Would you have an abortion if you were raped and got pregnant?
By kynni204
@kynni204 (2031)
United States
20 responses
@rodeotexas (1153)
• United States
25 Apr 07
I don't believe in abortion but I kind of think that in this situation it would be ok. I honestly don't know what I would do and I pray I'm never in that situation.
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@lightningMD (5931)
• United States
7 Apr 07
no i wouldnt have an abortion..if i was raped and ended up pregnant i would have to believe that good had a reason to bring that child into this world..since it wouldnt be the child fault i think i could handle it...
@sidoney (1033)
• Jamaica
11 May 07
They kept on beating us. (Sweden)
With blood running down from her head wound, 18 year old Linda watched helplessly how 4 or 5 men dragged her same aged friend Jenny away. Both girls were seriously manhandled before Jenny was raped. THIS IS WHAT WAS READ would you keep a baby after such ordeal trust me if any of you have been raped you would know how hard it is to deal with and being pregnant on top of that is just unthinkable for me its hard enough to deal with being raped to to have more proof of that running around worst if it looked like the attacker I would kill it at some point beteew pregnancy and his adult life
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@34momma (13882)
• United States
1 May 07
wow that is a deep question. i honestly am not sure what i would do. could i have this child and love it like any of my other children? without a doubt i could, whould i want to, i am not sure. that is a good question
@shannon76 (1232)
• United States
27 Apr 07
That child is still of me and that child was given to me for a reason from the Lord so I would not every abort.
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@shannon76 (1232)
• United States
29 Apr 07
Yes and let me tell you how I am not biased just because I have a child. I was pro-choice up until about 6 years ago (my son is only 13 months so you do the math and tell me how my child would make me biased). I never wanted children. It wasn't that I didn't like kids because I did/do but I didn't want to bring a child into this world knowing there were way to many unwanted children already out there. Also I was told by many doctors I couldn't have children so that only made my decision of not wanting to birth children easier.
Needless to say some doctors obviously have no idea what the heck they are talking about. But I am glad they were wrong because my son is one of the best things that has happened to me.
Even when I was pro-choice I knew that I could never have an abortion. Having been there when one of my best friends was forced by her mother to have one at the age of 15, I knew I could never do that. It haunts me to this day and I wasn't even the one that had it.
Today and since 6 years ago I have been pro-life. So to answer your question, yes, even if I didn't want kids or like kids or have any of my own, I still would not have one.
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@ratburn (939)
• Philippines
7 Apr 07
this is a very good discussion! i myself don't believe in abortions. but given the situation like what you said, i would probably think twice. i believe that a child is God's gift. but to be honest, if i was raped and became pregnant, my beliefs will surely be shaken. i don't wanna raise a child who will remind me of such event in my life. it would be unfair to my child as he didn't do anything wrong. i can't say for sure. i don't want to imagine the situation. what i know is, it will not be an easy decision.
how about you, kynni204? what would you do?
@kynni204 (2031)
• United States
24 Apr 07
At this point in my life, I believe I would keep the baby. Years ago i would have had an abortion. I have come to realize that abortion is not a form of contraception. Although it is very unforturnate. I would bite the bullet and raise the baby myself.
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@4cuteboys (4099)
• United States
7 Apr 07
I wouldn't get an abortion. If I didn't think I could handle having a child that was a product of rape, than I would carry and put the child up for adoption. I would like to think if it happened to me, I would keep the child and love it just like my others, because let's face it, the unborn didn't do anything wrong.
That being said I am pro-choice, so that is only my opinion for myself. I support what anyone else decides for themselves.
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@Tanya8 (1733)
• Canada
25 Apr 07
I'm pro-choice as well. I hope I would make my first priority getting to the hospital and getting a morning after pill, to prevent ever having to make that decision.
I've always wondered how husbands would feel about their wives carrying a baby that was a product of rape by another man. Once a woman is visibly pregnant, strangers are always asking and commenting about the baby. What if the rapist was a different race from the husband?
If a family is willing to put themselves through this ordeal to live by their principles, I think they're very courageous, but I don't think it's a decision I could ever make.
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@magnet (2087)
• United States
2 May 07
I dont think that I can bring myself to getting an abortion. At the same time I would not want to be pregnant by another man's baby being a married woman and carry the anger of being raped . I think that I would go to the gynocologist as soon as it happens and take the morning after pill just in case I were pregnant, if that pill don't work I would just have the baby and pray that God will give me and my husband the strength to deal with it.
@x3temptationx (677)
• United States
24 Apr 07
I don't think I could get an abortion, it wasn't the baby's fault what happened and I couldn't do that to them it would just seem unfair. Although I would feel really awkward about having the child, I would probably give it to a home where it could be taken care of. If i raised the child I would kind of feel resentment towards it because I got raped, and I wouldn't want to tell the child that they are a result of rape.
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@princess1011 (340)
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6 May 07
You say you dont believe in abortions because they are God's babies and they should be loved and cared for and yet you are prepared to keep the truth from them about where they come from. I dont believe it would be that easy when they start asking who their father is
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@kynni204 (2031)
• United States
6 May 07
The man that I am with would be their father...I beleive that it would be unnecessary to tell them that they were a result of rape...Why would they even need to know that? That would make them feel bad for no reason.. They would never meet their biological dad so ...I dunno If there came about a situation where they found out that the man on their birth certificate is not their dad, I would tell them if they are old enough/an adult to understand..
@mememama (3076)
• United States
28 Apr 07
I would look into adoption, I'd have to think about it for a long time. Since I'm married, there's always a chance that I'm carrying my husbands child too. I'm fortunate that I am able to afford to be pregnant and have a good family that would support me in this situation. Not everyone has that.
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@KissThis (3003)
• United States
7 Apr 07
I don't believe in abortion, I consider it murder. If I was to get pregnant from a rape then I would proceed with the pregnancy. It isn't the childs fault that this has happen to me . If I was to end the pregnancy then I would be punishing the child for what someone else has done.
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@AcousticSoul (1309)
• United States
1 May 07
I don't believe in abortion... although the baby was concieved within hate I would want it to grow in love...
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@AcousticSoul (1309)
• United States
2 May 07
If that was the case then no one should ever have children... I guess its a chance you just have to take... i'm a loving person and I'd hope my children would be as I am no matter the circumstances which brought them into the world... thats the power of love... I kNow the victims didn't ask to be raped yet everthing happens for a reason... Conflict builds character... but thats another subject...
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@AcousticSoul (1309)
• United States
2 May 07
Your argument was what if a child doesn't grow in love my response is just because a person was raped doesn't mean that child couldn't grow in love... its a chance they would have to take... what about those who haven't grown up in love... and they werent rape.. so who know's as long as I show that baby love then there shouldn't be a problem just because of the given circumstances...I'm not saying women are just picked to get rape its an unfortionate situation yet I do beleive different people have different crosses to bare and getting rape maybe one of them...
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@ganda_ko_2 (5)
• Philippines
1 May 07
If i were raped and became pregnant. I will give the child to an adoption agency. i dont want to see the outcome of the horrible event that had happen to me. and i might act out on that anger on this child. and i wouldnt want that to happen as i know this child has nothing to do with the rape. so to spare me and the kid of hatred i will give it to a family who cant bear a child. and hopefully the child will be loved and taken care of with the new family
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@cloud_kicker_32 (4635)
• United States
29 Apr 07
Hello there,.My friends and i used to talk about this al the time..I would look at it as a reason it happened..i cant tell u how i would feel about it growing in me..,but i dont believe in abortion..UNLESS.,THERE WILL be serious health issues,,that they would suffer,,thats the only time i would,then i would give it for adoption..so many people looking for a child to take care of,,that baby didnt do anything..just the donor,,why take it out on the child?
@dopey22girl (3319)
• United States
25 Apr 07
Hmm..If I didn't believe in abortions than I guess I would have the baby. That is a really difficult situation..and I really wouldn't know the answer unless I was in it. I think though, since I am not completely against abortion, that I would probably have one because having a baby would mess up my plans for college and it would be someone else's fault. I think it would be really hard to have the abortion though because I would feel like I was killing someone.
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@sjohnson628 (3197)
• United States
3 May 07
I do not believe in abortions at all. If I got raped and became pregnant I would have the baby and pray to God that it was a healthy child. If I couldn't bear to raise him/her I would give the child up for adoption. Good discussion1
@joice86 (1078)
• Philippines
16 May 07
No, i will not have an abortion... I can't kill someone who is innocent and that I believe that God has a reason why he is giving me the baby....I will raise the baby with all the love I can give her... and that I will just leave everything to the Lord to heal the pain that I have been through...
@yamahagirl (415)
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15 May 07
Hi there,
Well i dont belive in abortions,
Im not sure what i would do in that case u got me thinking?
