In the old days, there was so much shame about being pregnant out of wedlock. Now, it’s such an antiquated notion, it’s almost preferable to be single and pregnant. Sometimes, a person might be in her 20s or 30s and even create a story that the father whose name is on her birth certificate is not her biological father, that she might well be the product of her mother’s dalliance with someone else because she bears a resemblance to that someone’s daughter by his legal wife. It’s a freewheeling ‘morality’ we’ve embraced.
In the case of rape, I understand how awful it must be to find out that one is pregnant. I get it. But how do these women justify handing the death penalty to a defenseless little person who happens to be flesh of their flesh and blood of their blood? We all have very difficult experiences in this life. She could have the baby, not lay eyes on him even once, sign his over to be adopted and leave the hospital. Nobody would scorn or shame her, no one would fault her. What is that baby killing enthusiasm about?!
Killing the baby doesn’t kill the rapist or the memory.
I wonder if some women think that if they kill the baby, do violence to the reminder of the rape, that it’s taking vengeance on the act and feeling better about *getting back at* the rapist.
In this case, however, I just suspect that she was using that as an excuse to get the abortion because she thought that the loophole was there so she’d just claim rape. Just like too many cases of consensual sex that when found out suddenly become rape accusations.
I’m an arsehole. My wife tells me this. (We’ve been married 50 years). Women don’t report the rape to the authorities, maybe embarrassment, they don’t believe she’s telling the truth, or don’t give a sh@t, I don’t know. Hell, I’m just an old guy but we the people built this. We need to turn it around. It used to be a dad would hunt down and kick ass on a boy trying to get fresh with his daughter. Then the boys father would kick the boys ass when he got home. We’ve come so far from accountability, we just kill the baby. This has to stop. A tall tree and a short piece of rope might help. IMHO.