Is Abortion Justified in the Cases of Rape or Incest?

Open Microphone Session at the University of Minnesota at Moorhead.
Question: Is Abortion Justified in the Cases of Rape or Incest?

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• stephanie gray
• mark harrington
• abortion
• pro life
• bio ethics
• cbr
• center for bio ethical reform
• pro-life institute
• Embrionic Stem Cell Research

[kcsorci]

@scragsma - Feel free to offer the source for these "studies" which reflect the psychological response(s)of the women who experience rape-related pregnancy. I've been to numerous rape-survivor groups over sixteen+ years & I've yet to encounter a woman who regrets her decision to terminate her rape-related pregnancy. What every single one of the woman I've met have expressed is that no matter what choice they made, they are relieved that in this country, it was their choice to make.

[scragsma]

@leiapeison Studies have shown repeatedly that those who have abortions to get rid of the baby conceived in rape or incest always regret it, and those who carried the baby to term (whether they kept the baby or gave it up for adoption) are happy they did. Those who got the abortion said the abortion was just another assault on them, compounding the violence of the rape/incest.

[RichKnight2010]

Abortion advocates race to horrible scenarios of conception, asking pro-lifers if they would OK the abortion of babies conceived in such scenarios.

Pro-lifers should respond, for starters, by saying, "If that is really the issue for you, would you support a ban on the abortion of any baby conceived via consensual relations?"

Secondly, abortion advocacy hinges on demonizing fathers, which is why abortion advocates favor the rare scenario ventured on this video.

Pro-lifers must go the other way

[leiapeison]

@kcsorci you rock!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[kcsorci]

I'm with leia on this... the only thing worse than experiencing rape would've been being forced to gestate and give birth. I cannot imagine the level of disdain required to force the victim of rape to risk her life, health and well being in order to satisfy ones own personal beliefs. It's vile, really.

[leiapeison]

lady, i dont know how many rape victims you have talked to, but you know NOTHING about rape!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i can tell just by watching this video. rape victims should not be forced into another life changing event after having one forced on them thru violence. abortion was legalized to prevent these women from having their lives ruined a second time by forced motherhood. you are not prolife, you are forced birth. involuntary motherhood is degrading to infinite degree