[phoenix0468]

#1 most rapists are not drooling mutants, they are power hungry psychopaths (in some cases not even mentally ill, just power hungry). #2 the resulting child has a very little chance of being the power hungry psychopath that the father was if raised in a healthy loving environment. So, again, punishing the child for the crime of the father is just as ridiculous as sending a parent to jail if their child commits a crime.

[jacquej]

I cannot speak for every woman, only for myself. A long time ago, when Abortion first became legal in NY State, my husband and I discussed this issue.

We decided that if I were ever raped, and became pregnant as a result, we would never abort an innocent life. If possible we would raise the baby as one of our own.

I would hope that others would at least let the innocent baby have a life, and put it up for adoption if they were not in a position to raise the baby as their own. This is a way of turning an ugly and montrous act of violence into something better than committing more violence.

I would not condemn someone who felt otherwise, but would ask them to think it through very carefully before choosing abortion.