I don’t usually opine on this subject, but I have some personal info that I think is pertinent. As a love child — i.e., illegitimate — I was surely a candidate for abortion, though I doubt the thought ever crossed my mother’s mind. Trust the science, we are told. Well, the basic science is that the fetus is a genetically unique living being. If the pregnancy is a threat to the mother’s life, that may prove an exception — though the mother may be willing to take the risk. But in the case of rape, both mother and child are victims. They could bond on that. I do not think the mother’s convenience should be decisive. After all, there are ways of having sex that can prevent pregnancy. OK, I’m a man. So how much does my opinion count? But I think the matter is deserving of more careful pondering. We are talking about taking a life. Who knows what that kid might achieve?
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