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Entry: When in Doubt . . . Link: http://www.takimag.com/blogs/article/when_in_doubt#6259 Post contents: There is something a bit sickening about the idea that abortion should be allowed in case of rape. Why? Because since the woman was an innocent party, then she does not deserve to carry a baby to term. She cannot be punished when she is not guilty. Somehow the baby got identified with punishment for the sin of fornication. If you consented to have sex, then the baby is your punishment and should not be allowed to abort because you are evading punishment, but if you were innocent, then of course, abortion is your right. Add to it that in our economic system too often women pay an economic penalty for bearing children. Just to hear learned analysts say that women trapped in poverty deserve to be there because of their bad choice of not controlling their fertility and it gives you chills down the spine. We do not cherish the babies we see. How can we then cherish the ones we don't? Sent at: 2008 11 22