Hubby and I got into a discussion regarding what should a woman do if pregnant due to rape.
I said keeping the child or putting it up for adoption would be the right thing to do. Since I already have children, I would prefer to just keep it, since my children wouldn’t know what to think if I just gave away a perfectly good baby. If I chose any other option, they would probably write me off as a mom, and I couldn’t really blame them if they did.
The child is blameless. I can’t see not loving the baby after you’ve given birth. Some men probably don’t get this-it’s a mom thing. I suppose if it was under those circumstances, it might be difficult, but if you have major problems, you could put the baby up for adoption.
I don’t see how a spouse could push abortion in that situation if they truly love their mate. Abortion is very damaging, psychologically and physically, and the baby is genetically half made up of the woman’s DNA, which reminds me of “For better or for worse”. The number one issue of course, is the fact that abortion is murder. How could a spouse push their mate to commit murder-a mortal sin? That is not a loving act.
“The child is blameless.”
Absolutely: a child, no matter how conceived, has absolutely nothing to do with the manner of its conception. This is why abortion is so evil: those who advocate it “in cases of rape or incest” punish the child for the sin of its father. Those who advocate it “to save the life of the mother” are naive or disingenuous. I spent 5 years as a hospital attorney and another 3 as a med mal defense attorney. I asked every OB doc I represented or advised how many times they’d seen a case where a child had to be aborted to save the mother’s life. Not ONE said he or she had seen a case where those were the only two choices.
Colonel, USAFR