Abortions and Rape Cases

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I figured I’d be the one to start a thread** just on this topic**. I’m going through a case of the “fed ups” with people bringing up instances of rape in the abortion debate. They ask as though there are no rape victims around to speak for themselves. I’ve got news for you. I’m damaged goods so to speak, I was raped.
My rapest didn’t hear me say no and neither do most people who support abortions in cases of rape. :mad: Abortions in the case of rape are commonly thought of as sort of a “magic eraser” to the tragedy that has occured, but it’s not. There is no magic eraser, the damage is done and it can’t be undone. The best thing you can do is try to help a girl/woman find her self-worth again, find a light at the end of the tunnel. While my child wasn’t concieved in rape, motherhood has a brought a new meaning to the marital embrace, a meaning that hasn’t been there since 1996.
There are many women out there that have chosen to have their child despite the circumstances of how their child’s life came into existance, none of those women regret it, because at the end of the day, they realize that they gotten the best part of their rapist, and they’ve found that through their tragedy something wonderful has happened as we often see in the trials o our saints.
So please, if you support abortions in the case of rape, consider your audience.
 
Amen! Abortion does not “un-rape” a woman. It is easily arguable that its effects can be worse than the rape itself, as the victim now has actual guilt to deal with, which was not the case to begin with.
 
Helen31 said:
I figured I’d be the one to start a thread** just on this topic**. I’m going through a case of the “fed ups” with people bringing up instances of rape in the abortion debate. They ask as though there are no rape victims around to speak for themselves. I’ve got news for you. I’m damaged goods so to speak, I was raped.
My rapest didn’t hear me say no and neither do most people who support abortions in cases of rape. :mad: Abortions in the case of rape are commonly thought of as sort of a “magic eraser” to the tragedy that has occured, but it’s not. There is no magic eraser, the damage is done and it can’t be undone. The best thing you can do is try to help a girl/woman find her self-worth again, find a light at the end of the tunnel. While my child wasn’t concieved in rape, motherhood has a brought a new meaning to the marital embrace, a meaning that hasn’t been there since 1996.
There are many women out there that have chosen to have their child despite the circumstances of how their child’s life came into existance, none of those women regret it, because at the end of the day, they realize that they gotten the best part of their rapist, and they’ve found that through their tragedy something wonderful has happened as we often see in the trials o our saints.
So please, if you support abortions in the case of rape, consider your audience.
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God love you, and thank you for sharing that horrible experience! You are utterly right, and what you now could do is post your story on a liberal/pro-abort forum to defend life. Praying for you!

God Bless:signofcross::byzsoc:
 
Perhaps the women who we should be talking to are those who became pregnant due to rape or incest.

I think it’s presumpuous of any of us who have not walked in their shoes to think we know how they feel or what they are thinking…

To the OP, Im glad you found your healing after being a victim of rape. 🙂 God Bless you. 🙂
 
Helen31 said:
I figured I’d be the one to start a thread** just on this topic**. I’m going through a case of the “fed ups” with people bringing up instances of rape in the abortion debate. They ask as though there are no rape victims around to speak for themselves. I’ve got news for you. I’m damaged goods so to speak, I was raped.
My rapest didn’t hear me say no and neither do most people who support abortions in cases of rape. :mad: Abortions in the case of rape are commonly thought of as sort of a “magic eraser” to the tragedy that has occured, but it’s not. There is no magic eraser, the damage is done and it can’t be undone. The best thing you can do is try to help a girl/woman find her self-worth again, find a light at the end of the tunnel. While my child wasn’t concieved in rape, motherhood has a brought a new meaning to the marital embrace, a meaning that hasn’t been there since 1996.
There are many women out there that have chosen to have their child despite the circumstances of how their child’s life came into existance, none of those women regret it, because at the end of the day, they realize that they gotten the best part of their rapist, and they’ve found that through their tragedy something wonderful has happened as we often see in the trials o our saints.
So please, if you support abortions in the case of rape, consider your audience.
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First le me say that I am sorry you had to endure that horrible experience but also I admire your courage and now you are reaping out of that adversity something very beatiful.
It surely is a testament to people that ask why God allow evil to happen in the world and they fail to see that the evil part does not come from HIM.
He can use that evil to help and inspire us.
I hope your testimony inspires other women not to abort.
Certainly an evil cannot be fixed with another evil.
 
Marie5890 said:
I think it’s presumpuous of any of us who have not walked in their shoes to think we know how they feel or what they are thinking…
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Not so much if you have read the accounts of their anguish. Not if you have listened to interviews. Not if you worked for decades with women who had suffered all sorts of horror in their lives.

Just to clear the air, I am not suggesting that any given feeling applies to any or all such victims.
 
Helen
My thoughts and prayers are with you, and I commend you for sharing this with us. God bless you!
 
Marie5890 said:
Perhaps the women who we should be talking to are those who became pregnant due to rape or incest.

I think it’s presumpuous of any of us who have not walked in their shoes to think we know how they feel or what they are thinking…
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And perhaps those who were eventually born of a mother who was the victim of rape or incest should also be heard.
 
po18guy said:
Just to clear the air, I am not suggesting that any given feeling applies to any or all such victims.
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I agree completely. Unless we have walked in their shoes, pregnant due to rape or incest, we simply cant know unless they share. And then, as human beings, no one should be lumped together.

No conclusions, not judgements, no assumption should be made as to how they feel, what they think, or what they are experiencing as individuals.
 
Marie5890 said:
I agree completely. Unless we have walked in their shoes, pregnant due to rape or incest, we simply cant know unless they share. And then, as human beings, no one should be lumped together.

No conclusions, not judgements, no assumption should be made as to how they feel, what they think, or what they are experiencing as individuals.
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They may indeed be numbed by the whole experience.
 
Yes, everyone’s story is different. I was raped at gunpoint 32 years ago. I didn’t tell a soul for years. I was terrified b/c he knew where I lived and told me he’d kill me. I believed him. Then I found out I was pregnant. Abortion was not an option for me. A few days later I miscarried. This turned out to be my only pregnancy. At that point I hadn’t decided whether to keep the baby or give he or she up for adoption. I have often wondered if the baby was a boy or girl. What would he/she have been like? Would I be a grandmother now?

I am a survivor. There are time when it still haunts me and there are times when I still feel like damaged goods.
 
Thankyou everyone for your kind words. I’ve decided to start up a little Facebook group to try and find other pro-life rape survivors. I’m hesitant to “evangalize” to the liberal pro-choicers. They have the tendancy to hear folks like me out as much as my rapist heard me out thus making me feel like a victim again. It’d be easier for me to show up at one of their conventions and give them a piece of my mind, even though I’d say something they’d find hard to hear. Maltmom why not join my new group on Facebook? Its called ProLife R@peSurvivors and I have no clue what I’m doing with it.👍
 
Thank you for the invitation. I will think about it. This was the 1st time I’ve shared my story on a public forum. I don’t know about having anything on FB. Only my very close friends know. I pray your page grows and that many woman are helped by it.
 
Helen31 said:
I figured I’d be the one to start a thread** just on this topic**. I’m going through a case of the “fed ups” with people bringing up instances of rape in the abortion debate. They ask as though there are no rape victims around to speak for themselves. I’ve got news for you. I’m damaged goods so to speak, I was raped.
My rapest didn’t hear me say no and neither do most people who support abortions in cases of rape. :mad: Abortions in the case of rape are commonly thought of as sort of a “magic eraser” to the tragedy that has occured, but it’s not. There is no magic eraser, the damage is done and it can’t be undone. The best thing you can do is try to help a girl/woman find her self-worth again, find a light at the end of the tunnel. While my child wasn’t concieved in rape, motherhood has a brought a new meaning to the marital embrace, a meaning that hasn’t been there since 1996.
There are many women out there that have chosen to have their child despite the circumstances of how their child’s life came into existance, none of those women regret it, because at the end of the day, they realize that they gotten the best part of their rapist, and they’ve found that through their tragedy something wonderful has happened as we often see in the trials o our saints.
So please, if you support abortions in the case of rape, consider your audience.
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Wow definitely congrats to your struggle and overcoming it. I think your story and example will show proponents of the “rape excuse for abortion” side some arguments they should considered.

God Bless!
 
God Bless you. Rape is not an excuse for an abortion, the child is innocent and should not be punished for the crime of the father. 15 - 25% of rape victims choose abortion, most women who were raped raise their child
 
Relevant article for the topic:
lifesitenews.com/news/my-rape-pregnancy

Interesting number:
“A national study published in 1996 found that half of the estimated 32,000 rape pregnancies which occur each year end in abortion. Note: half. Not even 60 percent.”

Thats similar to the percentage of unwanted pregnancies aborted, which is also in the region of 50% (maybe slightly lower). These numbers suggest that abortion is not among the top priorities of a rape victim, which indicates as the opening post suggested, that the supposed “healing effect” is at least not obvious to many victims.
 
Prieldedi said:
Check this video:

“Survivors of Rape Victims Support Mourdock on Abortion Statements”

youtube.com/watch?v=BqeBHTxPkeA
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WOW! what a profound compelling video. Touches the heart strings, felt emotional.
Yeah I know I’m just a man who was gang-raped and tortured at gunpoint at the age of 23 but my heart reaches out to all rape and incest survivors. Nice to know there are victimized woman who made the right choice to save their priceless child. And seeing the stigma of their mother’s pain embraced by their children. Beautiful and very touching.
👍👍👍
 
Well im not in any religious faith i do believe in god. i would like to simply Point Out Some Scriptures from the bible showing god could not be pro life

God will punish women by aborting their fetus through a miscarriage.

“Give them, O LORD–what will You give? Give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.” (Hosea 9:14)

God teaches the use of a bizarre ritual using cursed “bitter water” to abort a fetus who was conceived through infidelity. (Numbers 5:11-21)

God orders Moses to kill every Midianite woman who was no longer a virgin. (many of these women would obviously have been pregnant) (Numbers 31:15-18)

God promises to destroy the infants of Samaria and rip open the stomachs of pregnant women.

The people of Samaria must bear their guilt, because they have rebelled against their God. They will fall by the sword; their little ones will be dashed to the ground, their pregnant women ripped open. (Hosea 13:16)

God allows the pregnant women of Tappuah to be ripped open.

At that time Menahem, starting out from Tirzah, attacked Tiphsah and everyone in the city and its vicinity, because they refused to open their gates. He sacked Tiphsah and ripped open all the pregnant women. (2 Kings 15:16)

God commands the killing of infants and nursing babies.

Now go and attack Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and do not spare them. But kill both man and woman, infant and nursing child, ox and sheep, camel and donkey. (1 Samuel 15:3)

God repays your enemies by destroying their babies.

Happy is he who repays you for what you have done to us. He who seizes your infants and dashes them against the rocks. (Psalms 137:8-9)
 
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