SHOULD RAPE VICTIMS ABORT THEIR UNBORN KIDS?

[Kelward]

This is a crazy question for so many reasons. Ultimately every woman should make her own decision and nobody wants to raise a kid that looks like their rapist. Rapists also shouldn’t get to procreate that way. However, getting your rapist for child support for 18 years isn’t the worst revenge, especially if the rapist was well off.

I never support abortion because I have the believe that if a woman should have consensual unprotected sex with a man, then she shouldn't abort the unborn if she's not ready for motherhood yet. People should take responsibilities for their actions, so abortion shouldn't be a moral option for women who are not ready to be mothers.

But in the case of rape, it means that it's not a consensual unprotected intimacy with a man, therefore I believe that the woman has the right to have an abortion. I believe that as long as you see the child, you'll always remember the rape incident and it can affect the bond between mother and child. Women should be left to make a decision whether to abort pregnancy or not if they were raped. If she feels that she can't handle the trauma of raising a child that she was raped to conceive, then I believe that she's moral right to abort the unborn child.

[nurnbergprocess]

We need to help such people, not poison them. Our society is too violent.

[Yucky]

I never support abortion because I have the believe that if a woman should have consensual unprotected sex with a man, then she shouldn't abort the unborn if she's not ready for motherhood yet. People should take responsibilities for their actions, so abortion shouldn't be a moral option for women who are not ready to be mothers.

But in the case of rape, it means that it's not a consensual unprotected intimacy with a man, therefore I believe that the woman has the right to have an abortion. I believe that as long as you see the child, you'll always remember the rape incident and it can affect the bond between mother and child. Women should be left to make a decision whether to abort pregnancy or not if they were raped. If she feels that she can't handle the trauma of raising a child that she was raped to conceive, then I believe that she's moral right to abort the unborn child.

I think rape victims should be given the option to choose, regardless. We know abortion is not a good thing, but we should be there to provide comfort and help guide their decision-making. We shouldn't make it seem like 'you shouldn't abort this child' or 'you must abort this child', causing more confusion and pressure for them. Instead, we should be there for them, offering help, talking to them, and guiding their mindset so they can make the right decision.

Some might say raising a child conceived through rape will cause trauma while growing up and create distance for mother-child love. However, the memory of being raped will still linger child or no child. There will always be flashbacks. This person will always remember they were once raped, regardless of whether they have a child or not. We shouldn't pin it on raising a child that's when memories will resurface. They will forever remember.

So, I don't think aborting a child conceived through rape will erase the trauma. If victims have a support system - family and friends - who keep talking to them and being there for them, they will quickly move forward and start seeing that child as a blessing rather than a reminder of a painful experience. Ultimately, I believe rape victims need support, not pressure to make rushed decisions.

[Zoomic]

What a traumatising period it would be for these women. First they were forcefully sexualized and secondly forced by the government to go through the pains of childbearing and motherhood.

Women have choices, they should be able to decide what they want to do with their bodies,  especially on the issue of motherhood. These women who were raped are victims, keeping that pregnancy for the entire period of nine months can be traumatizing and dangerous to the mother and even the foetus. It will really be helpful if raped victims are given that right to decide if they want to keep the pregnancy or not.

The greater punishment should go the rapists and abusers. Rape is a serious offence punishable under the law. Instead of focusing on the woman who got pregnant through an unlawful act, all the attention should be focused on ensuring that these victims get justice.

[DeathAngel]

It’s such a loaded question that has so many variances. What if the Mother is a child herself, what if the rapist is an abusive family member? Rape is such a traumatic experience for any woman unfortunate enough to be the victim of it. I just think that the choice should be with the victim of the rape (the Mother). Nobody should be able to force them to go through with the pregnancy because it can cause all kinds of problems for the baby & Mother.

[Geremia]

Why should an innocent victim (unborn baby) be executed for his or her father's crime?
The guilty rapist should be executed!

[bittraffic]

Wouldn't the right of the kid also violated?

The trauma is already there. Whether someone will remind her every time or not, its still there. The rape victim can move on in time but adding another traumatic experience like abortion will not be a solution also.
Regardless of who the father is, the kid will be a big help for the mother. She will not regret it once the kid grows the way she wants. The kid just need to be raised and nurtured and be loved to make life worth it. Just something to think about.

Women will risk everything to have a kid actually. Maybe depends to the kind of woman the victim is but once she grows older, she will rethink like Beth. (yellowstone)

Exactly!

The mother may be emotionally unstable because of the rape, but she is attached to her child no matter who the father is. If she murders her child, she will always regret it.

Anybody who says that there is something like 'natural selection' is accepting an oxymoron idea. The idea of selection means that there is intelligence behind it. But the term is associated with the idea of randomness, and no intelligence. Talk about idiots.

Another reason is that when a woman undergoes this operation to remove a fetus in their reproductive system, she may not ever carry a child again in her entire life. So many old ladies already regretted what they have done when they were in their 20s because they aborted a child before and there is no going back to that time.

[AVE5]

One must keep in mind which is the state of mind of a woman who was raped and finds herself to be bearing the child of her rapist. The rape itself is traumatic enough form them, some of them could even consider to end their life because of the stigma and trauma they are going through.
Are women capable of forgiving and forgetting about such a way they were assaulted and see their pregnancy with a different optics or point of view? Most won't be able to do so, in the eyes of those who may decide to keep the children of a rapist are continuously going to remember the assault each time they see their child. Not even mention the hardships and difficulties which come from rasing a child alone, in a world dominated by men.

It is a very specific controversial topic and I honestly think each woman should decide on it, whether they are willing to raise the child of a rapist or not.

It's very traumatic for those raped victims. Infact, with the the brain capable of storing memories, aborting a raped child won't clear the horrible thoughts though having bearing to keep the pregnancy could worsen the sad memory and mentally affects the mother. Especially if the child has always been against the mothers wills.
I'd also subject that those victims should be decided if they want to keep the Child or not and not strickly in an authority order because some mothers could afford to live perfectly with the child without those negative effects.

[paxmao]

This is a crazy question for so many reasons. Ultimately every woman should make her own decision and nobody wants to raise a kid that looks like their rapist. Rapists also shouldn’t get to procreate that way. However, getting your rapist for child support for 18 years isn’t the worst revenge, especially if the rapist was well off.

Oh that is interesting coming from you, because you have repeatedly said that in the US that is a decision that is left to the States. Have you change your mind and abortion is now a personal decision (but only if you live north of Richmond or something like that?)

https://www.google.com/search?client=opera&q=raped+woman+us+forced+to+have+children+no+abortion&sourceid=opera&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8

He and a group of colleagues have arrived at an answer. They estimate in a research letter published Wednesday in JAMA Internal Medicine that 64,565 pregnancies have been caused by rape in the 14 states where abortion is banned.

This is the result of  what you have defended just a few weeks ago because it fitted Trumps narrative. Maybe you did not even think about it?

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Another reason is that when a woman undergoes this operation to remove a fetus in their reproductive system, she may not ever carry a child again in her entire life. So many old ladies already regretted what they have done when they were in their 20s because they aborted a child before and there is no going back to that time.

Then you inform her and she will make the decision knowing that. You do not need to decide for her, like you would not decide for her on a breast implant or a radical cancer treatment.

Exactly!

The mother may be emotionally unstable because of the rape, but she is attached to her child no matter who the father is. If she murders her child, she will always regret it.

Anybody who says that there is something like 'natural selection' is accepting an oxymoron idea. The idea of selection means that there is intelligence behind it. But the term is associated with the idea of randomness, and no intelligence. Talk about idiots.

Then you tell her the options and she decides how attached she is to the future child of her rapist (currently just a bunch of cells no more human than an amoeba). SHE takes the decision not you and your twisted ideas about women.

[Son Of Blockchain (SOB)]

We need to help such people, not poison them. Our society is too violent.

Exactly, I think the world needs cleansing from violent and evil thoughts, it would be very unfair to murder and unborn innocent child due to silly act of some stupid man who couldn't control his manhood.
 I know how traumatising rape could be to their victims especially when the outcome of it leads to unwanted pregnancy but then children are blessings from our maker and instead cutting short the life of an unborn a therapeutic aid should be rendered to rape victims to help them ease the trauma and learn to love the child after delivery.

[Die_empty]

In conclusion, being a rape victim is not your fault. Deciding to keep a child conceived through such an incident is not cowardly or shameful; rather, it is bravery. So, walk with your head held high, nurture that child, and be proud of yourself.

I have not been a big supporter of abortion but rape should be a good reason to relax anti-abortion laws. Nobody will want to keep a child conceived through rape because it brings back bad memories. It is also believed that the offspring of a rapist might inherit some criminal behaviour from the father. The social stigma of rape and having an illegitimate child is also heartbreaking.

The choice to keep a pregnancy from rape should be open to the victim. She should be the one to decide whether to keep or abort the child. Nobody should force her to keep or abort the child.

But our youths should be sensitized on how to handle rape issues. They must report the incident immediately so that medical procedures can be adopted to avoid pregnancy.

[OgNasty]

This is a crazy question for so many reasons. Ultimately every woman should make her own decision and nobody wants to raise a kid that looks like their rapist. Rapists also shouldn’t get to procreate that way. However, getting your rapist for child support for 18 years isn’t the worst revenge, especially if the rapist was well off.

Oh that is interesting coming from you, because you have repeatedly said that in the US that is a decision that is left to the States. Have you change your mind and abortion is now a personal decision (but only if you live north of Richmond or something like that?)

I haven’t changed my mind. Part of having the states make the decision is that women (couples) have multiple choices which expand their personal options. If there was just one federal decision, that takes away from people’s personal options. I usually agree with what gives people the most freedom, so it is a no brainer to have different states offering Americans different options on abortion. It isn’t like these women are locked inside their state when they get pregnant. More choices is a good thing.

[paxmao]

This is a crazy question for so many reasons. Ultimately every woman should make her own decision and nobody wants to raise a kid that looks like their rapist. Rapists also shouldn’t get to procreate that way. However, getting your rapist for child support for 18 years isn’t the worst revenge, especially if the rapist was well off.

Oh that is interesting coming from you, because you have repeatedly said that in the US that is a decision that is left to the States. Have you change your mind and abortion is now a personal decision (but only if you live north of Richmond or something like that?)

I haven’t changed my mind. Part of having the states make the decision is that women (couples) have multiple choices which expand their personal options. If there was just one federal decision, that takes away from people’s personal options. I usually agree with what gives people the most freedom, so it is a no brainer to have different states offering Americans different options on abortion. It isn’t like these women are locked inside their state when they get pregnant. More choices is a good thing.

Sorry but that does not make sense. Many states have effectively opted for not giving people a choice. Even after having popular initiatives saying that most of the people were not happy with that State law, it was kept.

The way to give people freedom and choice is as simple to effectively give them the choice at US level. That is actually a no-brainer. You are not ever forced to not allow the embrio to grow into a human. If your moral or beliefs do not allow you to do so, you do not.

As things are you are giving people the "freedom to leave the state", which many simply cannot. Let's be honest, this laws affect much more the poor. People with means with take a trip to New York and buy something on 5th Ave as they walk out of the clinic.

[Marykeller]

Inasmuch as I don't support rape; I don't think it will be the best idea for rape victims to go ahead to abort an innocent baby that is a product of rape. What is right for the rape victim to do, is to run a general test of her body to determine whether she's tested positive for HIV or not. That should be the major concern of everyone who knows the rape victim, that the rape victim and the unborn kid are not contacted by the HIV from the rapist. If they are not, the rape victim should put away shame from her face and train the kid because nobody knows what the future holds for the innocent baby that is a product of rape. He or she can wipe away the tears of the rape mother by becoming someone great in the future