In every abortion debate I all ways hear what "If she ways raped or incest why deny them abortion? I would hate to tell a 12 year old raped victim she has to have a kid."
almost all pro-choice will say that but have any of them even talk to a raped victim that has gotten pregnant? Some of them even thinks it will help the victim,but in reality it doesn't. about 75-85% of victims are against abortion.
The reason most people reach the wrong conclusion about abortion in cases of rape and incest is that the actual experiences of sexual assault victims who became pregnant are routinely left out of the debate. Most people, including sexual assault victims who have never been pregnant, are therefore forming opinions based on prejudices and fears which are disconnected from reality.
if you want proof check out these sites
http://www.afterabortion.org/PAR/V2/n1/R...
http://www.boundless.org/regulars/kaufma...
2007-12-22 15:49:37 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Gender Studies
http://www.afterabortion.org/PAR/V2/n1/RAPESUM.htm
http://www.priestsforlife.org/articles/rapeandabortion.html
http://www.pregnantpause.org/aborted/curerape.htm
2007-12-22 15:58:01 · update #1
Boy do you have it backwards.
We are pro-CHOICE. This means we want them to have a CHOICE (not necessarily an abortion). In fact most of us Pro-Choice people are against abortion, we just recognize that there are situations where that decision must be made by a woman instead of religious zealots like you (especially in situations like you named).
If you have so much energy and care so much about unborn children, how about spending that energy helping children that are already born and living in squalor?
(I guess that would just take too much effort)
2007-12-22 16:02:12 · answer #1 · answered by mark 7 · 8⤊ 2⤋
Im not pro choice but I am usually for special cases like these. I'm not saying a rape victim has to or should have an abortion but if they didn't make the decision to have sex they should't be forced to have a child. Especially if it could take a psychological toll on theyre well being. Incest Im not going to go into incest though. If I were raped and ended up pregnant theyre would be no questioning that I would have that baby and why not it didn't do anything to me however I doubt that I would ever be ready to handle giving birth to an inbred child I would mostly likely opt for abortion in a special case like that and I very much doubt many people would jump at the chance of adopting a deformed inbred baby.
I know that last part sounds cruel but im simply being realistic
2007-12-23 02:13:58 · answer #2 · answered by nobody 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Most of us don't assume that all of them will always want abortions, we just want abortion to be available to them if they do want it.
The rape and incest abortion question usually comes up when we are asking pro-lifers about acceptable reasons for abortions, or what they think of women in that situation that feel they can't carry the child and would they force a rape and/or incest victim to carry the child of their rapist/molester.
And I really would hate to have to tell a 10-17 yo. child they can't abort. I would hate to have to tell an adult rape/incest victim that they can't abort. Just because there are girls and women out there that will decide to go to term doesn't mean that all rape/incest victims will, so the option should be open to them.
2007-12-23 00:20:45 · answer #3 · answered by littlevivi 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Personally, I don't argue for or against abortion on behalf of anybody. I can only tell you that if I were to become pregnant as a result of rape or incest I would absolutely not want to go through 9 months of pregnancy, childbirth and motherhood. The child would constantly remind me of the rape and I would continue to feel raped long after the incident.
2007-12-23 00:04:49 · answer #4 · answered by Vianka 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Because many have said they wanted abortions, and have gotten them. The proof of that is in the medical records of the rapees who had abortions. Work in a hospital, or clinic, for a few years, and you will see reality rather than the propaganda you've seen so far.
2007-12-23 00:13:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Whats next? Are you gonna say that these women also felt that incest and rape were fun, and that only a handful of victims actually felt victimized? This is some real great fiction!
2007-12-23 04:34:24 · answer #6 · answered by Bonzai Betty 6 · 2⤊ 3⤋
They don't make that assumption. What they want is for those victims to be able to have that option to choose to have an abortion instead of being forced to have the babies if they really don't want them.
2007-12-23 02:48:24 · answer #7 · answered by RoVale 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Who ever said that? We just assume that rape and incest would be reasonable grounds for abortion, is all.
2007-12-23 00:02:41 · answer #8 · answered by Rio Madeira 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
I know. I'm personally pro-choice, but the "let every child be a wanted child" (which means, kill the unwanted). and the "rape or incest case" are bullshit, and red herrings dumb people use.
2007-12-23 10:44:18 · answer #9 · answered by Optimus Prime 4 · 2⤊ 4⤋
Wow. Two websites that don't work, and a whole lot of your emotional, logically-groundless opinions. Well, I know I'M convinced.
2007-12-22 23:54:18 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋