Do you believe that a girl who is raped should be forced by the gov't to carry her rapist's baby to term?

I believe that everyone should have access to safe and legal aborions. Especially in the case of rape. I realize that the number is not that high but if its only 1 it should still be legal. The medical and financial cost of illegal abortion is just too high

It's not the gov't forcing their will. It was the rapist who forced the pregnancy.

Should the gov't assist a victim of crime? I think it's the compassionate thing to do.

Does it have to be by abortion? The killing of a potential life that has committed no crime?

I don't think so. An abortion is a medical procedure, but the further damage to the uterus (and other parts of the body) seems to compound the crime. Why not just use crime victims compensation to to get adequate medical care as long as the victim is in stable condition? In the event the pregnancy posses a threat to the life of the mother, all hospitals remove the baby. If it's viable & the victim does not want it, then it can be adopted.

Would I prosecute you for abortion? Not if you didn't force or pressure the action.

In the case of rape, I am in agreement with the "morning after pill." It releases the lining of the uterus. Sort of an induced "period." No conception has begun. I think it's okay to "flush out" sperm & any STDs that have embedded in the lining.

I really don't think anyone should be forced to do something like that. If you're going to carry a baby to term at least do it of your own free will. Isn't that what the U.S. is about?? I would almost definitely prosecute you and everyone who forced me to. I'm not trying to be mean or harsh, but it just seems somewhat inhuman, ya know? Your daughter might want to keep the baby and if she does, that is so brave and strong of her, giving a chance for life to live. Before you make this type of decision, seriously consider what would be good for you and your baby..not just you or just your baby. I don't think the rapist should have visiting or parental rights, because rape is a horrible, horrible thing and he should get his *** chucked in jail, no visitors ever. I'd rather have my kid growing up without a dad than knowing that he wasn't supposed to happen....

Hope I helped and good luck to you and your daughter!! You both deserve the best!!! :)

Quick, tell me how many of the almost 1.3 million abortions in America each year are due to rape.

I'll tell you. Less than 3%.

Yes, though the rapist should not have parental rights. Compassionate adoption/compensation laws can be put in place to minimize emotional trauma. If you believe that abortion is murder, how can you accept any other conclusion?

All of you. but primarily the physician.

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In this she should get abortion but it logically follows that all rapists are castrated...

The Hard Cases Objection: Does Rape Justify Abortion?

By Scott Klusendorf

How should we treat an innocent human being that remind us of a painful event? That one question clarifies everything.

Whenever possible, I take questions from the audience after my talks. I don’t need to guess what the first one will be because it’s nearly always the same.

“Okay, say a woman is raped. If she gives birth, the child will remind her of the rape—forever! Do you think abortion is wrong in that case?”

Two types of people ask about rape and abortion, the learner and the crusader. The learner is genuinely trying to work through the issue and resolve it rationally. The crusader just wants to make you, the pro-lifer, look bad. In either case, it’s our job to demonstrate wisdom and sensitivity. I begin with the following:

“That’s an important question and you are absolutely right: She may indeed suffer painful memories when she looks at the child and it’s foolish to think she never will. I don’t understand people who say that if she’ll just give birth, everything will be okay. That’s easy for them to say. They should try looking at it from her perspective before saying that. Even if her attacker is punished to the fullest extent of the law—which he should be—her road to recovery will be tough.”

Then, very delicately, I ease into my reply by asking one primary question, then a follow-up:

Given we both agree the child may provoke unpleasant memories, how do you think a civil society should treat innocent human beings that remind us of a painful event? (Pause and let the question sink in.) Is it okay to kill them so we can feel better?

Listener: Well, no, I guess not.

Me: And why is that?

Listener: Because they are human?

Me: That’s right. So if the unborn are human beings, how do you think we should treat them when they remind us of something painful?

Listener: Hmmm. I don’t know.

Me: Think of it this way. Suppose I have a two-year-old up here with me. His father is a rapist and his mother is on anti-depressant drugs. At least once a day, the sight of the child sends her back into depression. Would it be okay to kill the toddler if doing so makes the mother feel better?

Listener: No

Me: And that’s because he’s a human being?

Listener: Yes.

That first question—“How should we treat innocent human beings that remind us of a painful event?”—gets to the crux of the issue that must be resolved: What is the unborn? Only after clarifying the primary issue do I make my case:

Me: Here’s the point I’m getting at. If the unborn are human, killing them so others can feel better is wrong. Hardship doesn’t justify homicide. Admittedly, I don’t like the way my answer feels because I know the mother may suffer consequences for doing the right thing. But sometimes the right thing to do isn’t the easy thing to do.

Listener: These are hard things to think about.

Me: I agree. Here’s one more example that may help. Suppose I’m an American commander in Iraq and terrorists capture my unit. My captors inform me that in 10-minutes, they’ll begin torturing me and my men to get intelligence information out of us. However, they are willing to make me an offer. If I will help them torture and interrogate my own men, they won’t torture and interrogate me. I’ll get by with no pain. Can I take that deal? There’s no way. I’ll suffer evil rather than inflict it. Again, I don’t like how the answer feels, but it’s the right one. Thankfully, the woman who is raped does not need to suffer alone. Pro-life crisis pregnancy centers are standing by to help get her through this. We should help, too.

What I’ve said so far usually satisfies the learner. She may still feel uncomfortable thinking about the rape victim suffering for doing good, but she’s begun to grasp the moral logic that’s in play.

The crusader, on the other hand, will hear none of it. He’s out to score debate points. He appeals to the hard case of rape, but his appeal is flawed because it is not entirely truthful.

Here’s why. The abortion-choice position he defends is not that abortion should be legal only when a woman is raped, but that abortion is a fundamental right she can exercise for any reason she wants during all nine months of pregnancy. Instead of defending this position with facts and arguments, he disguises it with an emotional appeal to rape. But this will not make his case. The argument from rape, if successful at all, would only justify abortion in cases of sexual assault, not for any reason the woman deems fit. In fact, arguing for abortion-on-demand from the hard case of rape is like trying to argue for the elimination of all traffic laws because a person might have to break one rushing a loved one to the hospital.1 Proving an exception does not prove a rule.

To expose his smokescreen, I ask a question: “Okay, I’m going to grant for the sake of discussion that we keep abortion legal in cases of rape. Will you join me in supporting legal restrictions on abortions done for socioeconomic reasons which, as studies on your side of the issue show, make up the overwhelming percentage of abortions?”2

The answer is almost always no, to which I reply, “Then why did you bring rape up except to mislead us into thinking you support abortion only in the hard cases?”

Again, if abortion-choice crusader thinks that abortion should be a legal choice for all nine months of pregnancy for any reason whatsoever, including sex-selection and convenience, he should defend that view directly with facts and arguments. Exploiting the tragedy of rape victims is intellectually dishonest.

Pro-life advocates aren’t cruel when they insist that one human should not be killed to make another feel better. They’re simply refocusing the debate on the one question we can’t ignore: What is the unborn?

Notes:

1. Francis Beckwith uses this example in Politically Correct Death: Answering Arguments for Abortion Rights (Baker, 1992) p. 69.

2. Warren Hern, Abortion Practice, pp. 10, 39. Dr. Hern writes, “The impression of clinical staff is that all but a few women seek abortions for reasons that can broadly be defined as socioeconomic, and many cite strictly economic reasons.” See also Akinrinola Bankole, Susheela Singh, and Taylor Haas, “Reasons Why Women Have Induced Abortions: Evidence from 27 Countries,” International Family Planning Perspectives, Vol. 24, Number 3, September 1998.

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