How do Pro-Life people feel about abortions when dealing exclusively with a case of rape?

Question

Just curious.

Answer 1

I think in cases of rape the woman should be given the choice, I mean to be violated in such a way as rape is very violent and often leaves the victim feeling suicidal, and that's just the rape not the possibility of thei rape meaning that the victim would then have a little reminder of this violation in them for nine months then walking around them for the rest of their life.

I also understand the pro-lifers saying that abortion is murder no matter what, but i ask do they ever work with these pregnant victims of rape, casue I have and it is not a pretty thing to see a woman and she is pregnant and they fear that a monster is growing inside of them.

Answer 2

The actuall chance of a life being made from rape is very small.
Stress in the body, will not make it hospitable for a baby to be made. That being said others have stated there is always a reason a child is concieved.
Let me ask you this
If a women has had 8 children who had many medical problems and all but 1 died before the age of 2, and she lived poorly, and had medical problems of her own, had just found out she was pregnant what would you tell her to do? (question shortened because I can't remember it all)
Many people have answered this question by saying, "Tell her to have an abortion."
The person who asked the question says," Congratulations, you have just killed Mozart!"
Now I know that sounds strange, but the whole point of it was to say, you never know if the next child created will have a great impact on the world!, because of abortion we may have already killed the one human being that could have found a cure for Aids or Cancer! That is something to think about.
EDIT: I am pro-life, but I do not "Judge" anyone if they have made such a decision. It is not my place. True Christians will know that Judgment is reserved for God and we as humans are only here to share what we have learned. I would certainly not think badly of someone who has had an abortion!, Shoot not to change the subject, but I believe the bible teaches that homosexuality is wrong, but that is between you and God! I even have friends who are Lesbians (actually my bestfriend is one)! They know my feelings and say they are happy that I love them even if I don't agree with what they do, it really isn't any of my business! I AM NOT HERE TO JUDGE EVER!!!

Answer 3

Ugh, this disgusts me. I'm pro-choice, so I shouldn't answer, but I can't help myself. I think that your body is the ONLY thing that is really yours. It's all you have. Therefore, it is your absolute RIGHT to do with it what you wish. I may not want to prostitute myself, or have homosexual sex, or even abort a child, but I simply cannot see any reason why ANYONE other than yourself has the right to decide those things for you. Christians and pro-lifers, you can think it's wrong all you want, you can judge all you want, but you do not have the right, despite what you think, to make other people's decision about their body. Period. A "baby" is not a baby until a certain amount of time in the womb, when brain activity occurs. Until that point, you cannot reasonably argue (especially lacking bible verses) that a fetus has the same rights as a full-grown person. Therefore, the choice is the woman's, not yours.

And the fact that some of you can say that a child born of rape is part of "god's plan" sickens me. That you can believe your god allowed a rape to happen as part of his plan further points towards your religious delusions.
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Answer 4

I feel that even in the case of rape, it is wrong to kill a child in the womb. The person can go ahead and give birth and give the baby up for adoption to loving, caring parents. Each life that God creates is special and unique and has a purpose. Granted it may be difficult for the birth mother, but it would be more difficult years later when the realization of what she has done hits her. God always provides a way and can make good come from any situation, even a pregnancy due to a rape. The rapist should be caught and punished also.

Answer 5

I am pro-life, and make exceptions in only two cases, rape, or health of mother or fetus.

If a woman is raped, she should be offered first the morning after pill to help prevent pregnancy. Should pregnancy occur, detectable at 2 weeks, she should be able to get an abortion immediatley. If a woman is pregnant, and it will kill her, or her fetus is known to be suffering from a condition that will cause it great suffering and death, then it should be a private desicion for her and her family to make.

Plus, the barbaric measures currently used should be updated, to account for the fact the nervous center of a fetus begins forming at 12 - 14 weeks, and it can feel pain. Also, there should be open ended counseling offered for victims of rape, or health of woman or fetus, patients that choose abortion.

Answer 6

That's a good question. It's not a pleasant thing to discuss, obviously, but it should be -- because human life and its sanctity are serious business.

As you may know, my religion (Roman Catholicism) teaches that abortion is never justified, regardless of reason.

This includes the very rare event of a pregnancy resulting from rape.

This does not mean that the Church has no compassion for rape victims who find themselves pregnant. The Church clearly denounces all forms of violence against innocent people, including rape victims. It also cares very much about women who are victims of sexual violence.

But the Church recognizes the undeniabe reality that human life begins at conception -- and that unborn babies are fully human beings deserving of dignity, respect, and life.

The Church teaches that an unborn baby should not have to suffer violence and death due to another person's choice to commit rape. The Church teaches that it is wrong, in the case of rape, to "take it out" on the unborn child by having him/her killed in an abortion clinic.

Obviously, rape is a very traumatic thing. In those rare cases when it results in a pregnancy, it's a very hard thing to choose life.

But we should not deal with this very difficult situation by abandoning God's commandment that human life is to be respected and protected.

Answer 7

I have a bit of a different view point, I think.

I feel that each soul chooses to incarnate in the physical, while still residing in the spiritual dimension. I think that we choose our lives (such as who will be our parents etc.).

But I also feel that we choose (at the unconscious soul level) our time and manner of death, and that the death of the physical is not a true death, merely the end of this particular life. Not the end of all life, eternally. We can come back again, or stay there. It is our choice.

There are some theories that a physical incarnation on earth (as opposed to the many other worlds existing) is one of the toughest there are, and that only the bravest of souls choose to incarnate here, because it expedites the evolution of our souls, due to the immense physical, emotional and psychological hardships we face.

I don't think there is a right or wrong answer to the question of ANY abortion. The soul of the unborn child chooses. Not us. Not really.

"The death of every person (including unborn children) always serves the agenda of every other person who is aware of it. That is why they are aware of it. Therefore, no death (and no life) is ever "wasted." No one ever dies "in vain."

Answer 8

I agree with Jesi. The morning after pill is out there now. I know that a lot of women don't report rape. They feel they are at fault or they are scared. But yet they can still go to their local health department and get the morning after pill. If a child is conceived from a rape people need to remember that child didn't ask to be conceived no more than the woman ask to be raped.

Answer 9

I feel so bad for any woman who finds her self in this horrible situation. To deal with the pain of being raped, and then have to deal with an unwanted pregnancy is not fair!! However to me it's still a baby and it would be murder to take that child's life. Besides, the baby is still your child and the fact that it's father is a horrible human being isn't a reflection on the child. My mother- in-law is the product of rape, and she's thankful her mother decided to let her live and gave her to a great adoptive family. If not for that my husband would never had been born, and my daughter would never had been born.

Answer 10

That is a decision that can last a lifetime. I believe that should be left up to the victim and/or parents. If this is a religious issue, The victim and parents will answer to God for it, nobody else. Therefore, nobody else has a Right to make any judgment about it. that is a forced conception, not by freewill. If this baby has a soul at conception, it will go too heaven. If this victim is not a believer, a forced term could turn her away from God, and she lose her own soul because of people's idea of the Bible, not God's. I'll say it again. If it is a sin, the sin is against God, not Christians. The victim and/or parents will answer for this, not Christians.