Pregnant as a result of rape.?

Question

If you as a mother or even your young daughter age 10 or even 12 get pregnant because you or your daughter was raped by an adult man, and the police are investigating it as a crime and/or the suspect is in jail facing criminal charges.

Would you keep your baby or allow your daughter to keep here baby if she wants you to adopt her child/ your grand child. Would you force your child to get an abortion if she does not want to.

Answer 1

u cant blame the unborn kid for what happened

Answer 2

I would not force my daughter to do anything she didn't want to do. At that point someone has forced her enough and she needs her mother to support her in her own choices and allow her to heal in her own way, aiding her and loving her, and accepting the new life into this world with loving and open arms, understanding the life inside her is just as innocent as she still is. The choice is hers... Let her know the available options and the result of the choices she might make, but if you force her to abort or put the baby up for adoption you will only cause her to hate her life, herself, and regret the decision that was made... In the end.. hating you for it.. A girl so young possibly would have health issues from child birth.. however the mental damages done could be more fatal if you force your daughter to kill the child inside her.. no matter whether or not you "agree" with abortion, after rape, being forced to terminate the life inside you could be devastating to her frame of mental stability.

ANSWER: NO, i would not force her to do anything she didnt want to do, but allow her the opportunity to make her own adult decisions, as her body is being treated as an adult already.

Answer 3

I would keep the baby without a doubt, if people wanted to judge me I would wear a shirt around that said "I got raped" and some other catchy statement. I think it would be hard but 2 wrongs dont make a right!

Answer 4

It would be hard. Keeping a baby that came from rape would be very hard. Ever time you look at that child you would remeber what happen. Then when the child got older and knew who the father was and how it happened that would mess with them. It would be hard for everyone.

Answer 5

wow that's kinda hard to answer. I think that if I was put in that situation I would want to have an abortion. I have heard so many cases about this and the victims are never happy with whatever choice they make. If they keep the child a lot of the time they are resented, they put them up for adoption because they don't want to deal with that resentment. Adoption makes them feel bad as well because they know they were not strong enough to deal with the child, makes them think of the molester. I would suggest to have the child to write a letter of how they feel about the baby that is growing inside her, and how she feels about the rape. Ask what she wants and let her know her options but don't pressure her any decision she would make would be a hard one.

Answer 6

no. noone should force anyone to do anything.

the poor girl was already forced to have s*x, why is

the mother forcing her to kill the baby?

but if the girl wanted to kill the baby

because she doesnt want a baby then

thats a different story

Answer 7

I would never suggest abortion. If the child can not be cared for by the family give it to a family who would want it! Murder is never the answer!

Answer 8

If I were in that situation I wouldn't have an abortion. I would probably go with an open adoption or keep the baby but would never kill it.

Answer 9

No i couldn't force any human being to have an abortion. and yeah i would adopt the child. for it's not child's fault! for coming into this world.

Answer 10

The baby was made out of hate rather than love, but its still a helpless baby. The baby didn't do anything. I would keep it if possible. If I knew I couldn't give it a good home, I'd put it up for adoption. Not because of how it was made, but the fact that I loved it so much.



If it happened to my daughter, it would be her decision. I would vote against abortion. But if the baby reminded her too much of what happened in the past, I would want her to put it up for adoption.

Answer 11

I am a parent and to answer this honestly, you have two things to consider here, the health of your own child ( the one who was raped) and the outcome of this grandchild

( genetics).  I am not one who agrees with abortion, but in this case, I would be at the doctors with my child to consult on options.  10 or 12 is a baby herself and can't' make that decision, so the decision is yours. Remember this was not her will to have s*x, she is a baby, YOUR baby and its up to you to guide her now.  I don't agree with people saying its her choice, at that age she can't make that choice.

As far as an adult woman being raped and keeping the baby, its a personal choice.  An adult is old enough to decide if they can and want to live with the outcome.  Personally I don't think I could live with that outcome knowing that the child inside me is carrying the genes of a rapist.

Answer 12

I would keep the baby cause I don't believe in abortion and if my child got pregnant cause she was rape i would let her keep the baby and I would want justice for them

Answer 13

I think that it is up to her. I am pro choice and think that this is one reason abortion should not be outlawed. I, for one, would have a very hard time deciding either way and would in no way want my daughter to have to feel the pain of that rape for the rest of her life if keeping the baby would cause that. It's not something that you really can decide unless you are in the situation

Answer 14

Politically incorrect answer: depends.  If life begins at birth, then it's okay to abort the child.  In fact, abortion is okay for any reason *if* life begins at birth.  But if life begins at conception, it is *never* right, period.  Not for birth control, not for rape and incest, not for anything.  Pro-abortion people and middle of the road pro-choice people should ask themselves that question before saying it's okay to abort a child for any reason.

Answer 15

If she wanted to get an abortion i would allow it. I wouldn't try and talk her into anything. If she wanted to keep the baby or put it up for adoption that would be great. Unfortunately, carrying a baby that you didn't want, that was forced on you is a very difficult thing to do. It's also going to be very emotional either way. It would take a lot of talking over and looking at pros and cons and maybe even talking to several doctors to arrive at such a difficult decision.

Answer 16

Heavy! Whilst in principle it sound distasteful to suggest an abortion, a young pre-teen's body is not built to cope with the trauma of pregnancy. For health reasons, it may be worthwhile to consider a termination.

However, in the case of the mother, as an adult she is competent to carry the child to term and can make the decision on her own behalf. There are numerous facilities offering resources to equip one to make such a decision. For the adult, the decision is entirely theirs.

Answer 17

The baby is still a beautiful being. He or she should be treated like one. I would encourage her to give it up for adoption, and I would never want the child to know that it was the result of a rape. That would feel horrible.

Answer 18

I would never force an abortion on anyone, but a child's body is not capable of supporting a pregnancy. A 10 yr old could easily die if they carried a baby to term. At that point it is a matter of sacrificing the life of the unborn child to save the life of the victim. I see it as no different that terminating an ectopic pregnancy.  This is really the only time I support abortion.

Answer 19

I would not force her to get an abortion, abortion is bad!

I would encourage her to give it up for adoption though.