[fieldmarshaldj]

To whom ? To the police, as with any criminal act. Reported within a reasonable period of time, and the victim taken to the hospital if they wish to proceed. I have to admit it sickens me to even defend abortion, but this one instance reveals an extreme weakness in the pro-life-in-all-instances argument. This literally reduces women to second-class status in our society, and that they are at the mercy of rapists without recourse. What of her rights, too ? Must she forfeit them entirely for a criminal act ? This strikes me as just as wrong.

[Truthsearcher]

So the police will act as judge and jury as to whether a rape happened? Please tell me where they get such powers?

And she’s not without recourse, she can still be a witness to his prosecution, and she can still give the baby up for adoption.

Rape sucks, so does abortion. Making a woman an accessory to murder does not make the pains of being a rape victim go away.