would you abort a pregnancy that resulted from a rape attack?!

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It depends on the situation and how I felt.

Right now if I was to get pregnant accidentally it would be 50:50 as to whether I would abort or not, because simply we live in poverty and whether I could have a baby would depend on whether or not we would be able to support a child. Quality of life is of utmost importance, it's better not to have a child to begin with then to make it suffer poverty or potentially suffer being in foster care or adopted by god-knows who and into a life where it may not be cared for.

If the child came as a result of rape that would mean not only potentially a life of poverty, but a child growing up without a father and finally knowing they were a result of a violent act rather than wanted and out of an act of love. I think it would also depend on how I felt about the rape, technically speaking I am already a rape survivor, if my abuser had gotten me pregnant I would have had the child, there was no trauma from the rape so I would be able to deal with having a child as a result - if it was a violent stranger rape I may feel differently.

There are just too many variations to judge - you can't know until it happens to you.

I would if I didn't know anything about him and/or if I wasn't ready for a baby. Lord only knows if he had aids or any serious problems that could have been passed on. and if I wasn't ready for a baby I could do more damage to the fetus/embryo/baby, myself and others by carrying/giving birth to my rapists child. the way I see it there's 4 choices. 1) have an abortion and only lose a fetus. 2) commit suicide. lose the life of myself, the fetus and hurt anyone that cares about me. 3) murder it after it was born. 4) murder/suicide after it was born. There is a 5th and 6th if you're strong enough and don't suffer from depression which would be to keep it but relive the rape everytime you looked in the childs eyes or give it up for adoption
And funny enough, many young religious girls, if they are raped, many would prefer the "sin" of suicide over the "sin" of abortion.

Probably yes, and although I really am not for abortion, but I'm not 100% against it either. I think babies should be here when they are wanted, and sometimes people are just not ready for the responsibility. Also, some people also might have medical conditions, or be on medications that would really complicate the pregnancy. So, anyways, if this was me, I would abort. But then again, I'd never know for sure until I was in that situation. It could bring closure, but also could cause more mental distress.

my opinion

The trauma from a rape is very hard to deal with. I myself couldn't carry an unwanted fetus to term, from a man that held a gun and threatened my life. I have never regretted my decision to end the pregnancy. I tried to get rid of it myself first, and then accepted the money from a Catholic to get a legal abortion. I was so terrified of having a baby that smelled, talked, and looked like the rapist. I left God for several years afterward. I was so afraid that God might hand me that baby if I got to Heaven, and I was filled with so much hatred. I couldn't tolerate being anywhere near men anymore. I would have uncontrollable shaking that wouldn't stop until I was safely away from them. That was not an environment to grow a healthy baby in. Today I have learned that God loves me so much, that He would never hurt me. If God were to hand me my baby someday up in Heaven, I trust Him that it would not take after the rapist. I love children, but I never tried to have another one. If God handed me mine in Heaven now, it would be a gift that I would cherish finally. I'm sure that God's tears were mixed with mine that cold winter day as I laid on the table awake during the procedure. It was with such relief that I left the clinic that day, compared to when I had walked in. I just wanted to get the procedure done and get out, without all of the counseling I received first, even though it wasn't the law then. I have never ever been depressed or regretted my decision. One can only know the past, and up to the moment you are in. You can't see into the future, and know how you will make it. My healing took several years, and I know today that I made the right decision, for where I was at. I used to hear other people talk, and then think, you haven't been in my shoes. I can't tell anyone what is right for their body, as each person's situation is not exactly the same. Heaven will be a much safer place for my baby to grow up in, if God raises it up. I place my trust in God to know what is best for my future. God has given me peace with my past, and I don't dwell on it. Candi Barr you stated the choices that were all very real to me at the time.

in a hurry! when i got raped i would've got rid of that baby without a doubt. it's bad enough that it comes back to me at times (in and out of counseling) so i can't even imagine if i had a child by him. the child would probably make me lose my mind cause i don't need any memories of him, and i would like for my child to know his father. i would never want to give my child up for adoption. i had it for a reason, to keep it.

I personally don't believe in abortion but if it was in that kind of situation i would and and if someone else would to i wouldn't judge them because they didn't want the pregnancy or tried to prevent it

me

Heck yes I would. You'd just see the dust cloud I left behind in my mad dash for the nearest Planned Parenthood. "Culture of life" be damned, I'm not going to be forced into motherhood by a violent criminal.

No I would not judge someone that aborted a pregnancy that resulted from a rape attack.Its their own personal decision,I will try to back them up and help them.

If you don't want your kid or can't take care of it just give it up for adoption. Abortion is wrong. Please don't abort your baby!

I would never judge someone who did that, I don't know what I would do, maybe I would consider adoption.

Only an idiot wouldn't men aren't supposed to have babies anyway.

No child should be executed for a crime that someone else commits.