Agreed. Abortion should not be seen as an acceptable form of birth control. Last resort against rape, incest, or a threat to the mother's life. This is the most reasonable, sane, and obvious stance on the issue. If it has to be done for other reasons than those listed, it should be done as early as possible. None of this late term, third trimester abortion crap. That's straight up evil.
I disagree. If a woman is raped, which is a crime of violence, and is impregnated by someone without her consent, abortion should be an option. Both sex and pregnancy requires consent. However, this "rape" needs to be proven to be rape and not a tactic used by the woman against a man. This gets into some legal issues. If it's proven that it's being used as a weapon, it should be treated as the crime that it is. If a woman is actually attacked and raped by a stranger, aborting the pregnancy as soon as possible is the right thing to do. In all cases though, the woman has the right to decide to keep the baby if she is of legal age at the time of the pregnancy.
The chances of becoming pregnant due to a one time rape by a stranger are extremely slim. The woman’s body has an immune response to a stranger’s semen that would prevent fertilization in most cases. This would be the only time a morning after insurance policy would be appropriate.
Actually this is no joke. One of those little facts that Planned Parenthood doesn’t want anyone to know. Sorry I don’t have any sources to share. I learned this years ago.
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25692311? ago
Agreed. Abortion should not be seen as an acceptable form of birth control. Last resort against rape, incest, or a threat to the mother's life. This is the most reasonable, sane, and obvious stance on the issue. If it has to be done for other reasons than those listed, it should be done as early as possible. None of this late term, third trimester abortion crap. That's straight up evil.
25692409? ago
rape is not a good enough reason imo.
25692549? ago
I disagree. If a woman is raped, which is a crime of violence, and is impregnated by someone without her consent, abortion should be an option. Both sex and pregnancy requires consent. However, this "rape" needs to be proven to be rape and not a tactic used by the woman against a man. This gets into some legal issues. If it's proven that it's being used as a weapon, it should be treated as the crime that it is. If a woman is actually attacked and raped by a stranger, aborting the pregnancy as soon as possible is the right thing to do. In all cases though, the woman has the right to decide to keep the baby if she is of legal age at the time of the pregnancy.
My .02 cents.
25693567? ago
The chances of becoming pregnant due to a one time rape by a stranger are extremely slim. The woman’s body has an immune response to a stranger’s semen that would prevent fertilization in most cases. This would be the only time a morning after insurance policy would be appropriate.
25696731? ago
What? "An immune response to a stranger's semen that would prevent fertilization in most cases." You're joking, right?
25699340? ago
Actually this is no joke. One of those little facts that Planned Parenthood doesn’t want anyone to know. Sorry I don’t have any sources to share. I learned this years ago.