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Originally posted by GeekyPenguin
What about rape? Incest? Should some poor girl who got gang-raped on the way home from the bus stop be forced to carry that child? What about a girl pregnant by her older brother? Father? Grandfather? The sick priest down the block?
Although I do commend you for at least taking a completely pro-life stance.
eta: ktsnake, the viability argument is one that's likely going to be in the SC soon. When Stenberg was decided, there was a very clear seperation of when a fetus was or was not viable. Nowadays, thanks to medical technology, the line of viability is being pushed further back and starting to intercept with the time in which it's legal to have an abortion. (IF this sentence doesn't make sense, let me know and I'll try to explain it better) I think my big issues is something like the situation like honeychile described. Keeping the baby alive for over 100,000 a year for 365 days? How many unwanted children could have been adopted for that amount instead? How many victims of rape and incest could have received the appropriate care and counseling?
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Wouldn't a rape victim have had an abortion during her first trimester?