Abortion in the case of Rape
Society is increasingly feeling that abortion should only be allowed if there
has been rape among other strict conditions. However abortion for that
reason amounts to abortion on demand for you cannot get the rape verified so it
amounts to the woman saying she was raped and having to take her word for it.
This point seems to underlie the, "Trust Women", way of thinking.
The "It's my body my choice" perhaps for most women who say it refers only to their right not to carry a rapists baby.
Women may be told, “Your uterus is yours yes but it is not for you. It is for
the baby. So you cannot say it is your body and the unborn child can be disposed
of.” This presupposes that there is purpose there. The uterus is “for”
baby-making. But the fact remains that if we are the product of chance and
evolution then the uterus is fit for baby-making but that is not what it is for.
We have to decide what it is for so pro-choice is the right way go to. It is the
woman’s right to choose. The woman is more than just a uterus so any argument to
the contrary degrades the woman.
The Christians like to forbid abortion in case of rape.
They always accompany that ban with the assertion, "Few women that are raped get
pregnant."
That is really like saying, "I am not confident that abortion should be
forbidden in cases of rape so I comfort myself with the thought that if I am
wrong to be against it I am not doing much harm for only a few need abortion
over rape."
The bottom line for the believers is that it is not the baby's fault how it
originated and so its life should not be taken.
The disadvantage of such a position is that some women will reason, "Abortion is
murder. So it makes no difference if I have the abortion earlier or later if I
choose to." That only leaves them risking further trauma by having a later
abortion. Abortion is better the earlier it is conducted. Many think
abortion at a later stage is murder and will have to blame religion for such
murders.
Liberals argue that if an opinion or religion or doctrine endorses violence or
murder then it should not be respected or tolerated. The religionist then cannot
be sincerely anti-abortion if he or she tolerates any person or religion that
permits abortion. Her/his anger towards people or religions who encourage or
permit abortion must know no bounds.