[seowulf]

I do not accept that rape is “conception”.

Rape is a trauma and a tragedy, but a child is not.

I have a cousin who was raped, became pregnant, and had the child. I would never dream of telling that little girl that she was never conceived, or is less of a person because she is the direct result of the rape of her mother.

[wagglebee]

Rape is repeatedly brought up as a justification for infanticide. The reality is that that only than 3% of rapes result in pregnancy, this amount to less than 8000 per year.
http://www.missthemess.com/statistics/rape.php

Yet there are over 3500 abortions performed EVERY DAY in the United States.

But even with these 8000 pregnancies, under what just system of laws has any society ever deemed that a child must pay for the crimes of their parent?

[trimom]

The rape arguement is a bit of a red herring. The number of babies conceived during a rape vs the abortion rate would tell us quickly that most abortions are not done on rape victims. They are done for the convenience of the mother (or under pressure from the father).

Don’t lose sight of the tragedy that is abortion.

[jwalsh07]

I have a cousin who was raped, became pregnant, and had the child. I would never dream of telling that little girl that she was never conceived, or is less of a person because she is the direct result of the rape of her mother.

Your cousin is an exceptional woman.