Rape and the morning after pill

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So after a girl gets raped she is taken to the hospital and a routine procedure is done to care for her as a rape victim. One of the things they do is give her the morning after pill. The morning after pill, for those of you who aren’t familiar, prevents a pregnancy from happening for up to 72 hrs after intercourse. It works by preventing ovulation and changing the mucous, ultimately preventing the sperm from reaching the egg.

I understand that contraception (unless it’s NFP) is currently against the Church because they say it takes away the unitive and procreative aspect of sex between 2 married people. However, if a girl is raped, that logic doesn’t apply… obviously. So, is it still wrong to take the morning after pill if you get raped??
 
Debora123 said:
So after a girl gets raped she is taken to the hospital and a routine procedure is done to care for her as a rape victim. One of the things they do is give her the morning after pill. The morning after pill, for those of you who aren’t familiar, prevents a pregnancy from happening for up to 72 hrs after intercourse. It works by preventing ovulation and changing the mucous, ultimately preventing the sperm from reaching the egg.

I understand that contraception (unless it’s NFP) is currently against the Church because they say it takes away the unitive and procreative aspect of sex between 2 married people. However, if a girl is raped, that logic doesn’t apply… obviously. So, is it still wrong to take the morning after pill if you get raped??
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I may be wrong but the Morning After pill doesn’t necessarily prevent fertilization. It can also prevent a fertilized egg from attaching itself to the womb, resulting in it being “flushed out”.

In the Church’s view, as soon as that egg is fertilized it becomes a human with a soul. So intentionally causing that fertilized egg (i.e., human) to leave the body is in effect an abortion. And we all know how the C.C. feels about abortion.
 
If the pill acts as an abortifacient, yes, it is wrong.

However, if it merely prevents ovulation, then it’s OK.

Problem is, it’s hard to tell which mode the pill is going to act in when it’s administered (maybe unless the woman is very aware of her cycle).

So, if there’s any possibility that it will act as an abortifacient, it is better to err on the side of caution/life.
 
A woman is allowed to defend herself against the affects of a rape, whether that is disease or preventing a pregnancy. A rape is a non marital act.
Compassionate and understanding care should be given to a person who is the victim of sexual assault. Health care providers should cooperate with law enforcement officials and offer the person psychological and spiritual support as well as accurate medical information. A female who has been raped should be able to defend herself against a potential conception from the sexual assault. If, after appropriate testing, there is no evidence that conception has occurred already, she may be treated with medications that would prevent ovulation, sperm capacitation, or fertilization. It is not permissible, however, to initiate or to recommend treatments that have as their purpose or direct effect the removal, destruction, or interference with the implantation of a fertilized ovum.19
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So, a woman is not allowed to have an abortion, even in extreme cases such as rape? I understand the church sees abortion as a type of murder, but still, something seems off about forcing a woman to carry a baby to term if the pregnancy was the result of a horrible act such as rape.
 
kbwall said:
So, a woman is not allowed to have an abortion, even in extreme cases such as rape? I understand the church sees abortion as a type of murder, but still, something seems off about forcing a woman to carry a baby to term if the pregnancy was the result of a horrible act such as rape.
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Rape is a horrible, horrible act of violence, and rape victims need a lot of love and counseling. However, abortion creates another victim of violence - the human being who’s life is taken away. Murder of an innocent child is never ever ever ever right. Ever. The fact that the child is still in the womb and not in a cradle does not make that person’s life worth any less. We were all once in the womb, and our lives were as important then as they are now. There is no difference in killing a child conceived from rape when that child is 4 weeks in the womb, to killing that same child conceived from rape when she is 4 years old.

I understand it would be extremely difficult for the poor woman to have to endure an unwanted pregnancy for 9 months. But the good news is that it’s only 9 months. When you kill a human being, it’s permanent. Their death won’t last 9 months… or not even 9 years. They will never have a chance to live. So what’s worse? Being pregnant for 9 months with a baby conceived from rape… or being murdered while you still have your entire life ahead of you?

With that being said, a victim of rape is not forced to raise the child. She can choose adoption. But she cannot take away the life of that baby.
 
kball,

I see what you’re saying. This is something I have grappled with regard to consideration of abortion.

I know one woman who was raped, resulting in a PG. She kept the baby, and placed the child for adoption. And I honestly don’t know how she did it. Because I project my own fear of such a thing onto the situation.

The other thing I consider… is that being raped shouldn’t have to turn the victim into a killer.

But would the victim feel that way? This is just a really huge issue. I don’t pretend to have the answers. I would hope that such victims are extended the most genuine and loving care. To assist her through the whole thing taking back control over her body.
 
kbwall said:
So, a woman is not allowed to have an abortion, even in extreme cases such as rape? I understand the church sees abortion as a type of murder, but still, something seems off about forcing a woman to carry a baby to term if the pregnancy was the result of a horrible act such as rape.
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No, abortion is murder, and we as Christians and decent human beings may not kill the innocent.
 
faithfully said:
I know one woman who was raped, resulting in a PG. She kept the baby, and placed the child for adoption. And I honestly don’t know how she did it. Because I project my own fear of such a thing onto the situation.
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It must have been a very difficult pregnancy - carrying a child conceived of rape for 9 months. But personally I would find it far MORE difficult to kill someone innocent and have to live with it for the rest of your life. One thing only lasts 9 months, the other lasts forever.
 
^ Something also seems off about killing a child because of the crime (however terrible) of an adult.

Pregnancy from rape is one of the worst situations in the world, no matter how you slice it, no matter what you do with it. It would seem self-evident that it is best, in those situations, to not create even more evil and more suffering for both parent and child by committing murder.

This is not to suggest that carrying the baby to term will be at all easy, physically or emotionally. It’s simply the least-worst solution.

And perhaps – just perhaps – it is worth considering the chance that the child will prove to be the one very, very good thing that came out of a very, very grave evil.
 
Debora123 said:
It must have been a very difficult pregnancy - carrying a child conceived of rape for 9 months. But personally I would find it far MORE difficult to kill someone innocent and have to live with it for the rest of your life. One thing only lasts 9 months, the other lasts forever.
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It’s not something we discuss. She doesn’t bring it up… so I surely won’t. But I understand she has a very hard time on the Birthday of this child, and on mothers day. She’s a mother. Has several of her own children with her husband. (whom she was engaged to I think when this all happened)… I know she doesn’t suffer from killing anyone. But she suffers. There’s a child out there that probably knows why/how they exist. That’s hard for her too. The right thing… maybe. But the whole thing is so unfair. Not that life was guaranteed not to be… But she suffers for this crime done to her.
 
kbwall said:
So, a woman is not allowed to have an abortion, even in extreme cases such as rape? I understand the church sees abortion as a type of murder, but still, something seems off about forcing a woman to carry a baby to term if the pregnancy was the result of a horrible act such as rape.
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Actually, it seems more wrong to murder the innocent child because of the sins of the father.

It seems even more wrong to further violate the woman and wound her by kissing her own child.

And it seems wrong that many rapists get away with it because the woman ia pressured to kill the child and a DNA test can’tb e administered to prove the offense.
 
faithfully said:
It’s not something we discuss. She doesn’t bring it up… so I surely won’t. But I understand she has a very hard time on the Birthday of this child, and on mothers day. She’s a mother. Has several of her own children with her husband. (whom she was engaged to I think when this all happened)… I know she doesn’t suffer from killing anyone. But she suffers. There’s a child out there that probably knows why/how they exist. That’s hard for her too. The right thing… maybe. But the whole thing is so unfair. Not that life was guaranteed not to be… But she suffers for this crime done to her.
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I know. And that must have been absolutely terrible 😦

But at least she doesn’t have to live knowing that she killed her own child. I bet that would be far far worse.
 
3DOCTORS said:
Here’s some interesting reading from a lady conceived in rape:

rebeccakiessling.com/
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“Have you ever considered how really insulting it is to say to someone, “I think
your mother should have been able to abort you.”? It’s like saying, “If I had my
way, you’d be dead right now.” And that is the reality with which I live every time
someone says they are pro-choice or pro-life “except in cases of rape” because
I absolutely would have been aborted if it had been legal in Michigan when I
was an unborn child, and I can tell you that it hurts. But I know that most
people don’t put a face to this issue – for them abortion is just a concept – with
a quick cliche, they sweep it under the rug and forget about it. I do hope that,
as a child conceived in rape, I can help to put a face, a voice, and a story to
this issue.”

Wow… Good stuff. I wish more people would read this before proclaiming themselves to be pro-choice.
 
kbwall said:
So, a woman is not allowed to have an abortion, even in extreme cases such as rape? I understand the church sees abortion as a type of murder, but still, something seems off about forcing a woman to carry a baby to term if the pregnancy was the result of a horrible act such as rape.
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Why Can’t We Love Them Both?
Code: 
 **PART VI – SOCIAL QUESTIONS**
Chapter
[26 – Choice?](http://www.abortionfacts.com/online_books/love_them_both/why_cant_we_love_them_both_26.asp)
[27 – Illegal Abortions](http://www.abortionfacts.com/online_books/love_them_both/why_cant_we_love_them_both_27.asp)
[28 – Parental Notification/Becky Bell](http://www.abortionfacts.com/online_books/love_them_both/why_cant_we_love_them_both_28.asp)
[29 – Rape](http://www.abortionfacts.com/online_books/love_them_both/why_cant_we_love_them_both_29.asp)
[30 – Impose Morality?.](http://www.abortionfacts.com/online_books/love_them_both/why_cant_we_love_them_both_30.asp)
[31 – Unwanted](http://www.abortionfacts.com/online_books/love_them_both/why_cant_we_love_them_both_31.asp)
[32 – The West Is Dying?](http://www.abortionfacts.com/online_books/love_them_both/why_cant_we_love_them_both_32.asp)
 
kbwall said:
So, a woman is not allowed to have an abortion, even in extreme cases such as rape? I understand the church sees abortion as a type of murder, but still, something seems off about forcing a woman to carry a baby to term if the pregnancy was the result of a horrible act such as rape.
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The rapest is the one the needs to be punished for the crime, not an innocent. How is carrying a new life, created by God, so horrible as to demand murder?
 
davidv said:
The rapest is the one the needs to be punished for the crime, not an innocent. How is carrying a new life, created by God, so horrible as to demand murder?
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Somehow they believe that committing another crime is the solution.
 
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