If you got raped and found out you were pregnante, would you have an abortion?

Answer 1

When a woman is raped and reports the incident immediately - there is no chance of getting pregnant. The hospital immediately uses a rape kit, where samples of the assailant's dna are taken. She is also given a day after pill, to prevent pregnancy.

The women who do not report the rape, are the ones that get pregnant. In these cases, rape is not only harder to prove - but she is then increasing her risk of carrying a child, let alone an STD.

When a woman is raped, it should always be reported immediately. This will save her life, and prevent an unwanted one.

Answer 2

I wouldn't know until I was raped and a fetus was the aftermath of it.

No one has a right to judge the situation until they are in that situation. I have known many pro life girl's have abortions after realizing a fetus was aftermath of a rape. They then understood the emotional and physical with mental changes that occurs.

I think I would consider it. Doesn't mean I would. However, the thought could cross my mind a time or two.

Depends on how I feel then, if I can handle a baby and if my fiance/family can support me with out judging the child when the child is born into the world.

If so, I would have the baby and love the baby as a mother should. It isn't just about the baby, it is also about the family the baby will be in. It isn't easy for families to accept. Have to think of everything when deciding on something like this.

If I was to, It would be no less than 6-8 weeks max! I do not believe 24 week abortions. Abortion should only be allowed under 12 politically. However, I am not in rule of that so, it is just an opinion according to law.

I would also look into open adoption since carrying for a rapist baby isn't easy psychologically.

The old saying goes: Never say never.

Answer 3

I can't really say for sure because I believe that you can't make that kind of decision until you've been in it. However, that being said... I think I probably would. I think I would be tormented enough by those memories without having to spent the next 10 months carrying around a constant reminder... not to mention that after you have a baby, your body is never the same and you'll just continually be reminded. That kind of stress is really hard on mom and baby. And another reason is that you never know how that child would turn out. You don't know what kind of family history it has (assuming the rapist in question isn't a close, personal friend) and seriously, mental disturbances do tend to be hereditary, if the father is messed up enough to rape someone, who's to say the kid won't be just as messed up? There are just a lot of factors and I just don't think that I could deal with it.

Answer 4

I honestly can't say without being in the situation. It would depend on how I reacted to the rape, where I was at in my life, how my husband reacted to the rape and pregnancy. I would do what I felt was best for my family and the baby, whether adoption, keeping the child or having an abortion.

Answer 5

sweetie, that's a very hard one some people will tell you to keep the baby and some will tell you to abort the child, being raped is not a easy process to get over and i feel that a child has the right to live no matter the circumstances. the decision it left to the victim to decide whether she can deal with raising her attacker's child or know that she give her child up because she could deal with pain. you are the only one to make a decision. please make sure you can live with yourself the next morning, week, month, and years to come.
good luck!!!!! and best of wishes!!!!!!!!!!
i will keep you in my prayer.
please do remember god always give you what you can handle.

Answer 6

The baby growing inside thriving to survive is a human being. I know I would be scared and afraid, but I know in my heart that even if I could not care for the baby because of the emotional scars, I would choose to carry the baby to term and adopt it to a loving couple who are willing to give the baby all the best they could offer him/her. At the end of the day I could not live with myself knowing I aborted a human child that did not get to take its first breath of life.
It can be done you just have to look in your local directory to find out who can help you with your choice.
Choose Life

Answer 7

thats a difficult question. I would hope that I would love the child enough not to resent the baby, I would hope seeing him everyday would not remind me of the assualt, and I would hope that I could find a way to be honest about the baby's father without him feeling like a tragic acident or internalize the pain I felt. But I would be worried that I would not live up to these standards.
and how would i handle it if the rapist fought for some kind of parental rights?
I just dont know

Answer 8

This is a case where abortion isnt wrong. If you dont want to go through the pregnancy, then no one can blame you for having one... no, the child didnt ask to be conceived, but you didnt ask to be pregnant either.

Answer 9

I kept my baby, and I have never regretted it a day in my life. It would have just been wrong to do something even more evil just because something horrible was done to me first. It is not her fault who her father is, and while the rape was the most painful thing that ever happened to me, my daughter was the best! I couldn't let him turn me into a murderer, He would not have that power over me!

Answer 10

I personally think that i would if iwas in that position cause neither yourself nor the baby are at fault and a child is a huge responsibility and if your not ready than just do whats in your childs best interest.and if you feel that you'll hold it against your baby than don't make him suffer just get rid of him asap cause if your less than12 wks its not to late.