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Clearly I would love my grandchild if it were born, just as I love all of my grand children. I would counsel my child to keep the details of his or her start in life from the child.

However, I would not have ask, or suggested to my daughter that she take ANY risk to bring this child to full term.

I was married in the sixtes. I was and am Catholic. At that time, the church taught that if there was a problem with childbirth, the baby should be saved, and not the wife. I didn't agree with that then, and I don't agree with it today.

Incidentally, I'm still a practicing catholic, as all of my kids and grandkids.

dpa5923,

I did mention inconvience. I think I said some may argue... My belief is that for a young rape victim, the consequences to giving birth would be so tramatic as to effect them for the rest of their life. An abortion would be less tramatic, and depending on the age, could be unknown to the girl. I would choose the later.

I hope you understand, I do not believe in killing... Even in war or capitol punishment. However I would take this burden on myself to protect my family. I would not look back for an instant.

...I would also take the life of a drug dealer who sold drugs to my grandkids...

I was and am Catholic. At that time, the church taught that if there was a problem with childbirth, the baby should be saved, and not the wife.

The church has never taught that, and there was no change in official teaching since the time you describe.

The teaching is very simple, although the application isn't. You can't save the mother by intentionally killing the baby. You can't save the baby by intentionally killing the mother. You can perform medical procedures whose intent is to save the life of the mother, even if they inadvertently but unavoidably cost the life of the child.

I hope you understand, I do not believe in killing... Even in war or capitol punishment. However I would take this burden on myself to protect my family. I would not look back for an instant. ...I would also take the life of a drug dealer who sold drugs to my grandkids...

Soooo....You don't believe in killing in war or capital punishment.....but you would approve of the killing of your grandchild or a drug dealer? You seem to be talking out of both sides of your mouth at the same time.