“ Wednesday-morning quarterbacks will also say we lost because Ohio’s six-week ban on abortion (the Heartbeat Law), which allowed no exceptions for rape or incest, was “too extreme.” ”
Yes they are correct and the author is wrong. I’m not saying it’s too extreme for me I’m saying it’s too extreme for millions of yuppy college educated (indoctrinated) soccer mom types—— no I think I saying this to appeal to the more vocal anti-abortion types here.
Actually that bullshit I do agree it’s too extreme. No woman should have to raise the bastard child of a rapist or bring its flawed criminal genes live to the world. It should be her choice in the case of rape.
Why should I lie?
No woman is ever forced to raise that child.
If she seeks medical care right after the assault, she can receive a "morning-after" treatment to prevent pregnancy.
If she has the baby, she can put it up for adoption.
It is not a given that a child of a criminal will grow up to be a criminal. The criminality is more of a product of environment than it is of genetics.
I had to go to assault prevention training. For that training, a woman told of how she had an abusive stepfather who assaulted her. While pregnancy after assault is rare, she did get pregnant. As soon as she found out, she asked her grandfather to take her to an abortion clinic, which he did. And what she said about that is heartbreaking. She knew that abortion kills a human being. And every day since she had that abortion, she has prayed for forgiveness. She went on to have five other children, but still prays for her first child every day.
Perhaps assault victims should be counselled first, before they make that spur-of-the-moment decision to terminate their baby? I don't think women are better off suffering guilt every day for the rest of their lives just because the abortion narrative says that getting rid of that child helps her to put the incident behind her. It seems to me that the abortion served to keep the incident fresh in her mind.
And no, I don't think she is an aberration. She's just brave enough to speak up. Women who feel guilt after abortion are treated like trash by the abortion industry and made to feel that they have to suppress and hide their guilt. There is nothing healthy about that.