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To: IMRight

It isn't humane to force a female who is a victim of incest or rape to carry a child to term. The healing from the violence takes years - if ever.(I know from personal experience). Delaying that is extremely cruel to the female victim. Why would you want to extend her suffering? BTW, I've never had an abortion and don't believe in it beyond a few weeks of impregnation.


130 posted on 02/23/2006 7:42:26 AM PST by proudofthesouth (Mao said that power comes at the point of a rifle; I say FREEDOM does.)
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To: proudofthesouth

First of all, abortion would extend the suffering longer than the 9 months it would take to carry the child. Adding an abortion into the list of horrors will not help a woman to heal. There are plenty of women who can attest to this.

Second, most of us here believe that pregnancy is not a disease or something to be avoided at all costs. Even if the pregnancy delays the healing of someone who has been attacked, saving a woman this delay is not worth sacrificing the child's life.

Third, the number of cases where a woman becomes pregnant after violent attack are extremely small... even smaller than the chances of becoming pregnant after one act of intercourse. And the typical woman only has a 25% chance or less of becoming pregnant in one month when she's TRYING to become pregnant, unless she is using fertility drugs or timing methods. Women are generally only fertile for 3 days out of 28 days.


131 posted on 02/23/2006 7:57:14 AM PST by conservatrice
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To: proudofthesouth

I forgot to add that the stress the woman has after a violent attack make it less likely that she will ovulate and become pregnant. That's why a woman is less likely to become pregnant after rape than from one act of consensual sex.


132 posted on 02/23/2006 7:59:01 AM PST by conservatrice
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To: proudofthesouth
It isn't humane to force a female who is a victim of incest or rape to carry a child to term. The healing from the violence takes years - if ever.(I know from personal experience). Delaying that is extremely cruel to the female victim. Why would you want to extend her suffering?

You have still never answered what many of us are arguing. We're not talking about a woman's mental health; we're talking about tearing apart babies as a solution.

BTW, I've never had an abortion and don't believe in it beyond a few weeks of impregnation.

And what authority do you have to say when life begins? Medically defined, life does begin at conception.

136 posted on 02/23/2006 11:11:37 AM PST by Tim Long (I spit in the face of people who don't want to be cool.)
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