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Thread #146525   Message #3394628
Posted By: frogprince
24-Aug-12 - 05:31 PM
Thread Name: BS: 'Legitimate Rape'???
Subject: RE: BS: 'Legitimate Rape'???
"I do not believe that women who terminate a pregnancy for perhaps career reasons, or some other reason not associated with their health or the health of the child, are not in some way damaged by the experience."

Taking that at absolute literal face value, it could imply a belief that a woman who terminates a pregnancy because it was initiated by rape or incest is "damaged by the experience". Do you allow that the mental implications of carrying a pregnancy caused by rape or incest are "associated with their health" so as to justify a decision to terminate the pregnancy?