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Originally posted by undo
reply to post by The Nighthawk
I do! Hubby explained it like this:
In the case of rape: The child is conceived against your will, The blood is not on your hands but the rapist's hands, if you abort it. Forgot what he said about life threatening. Will ask again when he gets back
[edit on 31-5-2008 by undo]
Originally posted by Bigwhammy
reply to post by Annee
Just like Hitlers right to hate Jews did not outweigh the Jews right to live.
You're right to have sex and get pregnant does not out weigh the child's right to live.
Life is more important that some brief pleasure . PERIOD.
Originally posted by wutone
Originally posted by The Nighthawk
So you don't consider rape or incest to be deciding factors?
Tough question.
But is it the child's fault? Why is it the the child has to make the ultimate payment?
Originally posted by Bigwhammy
reply to post by Annee
No it was a good analogy. Ones opinion does supersede a human life.
No I believe that everyone has a right to live and not have their life taken from them by force. We take people rights when they are criminals- when you steal we take your freedom. Again you do have the complete authority over your body. You are not asking for control over your body - you are asking for permission to let someone else kill an innocent that happens to be in you body. NOT THE SAME.
Originally posted by riley
Im sure rape victims don't base their decision on 'making someone pay'. It's not the fetus' fault but that certainly doesn't morally justify making her carry and give birth to it.
[edit on 31-5-2008 by riley]
Originally posted by wutone
Originally posted by riley
Im sure rape victims don't base their decision on 'making someone pay'. It's not the fetus' fault but that certainly doesn't morally justify making her carry and give birth to it.
[edit on 31-5-2008 by riley]
Thats why I said its a tough question.
I am just speaking on behalf of the person who doesn't have a voice in the whole situation.
Originally posted by riley
While I am amazed at victims who are able to continue with a rape pregnancies to term.. I don't think ones that don't should be condemned as being immoral.
Originally posted by riley
Originally posted by wutone
Originally posted by riley
Im sure rape victims don't base their decision on 'making someone pay'. It's not the fetus' fault but that certainly doesn't morally justify making her carry and give birth to it.
[edit on 31-5-2008 by riley]
Thats why I said its a tough question.
I am just speaking on behalf of the person who doesn't have a voice in the whole situation.
..which of course means ignoring the rape victim's voice.
I see no reason why a rape conception should have the right to remain if the victim does not want it to. The simple fact is that fetus was put there when the rapist ejeculated. I imagine that would be the absolute worst part of the rape so while that pregnancy is still there the rape is not over and is a continued physical violation. When a woman is raped her immediate impulse is to wash hersef for hours afterwards.. yet she's not allowed to wash out [ie. surgically remove] the remnants of his imposed sperm? That would be like forever banning her from bathing afterwards.
Apologies for the graphic details.. i have just noticed prolifers [in general] white washing the brutality of rape by making it about "punnishing the innocent". NO. It's about helping victims who have been traumatised.. it has nothing to do with a victim getting vengence.
While I am amazed at victims who are able to continue with a rape pregnancies to term.. I don't think ones that don't should be condemned as being immoral.
[edit on 1-6-2008 by riley]
..which of course means ignoring the rape victim's voice.
Originally posted by Reverend SamuelTophatJack
Remember the Natural Law is defined by God.
Originally posted by Rilence
reply to post by Reverend SamuelTophatJack
No, abortion is NOT murder in any way, shape or form...Sorry to disappoint Rev...
As has already been pointed out to you, it is a medical procedure, nothing more and nothing less
Originally posted by Reverend SamuelTophatJack
Not entirely Mister wiley sir.
How does murdering an innocent child
and offering it up to evil lessen the blow of being raped? Now the por woman had to live with being a killer as well as being raped.
You just worsened her trauma.
How horrible to force women to murcer their babies by you feminazi propagandizing.
Perhaps we can arrange for a quick adoption so the rape victim does not have to care for the child.