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"Of course, pregnancy arising out of rape is very rare. But isn't it interesting that the perp usually walks, while the baby gets a death sentence?"

Very well put. Our Constitution prohibits "Corruption of Blood" (punishing children for the sins of their fathers), yet many allegedly "pro-life" politicians support abortion in cases of rape or incest. Why should an unborn baby be killed because her father was a rapist? Yet liberals and "moderates" oppose the death penalty for rapists, while imposing it on innocent children.

Innocent human life is innocent human life, no matter what its origin. There are millions of married couples in America who cannot conceive a child of their own and would want nothing better than to be able to hold and love and raise a child whose mother chooses not to keep because he or she is a product of rape or incest. Let's do the right thing and protect innocent life; everyone will be better off in the end.

Though it is true that the baby conceived during a rape is innocent and does not deserve to die, it is the product of a heinous crime. Although it's sad, life isn't always fair.

One could argue that a pregnancy that resulted from a rape was a continuation of the rape, since all of the tissue from the rapist had not been removed from the woman. One could also argue that a woman has a right to self-defense, and should not have to tolerate ANY risk (physical or emotional) or inconvenience or expense as a result of a sexual assault. Although the risks to the woman are slight during a pregnancy, there are risks involved to her life. Should she have to take those risks when it was forced upon her?

It would be my guess that rape related pregnancies would occur more often with underage girls, since an adult female would be more likely to report in and seek immediate medical attention. The physical risks to a child are even greater than an adult female.

This brings up another point: The D&C that is performed in a hospital in treatment of a rape victim is basically an abortion. Should this procedure be banned when treating rape victims?

How would you react if, like in the thread the other day, your 9 year old daughter was raped and conceived? Clearly the risk to her life would be tremendous. Would you disapprove of an abortion if it was your child, and you thought it might make the difference of life or death to her? I didn’t think so…

Regarding incest, I think there is no justification for abortion in these cases unless rape was involved as well. Incest shouldn’t be bundled with rape in this discussion.