[tobeafamily]

I think it's easy to say that it doesn't matter how a child was conceived. Harder though may be for that woman to carry the child in her body for nine months, nourish it and feel it moving inside her, all the while knowing that this is because of a horribly violent act and that this child is partly a product of the man who caused her so much physical and psychological pain. That may be 41 weeks of pure hell or at least seriously conflicted emotions.

Further, it may be traumatic for that child to grow up and learn that their beginning was not from love, or even really good hormones, but rather from violence and degradation.

Lastly, there is an argument, though controversial, that behavior comes from our genetic makeup - so do you perpetuate genes that harbor the ability to commit those types of violent acts?

IMHO unless you've walked in the shoes of those sexually assaulted, you should never pass judgement on their behavior, whether they choose to terminate their pregnancy or carry it to term. We should neither condemn one nor should we ennoble the other.

Regina