'This can't be happening in our country.'

[Shearwater]

Originally Posted by August

One thing about the abortion debate that has always struck me is how both sides tend to accept abortions, even late term abortions, in the case of rape. We're not taking about a birth defects or health risk to the mother here, this is a perfectly formed child whose only flaw was being conceived in a loveless act. I just don't think that is something deserving of the death penalty.

To call rape 'a loveless act' in my opinion is a blatant understatement (with all due respect).
I really can understand the women who do it. - Imagine: Who would like to be phyiscally reminded of something for 9 entire months that willl probably leave her mentally traumatized for the rest of her life?
Even if the baby is healthy and all, I would rate the mother's well-being higher than the development of a potential person. It's not something like the "death penalty" for the child, it's the mother's attempt to regain at least some control over her life that was destroyed by the act of rape.