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Old 09-14-2004, 04:24 PM
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Default rape and "the mother's health"

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Originally Posted by PoliticallyIncorrect";p=&quot View Post
I appreciate people concerns on the ramifications of abortions - but have any of you who are against a woman's right to choose, made any effort to try and prevent abortions? For example, donated time or money to the "Stop violence against women" campaign, encouraged your local Senator, Governor to expand programs that assist rape victims or pubescent girls who have been victims of incest? Written your local newspapers vocalizing the need to increase to number of battered womans shelters?

Just wondering, because I hear a lot of talk and not much action - and as someone who works closely with the Stop Violence against women campaign I can tell you - the above reasons are a big part of the problem.
statistically, the number of adoptions that are done because of rape or for "the mother's help" are extremely small. Most women who have abortions do so not because they cannot conceive, but because they would rather not have a child. The kids could be given up for adoption, but since the "choice" is always there, and it is a lot easier, many women will just have their unborn babies killed instead.
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