Originally Posted by Mrs. M

I regard abortion as the killing of an innocent but I must put the mother's well-being first. I agree that counseling may help but the trauma of rape itself, compounded by carrying the rapist's baby for nine months isn't something that can be "cured" overnight. Suppose the girl was a 14 year old virgin and she was raped? Don't you think it would be better to abort the baby than have the mother go through nine months of pregnancy that she would have to explain to everyone? Can you truly imagine what that would do to a child? Living with the rape would be bad enough but having to give birth at such an early age could endanger not only her physical health but her mental health, too. Exceptions must be made!