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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]And remember, it's possible in the opening scenario that she could have been raped. The Republican National platform is opposing abortion with NO EXCEPTIONS.[/quote]

Either it's a baby...a human life...and abortion is wrong.  Or it's not a baby, and not a human life, and abortion is an option.    I understand, but don't agree, with both of those positions.  But I don't understand how anyone can believe that abortion is ok in the case of rape, but not ok the rest of the time?  If it's a baby, a human being, how does the horrible act of his/her father change that? [/quote]

This is what makes folks Akin's friends.  You look at the act of the father- punish him and the life of the child "not the baby".  What about the victim- how about not making her pay for someone else's crime by carrying an unwanted child.  I'm pregnant now with a very wanted baby, but with the difficulties I'm having, this would be punishment akin to prison for someone who did not want to have a child. [/quote]

No it doesn't make me Akin's friend.  Rape is HORRIBLE.  Unspeakably horrible.  But IF you believe that the baby conceived...even in the horror of rape...is a human being, how can you justify ending the life of that baby.  The baby didn't commit rape.  Ending the baby's life doesn't punish the rapist.   I agree that it would be horrible to carry a rapist's baby, and that's something I wouldn't wish on anyone, but the alternative is killing an innocent child.   [/quote]

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