[MrInvisible]

Maybe my theology is off today or something, but let me proffer this. Doesn’t Scripture teach that sin nature is passed through the blood?

Recently in Texas there was a tragic case of a girl being raped by 12+ thugs. What’s your position on the possibility of her being pregnant?

[trisham]

It’s unlikely that she’s pregnant, but not impossible. Let’s say for the sake of argument that she is pregnant. How would having an abortion make her life better?

[little jeremiah]

So in your little world some people aren’t sinful.

That’s interesting. So the “sinful” ones should be killed. Who gets to decide who’s who?

[EternalVigilance]

LifeSiteNews

5/20/10

Thaddeus M. Baklinski
"I am extremely grateful to and proud of Cardinal Ouellet for speaking up to defend the lives of those of us conceived in rape,” says Deborah Morlani, a wife, mother of five children, pro-life speaker, Catholic writer, registered nurse and grad student working on her Master of Theology degree.

Cardinal Marc Ouellet, the archbishop of Quebec City and primate of Canada, has endured condemnation and vilification from the mainstream press, abortion advocates, and Quebec and federal politicians, after he explained Christian teaching on abortion at a pro-life conference hosted by Quebec Life Coalition this past Sunday.

The cardinal, when asked by reporters about abortion in the case of rape, said that rather than helping the victim of rape, an abortion actually adds a second victim – the unborn child. “The child is not responsible for how he was conceived, it is the aggressor who is responsible. We can see him (the child) as another victim.”

Morlani has responded to the backlash against the cardinal, relating how she was conceived when her mother was 16 years old and was sexually assaulted while on a date, and how grateful she is that her mother chose life.

"When she found out she was pregnant there was no doubt in her mind that I was her little baby and she was going to keep me and ensure that no one hurt me like she was hurt. She always felt very protective of my life while I was growing in her womb and throughout my childhood," Deborah explained.

"My Mom made a doll named Suzie for me shortly after I was born and I still have her to this day. This little 12" handmade cotton doll has meant a lot to me over the years; she reminds me that I was a baby worth loving no matter how I was conceived. She reminds me that all babies are worth loving, no exceptions."

Morlani told LifeSiteNews.com that one of her “missions” in life "is to defend the lives of babies, like me, who were conceived in rape and to work toward ending the discrimination and hatred aimed toward us."

She said she questions why “some people hate those of us conceived in rape so much that they would condemn us to death simply because of how we were conceived?

"It is cruel, hateful, and discriminatory. We are not criminals; we are innocent human beings who deserve a chance at life just like everyone else."

Morlani expressed her concern that "some people still cling to the idea that certain human beings' lives are worthless simply because of how they were conceived."

"Talk about taking us back to the middle ages," she remarked. "Such ignorance, hate, and discrimination deserves to be left in the past for good. All innocent human beings - including those of us conceived in rape - deserve to be treated with dignity and respect from the moment of fertilization no matter what their race, religion, gender, or how they were conceived, whether born or preborn."

Morlani said, in reference to the cardinal's remarks, that, "The fact that the Catholic Church defends the lives of all preborn babies, no exceptions, has always made me proud to be Catholic."

[StonyMan451]

Your theology does appear to be just a little off today. We all sin because of our fallen nature, passed down to us through our first parents, Adam and Eve. Rapists aren’t the only ones with a fallen nature, and the children of rapists are not any worse than the rest of us.

What’s my position on the possibility of that girl who was raped being pregnant? My position is that the horrible tragedy she suffered will not be made any better by the death of her child, should she become pregnant. If the girl chose to abort her child, then I would have compassion for her. I would not presume to judge the state of her soul with God any more than I would judge the state of anyone’s soul. But I would still say that objectively speaking, what she did was wrong, and if she asks me, I would counsel her against it.

Incidentally, just the other day Martin Sheen revealed that his wife was conceived in rape, and that he was grateful that her mother did not choose to abort her. This is why he, too, opposes abortion, even in the case of rape and incest.

I have a friend from my teenage years who became pregnant through rape. She, too, chose to carry her baby to term. She gave the baby up for adoption, and still prays for him.

Such a response is not as unreasonable as you seem to think it is.

[EternalVigilance]

Rebecca Kiessling:

What rape exceptions really mean

http://www.rebeccakiessling.com/index.html

We’ve all heard someone say:

“I’m pro-life, well, except in cases of rape . . .” or
“I’m pro-choice, especially in cases of rape !”

Have you ever considered how really insulting it is to say to someone, “I think your mother should have been able to abort you.”? It’s like saying, “If I had my way, you’d be dead right now.” And that is the reality with which I live every time someone says they are pro-choice or pro-life “except in cases of rape” because I absolutely would have been aborted if it had been legal in Michigan when I was an unborn child, and I can tell you that it hurts. But I know that most people don’t put a face to this issue — for them abortion is just a concept — with a quick cliche, they sweep it under the rug and forget about it. I do hope that, as a child conceived in rape, I can help to put a face, a voice, and a story to this issue.

In reply, some have said to me, “So does that mean you’re pro-rape?” Though ludicrous, I’ll address it because I understand that they aren’t thinking things through. There is a huge moral difference because I did exist, and my life would have been ended because I would have been killed by a brutal abortion. You can only be killed and your life can only be devalued once you exist. Being thankful that my life was protected in no way makes me pro-rape.

Thank you to my 100% pro-life heroes!

— Rebecca