Skwirlinator, if the percentages are accurate you are correct, 1-2 out of 100 rape victims will be pregnant and not discover it until their second trimates, and 2-3 rape victims out 100 will be pregnant and opt for an abortion.

However, even if the percentages are little, I believe that an abortion ban with no rape exemption will pose a tremendous burden on the few rape victims who do get pregnant. And that makes the law draconian to my way of thinking, no matter how small the number or percentage of women it affects.

I do think its worth noting that half of rape victims who do get pregnant opt for an abortion. I suspect that the true percentage of pregnant rape victims who want an abo...

Skwirlinator, if the percentages are accurate you are correct, 1-2 out of 100 rape victims will be pregnant and not discover it until their second trimates, and 2-3 rape victims out 100 will be pregnant and opt for an abortion.

However, even if the percentages are little, I believe that an abortion ban with no rape exemption will pose a tremendous burden on the few rape victims who do get pregnant. And that makes the law draconian to my way of thinking, no matter how small the number or percentage of women it affects.

I do think its worth noting that half of rape victims who do get pregnant opt for an abortion. I suspect that the true percentage of pregnant rape victims who want an abortion is higher than 50%, simply because the availability of abortion-providers varies drastically in this country.

But regardless of the rape issue, I think forcing a woman to carry a pregnancy to term if she doesn't want to is awful, regardless of the circumstances. I just can't see fetuses as persons deserving of rights, especially in the early stages of pregnancy.

Besides the fact that I belive that it is a woman's choice on whether or not she wants to have a child, the fact that the state will force (in this case) a raped woman to carry a child she does not want does great injury to the child.

In some cases (mabe not all), this child will be unwanted byt thier mother. This is perhaps one of the most destructive emotional experiences a child can have.

Even if the child is adopted, many adopted children grow up resenting the fact that they were given up for adoption.

What if the child were to learn they were a product of rape?

I used to be a ward of the court, and in my time in foster homes & group homes I came to know many boys and girls that we...

Besides the fact that I belive that it is a woman's choice on whether or not she wants to have a child, the fact that the state will force (in this case) a raped woman to carry a child she does not want does great injury to the child.

In some cases (mabe not all), this child will be unwanted byt thier mother. This is perhaps one of the most destructive emotional experiences a child can have.

Even if the child is adopted, many adopted children grow up resenting the fact that they were given up for adoption.

What if the child were to learn they were a product of rape?

I used to be a ward of the court, and in my time in foster homes & group homes I came to know many boys and girls that were a product of such environments, many ended up being sexually assulted in thier youth.

How does this law help the child?

I think a rape-related pregnancy should be the only case where abortion is allowed. The only other way I could accept it is if the woman was forced to be sterilized at the same time. Also, if they can't pay for it, they should have to do some sort of community service to work it off (the obortion and the sterilization). Sorry, i'm sure there's a better word than sterilization, but you get my point.

Anyway, I have good reason for this belief. I know 1 and have heard of many many other women that have had many obortions. For some reason, they think it's ok to just screw as many guy's as they want and then get an abortion and all is ok. If you don't want children, then either take birth ...

I think a rape-related pregnancy should be the only case where abortion is allowed. The only other way I could accept it is if the woman was forced to be sterilized at the same time. Also, if they can't pay for it, they should have to do some sort of community service to work it off (the obortion and the sterilization). Sorry, i'm sure there's a better word than sterilization, but you get my point.

Anyway, I have good reason for this belief. I know 1 and have heard of many many other women that have had many obortions. For some reason, they think it's ok to just screw as many guy's as they want and then get an abortion and all is ok. If you don't want children, then either take birth control, get fixed, or don't have sex. I know birth control dosn't always work, but it's not like you don't know that up front. If you're not willing to deal with it, then don't have sex.