WANTED to have the baby? I know this goes off topic, but how do you even define rape?

I see statutory rape (rape according to statute) as real rape because my definition of "Free Will" would have it that our choices and decisions aren't always dictated by our own accord. That, what we think we want isn't always what we "truly" want according to our intellect.

In other words, I view intellect as being a separate entity from the mind.

But, some people view this differently. However, to put a twist to this, I'm wondering what people would do if their sister (a minor) insisted to carry the child of her father? And, in spite of your father's molestation of your sister, you too still loved him. Maybe, you've come to terms that both your father and sister are "sick" and that they can't help themselves.

What would your choice be then? Would you keep quiet to protect the people you love, or would you notify the authorities? Also, feminists view the fetus as being apart of a woman's body and thus views forcing abortion on her as a violation of her Civil Rights.

Would forcing a minor to abort the product of statutory rape and incest, even though she says that she wants to keep the child, a violation of her Civil Rights?

What does everyone else (who hasn't jumped the gun and started posting already) think?

I think abortion would be the way, because it would just further remind her of the horrible incident and on top of that. The quality of life the baby would have. Incest is not only sick, but it is also not genetically recomendable. The baby will most likely have some serious birth defects, deformities, illnesses that could be cripple and impair it's mental capacity severely as well.

I couldn't insist that she do anything, because legally it's her choice. She's already been through a horrible experience, and what she'd need is love and support, rather than judgement or pressure. Whatever her decision is, I'd be there for her and help her cope and recover... but that doesn't mean I have to agree with it.

That is a tough question! A friend of mine who is a preachers daughter was raped & up until then I did not believe in abortion. She was married & she & her husband could not face brining a child into this world that they knew was conceived in rape. I wanted a child very badly & could not concieve & yet I told her that if it trouble them so that she should abort. I know it is wrong but, the pain that they went through & the pain that the child would have gone through was wrong. I do not think that God would have wanted to put them through further pain. He is forgiving!

Obviously it would be her father also, and so this is a case that that the baby could have real defects and so the call is a pretty easy one to make, both for the sake of the baby and the sister who would have to live with this terrible thing.

ÑO.

Rape is bad enough. The Trauma is enough. One does not need to be reminded every day that the child is your Father's .

That will happen when you see the child.

Also it is awful for the child; even confusing to know your Mother is your sister.

Never would wish these on a child and Mother.

It's her choice, but if chooses to have an abortion, I don't believe anyone would hold it against her. She also has to think about the baby, because many times babies born out of incest are not born healthy.