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Originally posted by starwarp2000
A very hard question!
Does one accept the fact that the child is unwanted and maybe put it up for adoption, or does one take a rape = evil stance and terminate the pregnancy?
Very hard!
Each individual must decide for themselves.
Is the sanctity of life an overriding factor in all things or is life weighed and measured by convenience?
I would stand with Sarah Palin on this one.
There are many other views.
This is mine.
Originally posted by MacDonagh
FF, would there not be a lot of resentment from the mother, raising the child of her rapist? I know what you mean, but wouldn't raising the child cause more psychological grief? Because all you'd see would be a child that never should have been brought into the world and it'd be a lot worse if the child looked like the rapist.
Originally posted by FlyersFan
A lot of pro-life people feel that the child should NEVER be murdered.
If a woman has been the victim of rape, then why force her to then turn around and murder her own child? That puts a double burden on her.
Originally posted by thecandyman
Who cares what her "personal" opinion on abortion is... that is her opinion as an individual. I want to know what she thinks the Federal Govt roll is in deciding about abortion? Constitutionally the Federal Govt has NO roll in saying it should be legal or illegal. It should be up to the individual states. Myself, I believe that in cases of "Proven" sexual assual (Rape) that a woman should have the choice... and also in life threatening situations. Other than that... the woman had the choice to use birth control or keep her legs closed to begin with.. and should not be able to just throw away a life because of inconvenience. Just my 2 cents.
Originally posted by starwarp2000
A very hard question!
Does one accept the fact that the child is unwanted and maybe put it up for adoption, or does one take a rape = evil stance and terminate the pregnancy?
Very hard!
Each individual must decide for themselves.
Is the sanctity of life an overriding factor in all things or is life weighed and measured by convenience?
I would stand with Sarah Palin on this one.
There are many other views.
This is mine.
Originally posted by dariousg
reply to post by galatea
Exactly, it's when government allows religion to intermingle that we get more control. I'm sorry, like I said, I would NEVER support the choice of someone I know to have an abortion but I would never hold it against them in the case of a rape.
Government MUST keep church and state separate. Religion has forced so many restrictions on people (not saying it's all bad at all so don't flame me on the point of going to hell and so on). Religion is a control system and government is SUPPOSED to be a 'for the people' system.