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alix
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They did not choose to become pregnant, they are just innocent victims…Is it okay for a rapped girl to have an abortion?
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Student09
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No, because abortion creates another innocent victim - the baby.
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Tantum_ergo
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The infant did not rape the mother and is an innocent victim too.
A raped girl/ woman has already been victimized by the rapist; she doesn’t need to be further victimized by being made to kill her child.
A raped girl/ woman has already been victimized by the rapist; she doesn’t need to be further victimized by being made to kill her child.
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Brendan
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No.
Why should the child recieve Capital Punishment for the sin of someone else?
Why should the child recieve Capital Punishment for the sin of someone else?
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Art321
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Completely agree.
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LindaSK
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Absolutely agree - an example that abortion claims more victims than just the babies aborted. We shouldn’t add the guilt that comes from killing an unborn to that of having been raped. While rape is not the fault of the victim, there is still guilt that accompanies it.
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reaganjn
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why should the baby suffer??? adoption is an option
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LittleSoldier
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A girl who is raped is indeed a victim. She is a victim of the rapist. Rape is about power - although it is used in a sexual way the intent of the rapist is to show his power over the girl.
Should the rapist’s power be strong enough to turn a victimized girl into a murderer?? Abortion is murder; murder is the killing of an innocent person. Why give in to the rapist’s demands for power? * Why give the rapist so much power that an unborn child (a true innocent who is created by God) is murdered?*
That is the ultimate power!! Both the raped girl and the unborn child are victims of the rapist. Why kill the child? The person who should be punished is the rapist!!
That unborn child is part of the mother, not only the rapist. If the girl decides to abort, she is murdering her own child! It’s true that half of the genetic information comes from the rapist, but half of the genetic information comes from the girl, too. The child is as much a part of the mother as it is of the rapist - more so, in fact, because that child is in her mother’s womb. Killing the child is killing part of the mother.
Rape is a truly horrific experience and my heart goes out to anyone who has been attacked in this way. But I don’t understand why any girl, who has been victimized herself, would allow her own child to be victimized, too.
Punish the rapist!! Put him behind bars for the rest of his life!! Get him off the streets so he can do no further damage to innocent people!! But don’t murder the child!! The child is a victim and can’t cry out for help. The child needs to be protected.
There is help available to anyone who has been raped and has become pregnant as a result. In fact, there is help available to anyone who has found herself pregnant by any means. The Church will provide help and there are numerous organizations that will also help.
If the girl does not feel that she can keep the child, she can give that child up for adoption. What a loving thing to do!! Giving up a child conceived during a rape takes a terrible experience and turns it into something good and precious and beautiful. There are always people who will adopt a child. I will adopt a child if I am ever given the chance to do so.
Rape is a crime, both by God’s law and by man’s law. Why make it worse by murdering one of the victims??
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jmcrae
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There is no other crime on earth - not even treason; not even the worst kind of terrorism - where it would even occur to us to punish the victim’s innocent child with the death penalty as part of the punishment for the crime.
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lil_flower_luv
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Two wrongs don’t make a right!
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FMLJoliecouer
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Yes of course they can…anyone can abort?
Are you asking if the Catholic church allows it in cases of rape…
I dont know if its covered in the Catecism.
I do know what I would say on a personal level…but nobody here would understand…
I feel sick to my stomach just thinking about having an abortion myself…and although I have had some serious mental health issues in my past…including suicide attempts because of being raped by an older brother (7 yrs older), I do know that if I had to go through with a pregnancy at the age of say 13 (I was younger when I was raped, but not able to get pregnant) then I probably just would have committed suicide…
I dont see any organizations supported by the RC church in my community if a girl is raped and gets pregnant…so who will pay for the girl (who may also be a child) to receive the counselling she will need to go through the pregnancy (a life changing event) while also coping with rape ( most likely by a family member or trusted friend). Rape isnt something you just get over.
ANYONE WHO JUDGES A GIRL OR WOMAN WHO GETS AN ABORTION AFTER BEING RAPED (possibly even by her father or brother)WILL RECEIVE THE SAME KIND OF JUDGEMENT ON THEM THAT THEY PASSED ON…
THis is coming from someone who has been raped as a child by a brother…and is still living to tell about it…but if I had been old enough to get pregnant, my parents probably would have had me have an abortion as, some girls to get their periods as young as 11, and it can be life threatening for them to have a child…not just physically either
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Are you asking if the Catholic church allows it in cases of rape…
I dont know if its covered in the Catecism.
I do know what I would say on a personal level…but nobody here would understand…
I feel sick to my stomach just thinking about having an abortion myself…and although I have had some serious mental health issues in my past…including suicide attempts because of being raped by an older brother (7 yrs older), I do know that if I had to go through with a pregnancy at the age of say 13 (I was younger when I was raped, but not able to get pregnant) then I probably just would have committed suicide…
I dont see any organizations supported by the RC church in my community if a girl is raped and gets pregnant…so who will pay for the girl (who may also be a child) to receive the counselling she will need to go through the pregnancy (a life changing event) while also coping with rape ( most likely by a family member or trusted friend). Rape isnt something you just get over.
ANYONE WHO JUDGES A GIRL OR WOMAN WHO GETS AN ABORTION AFTER BEING RAPED (possibly even by her father or brother)WILL RECEIVE THE SAME KIND OF JUDGEMENT ON THEM THAT THEY PASSED ON…
THis is coming from someone who has been raped as a child by a brother…and is still living to tell about it…but if I had been old enough to get pregnant, my parents probably would have had me have an abortion as, some girls to get their periods as young as 11, and it can be life threatening for them to have a child…not just physically either
Just my opinion-
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matlori
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I have suffered from three miscarrages. The guilt is unberrable when a baby dies in your care. The pain from killing a baby that was conceived out of hate and fear, would be just as bad or worse even. I have also been asulted, and know the guilt you feel after.
I also have three children and an other baby on the way, and I can say that I would never abort a baby under any cercumstances.
It will take a strong, woman to go through rape, then pregnancy, and then adoption. But God will help that women grow into the most beautiful person any person could hope to know and love.
I am the wonderful wife and mother that God made me to be because of the pain I have seen.
There is help out there for all in need, let us all reach out our hands to them!
I also have three children and an other baby on the way, and I can say that I would never abort a baby under any cercumstances.
It will take a strong, woman to go through rape, then pregnancy, and then adoption. But God will help that women grow into the most beautiful person any person could hope to know and love.
I am the wonderful wife and mother that God made me to be because of the pain I have seen.
There is help out there for all in need, let us all reach out our hands to them!
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John21652
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My first inclination is to say that killing off the baby produced by the rape is just adding one evil on top of another. The child is an innocent victim too.
However, if we are talking about a very young girl, say in the 11-14 years age bracket, maybe the issue is not so cut and dried. It would depend on the physical and mental wellbeing of the girl. She would need an awful lot of support, morally, socially, pschycologically and medically if she were to carry the baby to full term without being totally traumatised, or being harmed physically. I’d want a whole lot of advice if she were my daughter.
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jeanne71350
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Many people ask this question, but only a small percentage of abortions are done out of rape or other sexual crimes. It is still murdering the child. There is no justification to that.
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FMLJoliecouer
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Yes…that is great! But if you suffer from mental illness in this society, you are tossed aside. You only get help if you suffer from physical threats…
I am only saying…dont judge another before you have walked a mile in their shoes and remember,…not everyone has good mental health.
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Student09
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That’s very sad - as part of being pro-life, the Church should really have these organizations everywhere. There are several in my area and some of the Catholic churches put signs up about them, as well as messages in the bulletin. They do counseling, financial assistance, providing diapers, driving women and girls to doctor appointments, and things like that.
I’m so sorry you were raped by a family member as a child. This has happened in my family too and it is one of the most horrific things that can happen to a person. I don’t know if you are Catholic or not, but I am praying for you, I hope that’s alright with you.
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StrawberryJam
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Not morally.
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Student09
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That’s very sad - as part of being pro-life, the Church should really have these organizations everywhere. There are several of them in my area and some of the Catholic churches put signs up about them, as well as messages in the bulletin. They do counseling, financial assistance, providing diapers, driving women and girls to doctor appointments, and things like that.
I’m so sorry you were raped by a family member as a child. This has happened in my family too and it is one of the most horrific things that can happen to a person. I don’t know if you are Catholic or not, but I am praying for you, I hope that’s alright with you.
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LindaSK
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I have walked in very similar shoes. This is not a judgment, but a question. If someone is already suffering from poor mental health, how could the realization that one has taken an innocent life improve the mental health of that person? It just adds one more torment to an already troubled individual. It is hard to see the light in the darkness. Adding to the darkness only serves to put the light farther away. Abortion would have been my undoing. I have seen the women who have the courage to carry “I regret my abortion” signs in Washington. They are a great witness to the healing that can take place. Too many women never find that healing, and feel they don’t deserve it.
Help is there for those who suffer from mental illnesses. You are right about this - the physical, is generally easier to detect, and, therefore, treat. Take, for example, a battered spouse. The physical injuries will heal long before the mental and emotional damage. Someone without a good support system, which is usually the case in such situations, is really at a disadvantage, and is usually good at hiding what is really going on inside. It is not always a case of being “tossed aside,” but, because of shame and guilt, not wanting others to even be aware that there are mental issues that need to be addressed. Sadly, often, mental illnesses carry a stigma. Too many who need help don’t seek it for that reason. Post-abortive women often fall into that category, too. I pray that all would seek the help they need. Only God really knows what those needs are.
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LindaSK
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Our churches also support several local organizations that not only provide similar assistance to pregnant women, but, also, post-abortive counseling. I guess it is easy to presume such services ae available everywhere. They are listed in our bulletin nearly every week and posted on our church website.
I am sorry for all that you have been and continue to go through. You are in my prayers.
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