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Life is always precious, but in this unique circumstance, the right to life the child enjoys is in conflict with the mother's right to not have her body continually violated by a rapist.
There is no correct answer because the only choices which make sense (not getting pregnant/carry the child to term) is either not possible or effectively a continuation of the rape.
There is no honour in a pregnancy caused by a brutal rape. And yes I would support abortion in cases of rape, would any female like to be forcibly inseminated and have to live with result of that, namely the child.
Life is always precious, but in this unique circumstance, the right to life the child enjoys is in conflict with the mother's right to not have her body continually violated by a rapist.
There is no correct answer because the only choices which make sense (not getting pregnant/carry the child to term) is either not possible or effectively a continuation of the rape.
I already think that a woman should have a choice to abort. I've been raped several times and I am pretty sure if I became pregnant as a result (fortunately I hadn't started menstruating at the time) I would want the choice to abort. I've also, through personal experience, learned that foster care/orphanages are far from pleasant on the whole. An unwanted life isn't always better than death. My mother considered aborting me but I ended up being born extremely premature. I do have a great life now but I've worked with many more children who have an awful life, because they were abandoned at birth. As a result, I'm firmly pro-choice.
Anyway, my point is that it's hypocritical to claim "pro-life" and then be pro-choice in this instance. That's not a true "pro-life" stance cause that's putting the woman's choice before the baby's life. Pro-choice people already do that but at least they're honest about their stance.
Why should an innocent baby die... and a criminal rapist live ?
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Execution for rape is harsh. As bad as rape is, it's not as bad as killing somebody, so I'd say it's an excessive punishment. Even life in prison is probably too harsh unless they're raped a lot of people or the crime was exceptionally brutal in nature.
And what if the alternative is that, that beating heart has to grow up with a parent who doesn't love them, or worse yet, be stuck in the foster care system/hopping from institution to institution for life?
Execution for rape is harsh. As bad as rape is, it's not as bad as killing somebody, so I'd say it's an excessive punishment. Even life in prison is probably too harsh unless they're raped a lot of people or the crime was exceptionally brutal in nature.
I think raping someone is worse. When you're raped, it's like your body is living but your soul is dead.
And what if the alternative is that, that beating heart has to grow up with a parent who doesn't love them, or worse yet, be stuck in the foster care system/hopping from institution to institution for life?
There are people waiting in line to adopt a child.
Also - your foster care reference doesn't make any sense unless you falsely believe that all foster children die at the age of 18.
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