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Posted on 09/09/2009 6:29:58 PM PDT by Steelfish
Having my rapist's baby is the best thing I ever did: After being date raped, Miriam was horrified to fall pregnant, but her little girl is proof good can come of evil
09th September 2009
The party was a rare night out. Raised in a devout, Christian family in Reading, Berks, I was more used to going to choir practice than clubs with friends.
But I had just landed a job with a telemarketing company and, when the new director announced he was taking us all out for a drink, I didn't want to seem unfriendly, so I agreed to go along.
I arrived quite late and a guy called Rob*, who I recognised from another group of friends, came over to chat. I was drinking lemonade - I'd wanted to remain clear-headed with my work colleagues - but when he handed me a glass of wine I accepted.
Ordeal: Miriam considered an abortion when she fell pregnant after being raped but she has no regrets about having her daughter, now aged seven
I was only 19 and desperate not to appear rude. Still, I took only a couple of sips and then, when he wasn't looking, left the glass on the bar. The next few minutes are a blur. I vaguely remember feeling woozy and falling to the floor, and I recall a friend helping me outside and then going to find us a taxi. Then I have a hazy memory of Rob pushing me against a wall. But that's all I can recall.
I know I wasn't drunk, but I have no memory of how I got home or what happened after 11pm. The next thing I remember is waking up the next morning at my friend Laurel's house.
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Just some interesting history in Britain about NOT blaming the baby of a rape.
I think the ancient Saxon(?) code said that if a woman had a baby with a foreigner, the baby and descendants could not hold land until after 8(?) generations. But, if the woman had been raped by a foreigner and had the baby, the baby was treated as a full citizen. I find it interesting that a zillion years ago people didn’t blame the baby, but nowadays the baby is likely to be killed!
Beautiful post!
I saw a piece about a study some years ago that showed that girls pregnant by real rape are likely to want to keep the baby and that most abortions of such are due to family coercion. The rape victim feels she would be compounding the crime by killing the baby.
“fell pregnant”? People “fall ill.” Is pregnancy a disease?
to read later
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