I am a little surprised to hear that you watched a film like that in school, Jennie - was this a public school, or a private school?
I am pro-choice - and definetly "pro-adoption." I think that a woman should choose what she does with her own body. If she chooses to give a baby that was conceived during sexual assault and places the baby for adoption, I would hope that, in the event of a reunion btwn. birthmom and adoptee, that the truth about the conception would come out. I think the child deserves to know!
The important thing to remember is that how you are conceived does not define who you are! I have had experience with sexual assault, and I know that a child conceived in that manner deserves just as much love as the next baby - I also think that, for a woman who has been sexually assaulted, that a baby can help the healing process...
Food for thought!
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Baby girl born 7/25/1984 in Upstate NY.
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