abort your baby?

Question

Question in our ethics class... If you were raped, and you got pregnant by that man, would you abort the baby?

I don't know if my answer would be morally acceptable, cause for me, I think I'll abort it. What do you think?

Answer 1

no, i would not abort. it would be tough but i think the child would be put here for a purpose if it lived to be born. i wouldn't understand why but, i could not kill a baby who had nothing to do with it getting here. i would probably adopt the child out to some one if i thought i could not stand to raise it. all children are entitled to life if it is granted to them. atleast i wouldn't have to answer to God for murder.

Answer 2

A woman has the choice over her own body, thats a legal and morale fact. To be raped and impregnated against her will denies her the ability to make a choice in the matter. So her choice can only be made after the fact and it is still her choice! There are so many unknown in this pregnancy to make a choice here. What are the girls goals? financial staus? family support system? health?, mental state? age? all of these need be considered.
What of the "father"? It is apparent he is someone who is emotionally imbalanced, what is his references? Is he diseased? Genetically imbalanced? is it a family history or horrrible upbringing?( ask dr phil you can cry there! too many good people had bad lives and turned out great) and is he a ralative ( inbreeding could cause deformities)
So too much missing information, but in most cases I would support yes ( actually all cases of rape induced pregnancies) and for you who so venomously object to abortion my question to you How many adopted children do you support? How much of your earnings do you donate to orphanages and unwed mother organizations? How many unwed mothers will you take into your home and support them while they carry their unwanted child to term. Are you willing to give upr your savings, goals and golden years to adopt a ill concieved child? How many hours a week do you spend volunteering to counseling programs and at hospitals? Do not make judgement if you are unwilling to accept the responsibilities that your views ( fantical) create.

Answer 3

Yes. I am pro-choice. I think the abortion pill should be available. Much easier the way the French do it without pro-life militant interference. Clinton once sent soldiers down to clinics in the South to protect women from harassment, threats, stalkers and would-be assassins and bombers. 1 million women a year would have to go to back-alley butchers if it were not available. At least in Canada it is covered and not a big deal. I am not trying to make light of it. Legal accessible affordable abortion saves lives. Kids in orphanages and on the streets are sad stories. I have met preacher's daughters who have had to go against their families.

I oppose several or partial-birth abortions though. A lady in a bar once told me her sister had four abortions. If she can't have kids, I don't feel sorry for her.

Answer 4

I would most definitely abort it. That's not the way I'd bring a child into this world. I wouldn't judge people who decide to follow through with the pregnancy, but it's just not my idea of a good start for a baby...

Answer 5

well i am against abortion but i have seen news that in Guatemala and some other Latin American countries girls as young as 9 are pregnant because they were rape either by a biological father or stepfather and their goverment wants to force them to have this babies.
In this case as far as i know the uterus and all the internal parts of a girl are very small to have a baby they can have it but poor girls will suffer, imagine havin your fathers child?
in that case or if the woman is an addict or have aids is better to terminate pregnancy soon and perform an ovarian surgery to avoid havin children.
But if is because the woman open her legs easy and ignorant men dont use condoms in that case give child in adoption or keep it

Answer 6

The idea of your ethics class is to make you think about what is right and wrong. Try and come up with ideas that support your position. And, when you recognize ideas against yours, how would you refute them.

There will be many answers on both sides of this question - the truth is hopefully you will never have to answer - except in class.

Answer 7

It depends on how would you take up sollo reponsibilty.
Well,rape in itself is a nigthmare.Nobody can live a life with scarr.It individually depends on what decision that individual makes.
Yes,Abortion would be the right preference rather dwelling with a past formed to be a scarr & trauma.

Answer 8

No.To kill someone is a mortal sin.To kill a defenseless and innocent child of God is even more horrendous. A rape victim is not to be blamed for her fate and so is the baby. Why not consider adoption so as to give a better future for the baby. People these days are not afraid of God anymore. We will all be judged someday.

Answer 9

ABORT, ABORT, ABORT!!!!!! There is no other answer to that question! Are you kidding? If a man raped you and got you pregnant, would you want anything to do with that man? Let alone want his seed growing in you after commiting such a horrendous attack on you? "You" being in a general aspect... not particularly you (question asker).

Answer 10

the child would represent a horrible time in someones life, however, it would depend on the individual. Ok, it happened, but this is MY baby, or couldn't deal with it, and they make another decision..when the child got older, how would you explain who the father was...how they were conceived...could say a one nite stand and thats not going to make the child feel good. tell the truth and that child has that stigma thrown at them. Its not the childs fault so I wouldn't know what to do myself.....