Rape and abortion...?

What is up with people saying that rape is not a reason to have an abortion? It is bad enough that a woman has to go through that experience, but to be forced to carry a baby that you never intended to have is terrible. If a woman chooses to carry the baby, that choice, of course, should be respected. But how can somebody judge a woman who has been attacked? Her health, career, and education could be at risk.

This isn't just a case of a woman "getting caught" after having uprotected sex. That's another can of worms.

Any opinions??

Abortion is wrong. It's murder. I do however believe that there are exceptions like the mothers life being at risk by having a baby. Rape is a horrible thing. I think that if she can't bring herself to love the life she's carrying or doesn't want to give the child to someone that will love it that, she can make her own choice about it. But why punish an innocent child for something they didn't do.

okay first off murder is murder.... if the mother cannot raise the child then she can give it up for adoption.. and you wouldnt be punishing the child at all Report It

The bottom line is its still a baby's life.

let people make thier own $^%^ing choices if a person dosnt want the kid whos to say to have it?

your completely right prochoice

i couldn't agree more......shouldn't babies be born by two adults that consent rather than by force.

Either way you cant make any right out of the rape, so, why kill a child on top of that?? Make some good out of the situation, and give a child to someone that cant have them!

i love ur point of view on this and completely agree.

I believe in abortion so i agree with everything you say. It is the right of no one else but that of the woman's, and only her's. If I get raped, why should I havent an unwanted baby?

A woman that is raped has the right to have an abortion. She might have a hard time accepting the baby and feel anger against it if she has it.

Are some people against abortions?

A woman who is pregnant due to rape should have the option of abortion. No question.

I'm pro-choice and I don't think it's right that so many people want abortion outlawed.

I accept their views on it but they shouldn't push their beliefs onto others. It's fine that they won't get an abortion but who the hell are they to tell others that they can't? They don't know what's going on in those women's lives nor do they know the circumstances. It's just ridiculous.

I agree. I also feel that a woman should be allowed to make the choice to carry a baby even if it happens to be a "whoops, the condom broke" or other issue. It's HER body, it's HER choice, no one else's. It's not a baby when the pregnancy is first discovered. It's a POTENTIAL baby.

I agree...but then I'm all for reproductive freedom.

I don't support abortion, but this is a case where I think it could be acceptable. The woman may not be mentally or physically ready to give birth to and take care of a baby. It isn't even the woman's fault, because having sex wasn't up to her. In any other case though, where the woman IS responsible for her actions, abortion should not be allowed.

The mother can give the baby up for adoption. Many families are looking for kids to adopt. I don't support abortion except in the case of the mother's life being in danger.

well, i'm catholic, and i know how i'm supposed to feel about this, but....wouldn't the woman feel like a monster seed was inside her? I certainly couldn't judge a woman in this predicament.

Abortion is abortion. Either you agree with it or you don't. It's not logical to have provisions - except for 'term' limits. Why is a rape baby worth less as a life than an accident baby?

I really feel that abortion is an all or nothing thing - you can't ethically say that a rape baby isn't a life worth saving if you say that others are worth saving. If it's a religious issue, God wouldn't have allowed the victim to get pregnant and wouldn't have blessed her with a child.

And then the question becomes, who decides if it's rape?? The courts?? The baby could be full term by then and you can't terminate then. Would a woman simply have to go to the doctor and say that she'd been raped and the doctor can proceed? Would *s/he* then be obligated to report it, thus violating medical secrecy??

The rape provision is for people who haven't thought the issue out.

I am very much in support of the right to choose. i dont think that anybody can tell you to have a baby. Its you desision. and expecially if rape in involved. ughh let the women CHOOSE!@$

Some people believe that human life starts at conception and thus to terminate that life at any stage of pregnancy is murder. I am not saying they are right and I am not saying they are wrong, only that this is why they feel abortion for any reason constitutes murder.

In my opinion rape is a reason for abortion, but it should be within a reasonable amount of time. They have the morning after shot that they can give to stop any conception from happening. If a woman waits two months then says she was raped, that kind of sounds like someone changing their mind.

I don't know if you've ever had to deal with this yourself or with someone very close to you, but I have, so I know what I'm talking about.... The rape is not the unborn child's fault, the woman feels embarassed, yes, but she did nothing wrong...So basically, getting rid of a defensless unborn child is just so she doesn't have to be embarassed? That's a half-a** reason to me. Even if she cannot deal with keeping the child, there's always adoption. There is no "choice" to keep a LIFE or not. Having the abortion would also cause more emotional problems and more thoughts of suicide and guilt.

rape and abortion? rape is wrong, being MADE to carry the thing against your belief's and will is totally wrong this chauvinistic male has to agree with that. and i see by the other answers that all the little girls living in their perfect worlds have never had to deal with a problem bigger than the nail breaking on one finger, so sad look at the real world if you can handle it.

yea,well in my opinion in no matter what case you get pregnant,you shouldnt get an abortion,no matter if its in rape,abortion is not a good thing,its not the babys fault this happened,i know people say its a fetus but its still a human being,there are so many people that want a baby but they cant have one,they should at least give the baby for adoption so that someone who really wants it can love and care for it.

I detest the idea of abortion but it also horrifies me that some people wouldn't accept even the "morning-after" pill for a girl who had been raped.

The platform of the Constitution Party states "We affirm the God-given legal personhood of all unborn human beings, without exception. As to matters of rape and incest, it is unconscionable to take the life of an innocent child for the crimes of his father."

No mention of the woman! Is she just a vessel for a gestating fetus, even if it's only a few cells? And they talk about women having no rights in Afghanistan!

I'm pro choice all the way, in fact I've marched in NARAL & Planned Parenthood marches. Adoption is a wonderful oppourtunity & choice for many pregnant women, but the sad truth is, there are hundreds of thousands of babies in foster care or in the adoption system already and waiting to be adopted. More unwanted children in the system is not a viable or logical answer to this discussion... There are not mountains of "Angelina Jolie's" waiting to adopt children, there's just too many unloved and unplanned children born today...

So she was a victim, should she now become a murderer and victimize another?

it's still murder whatever way you look at it. being rape is a crime yes, and we hate criminals.... yet committing an abortion is also killing a life, an innocent one at that. so it's like saying, "i am just like the rest, i too am a criminal. i killed a life too"... would you want to be branded a criminal too?

I agree with the fact that this wasn't the women's fault but I can't agree with the abortion. It isn't the baby's fault and it shouldn't be punished for the father's sin. I wouldn't condemn the women because I see where she's coming from but I still think it's murder. Besides that the risks for the women having an abortion are stupendous. you might damage your insides witch in turn will prevent them from carrying a child they did want to term. This comes from family experience. Along with it messes with you mentally and most people go into depression that can cause more harm to themselves. Again from experience.

With a situation as difficult and complex as rape, I would think the woman should be allowed to make that decision for herself without feeling guilt from the outside. While I'm pro-choice but anti-abortion, there's no way I could say for sure one way or the other what I would do if placed in that situation myself.

I'm a woman myself and I agree with you when you mentioned that in a rape case, the victim will be so terribly affected - she has to go through a lot of humiliation all her life (people would also misunderstand her and misjudge her, especially when we are still living in a world where most men do not treat their womenfolk rightfully as God had intended - think of the Islamic countries especially in the Middle East - you get my point), pain from the tragic incident that happened to her, lower self-esteem and lack of confidence / trust towards other (possibly good) men. Other rape victims may also become mentally and emotionally affected.

However, I strongly disagree with the notion that abortion can be justified in cases of rape. I fully understand what the rape victim would have to go through, but whether she decides to abort her baby or not, did the baby choose to be born out of rape? Did the baby choose to be born from a terrible rapist father? Did the baby purposed to be born into such a life, so full of uncertainties? Certainly not. I believe that every living soul should still be given a chance to live, even if he/she is born handicapped/disabled. The matter of life and death should be in the hands of God. Additionally, we are all created in the image of God.

In cases where the rape victim chooses to abort her baby, that is an act of murder because the baby is a living soul. That act is also selfish (especially if the rape victim wants to only get away with her shame / humiliation / inconvenience of having the baby) - to the baby (for every living soul deserves a chance to live) and to other married couples who have difficulty in conceiving and are keen on adoption. The best method for the rape victim is for her to carry the baby to the best she can, and if the baby is successfully delivered, to hand the baby over for adoption. When a rape victim decides to do so, God's extended grace will surely be given to her to carry on with her life. In this way, the child also has a chance to live a proper, full life in a home where he/she gets to live with both the adoptive father and mother's care (in ideal situations, no child should be given to adoption from a single parent). So much of bad things have happened to the rape victim, she doesn't need to "hand-down" those "bad things" to her generations anymore. She can give the child away for adoption. To me, that is a virtuous deed - for the rape victim to carry the baby through and give him/her away for adoption - a better life. The rape victim can then move on and carry on with her life. It will be difficult, but hey, life is also full of many, many possibilities. There are still many good people out there whom she can find support and comfort in. It just takes us to be as positive and as realistic as we can.

Abortion can only be justified in cases where the mother's life is in critical danger because of the pregnancy (in spite of whether the mother is a rape victim or not).

Hope that my opinion here gives a clearer picture.