Pregnant Rape Victims by Owen Stephenson

Background

OwenStephenson — 2015-04-16 00:36:01 UTC

Who: Women who are taken advantage of sexually and become pregnant.
What: Forced to give birth to and raise a child because they do not have the option of abortion.
When: Issue is of the past and the present.
Where: Many countries ban abortion outright, and others just give it a nasty stigma.
Why: Many people believe abortion is wrong and think they have the right to restrict others from making their own choice because of their personal views.

Positive 1

OwenStephenson — 2015-04-16 18:42:31 UTC

The right to abortion could save this young girls life, and if she survives it could save her future. She can't afford the 3 doctors visits required to be approved for abortion in Senegal and because of that is on track to give birth to twins.

Positive 2

OwenStephenson — 2015-04-16 18:56:32 UTC

This article is interesting to me because it takes more of a pro life side than any positive article I had in mind. I still chose to use this article because it touches on how the rare case of pregnancy from rape, the victim should be entitled to make their own choice.

Adam Messenkopf/April 16th

2015-04-17 15:04:57 UTC

I really found the second article to be very interesting. You never really hear of women that want to go through with the pregnancy after being raped. I believe that pro choice side would still be best for women that are raped that way you can choose to have an abortion if you want to or not.

Thursday/ http://abortion.procon.org/#pro_con

OwenStephenson — 2015-04-17 17:19:46 UTC

Negative 1

OwenStephenson — 2015-04-21 21:59:09 UTC

This article didn't really give me much information that I wasn't already aware of. The focus of the article is about how traumatizing of an experience having an abortion can be, but that isn't the point. The point is that the choice should be available to all women. That is like banning all fast food because if you CHOOSE to eat it you might become overweight.

Negative 2

OwenStephenson — 2015-04-21 22:35:49 UTC

I found myself very surprised in how common the negative psychological affects of abortion appear further down the road. I still stand in the same view because I still think that is the women's own choice to make, after all she is the one who would be living with the reprecussions.

Picture

OwenStephenson — 2015-04-22 21:10:04 UTC

I chose this picture to make a point. I personally think that the most important part in keeping abortion legal and safe is that it allows women to make a choice. Everyday every single person makes tons of choices which is what makes them who they are. Legal access to abortion is not forcing anyone to get an abortion, it is allowing the choice to be made for those who want and need it. Similar to how people who choose to eat a lot of unhealthy food end up overweight, that food is not chasing them down and forcing its way in. These people choose to do what they do, but hey good for them it is THIER choice to be made.

Quote

OwenStephenson — 2015-04-22 21:19:03 UTC

“Reproductive freedom is critical to a whole range of issues. If we can’t take charge of this most personal aspect of our lives, we can’t take care of anything. It should not be seen as a privilege or as a benefit, but a fundamental human right.” -Faye Wattleton

To me this quote stood out because of its emphasis on human rights. I think it is important in a country built on freedom that we continue to work to ensure everyone has said freedom. By allowing the woman to make her own choice, you are allowing the freedom she deserves. Faye even refers to at as a "fundamental human right", this is a very powerful way to word it and really shows what access to legal abortion really means.

Reflection 1

2015-04-23 18:33:14 UTC

I think the other side of this debate makes a few good points. I do feel that it is incorrect and not humane to abort a fetus after it has developed functioning organs. But one common argument made is that the baby, which it isn't even a baby yet, has a heartbeat on day 1. I don't know why this argument is so common when the fetus does not develop a heart/heartbeat until 3-4 weeks into the pregnancy. Abortion can be wrong but when it is necessary I do not see an issue with aborting a fetus when it has barely even started to develop

Question/Abortion

2015-05-05 18:39:27 UTC

Could there be a happy medium for both sides of the abortion debate? Would it be effective to try and ban some of the more violent abortions occurring later in pregnancies while still providing safe and legal access to the more common and safe methods?

Question/Abortion and religion

2015-05-05 18:42:03 UTC

Is this a case where the clear answer should be to allow legal access to abortion? Does most of the controversy which stems from this debate lead back to people's religion? Should this be kept separate from government regulations

Enya DuBois / answer

duboisenya — 2015-05-06 17:14:37 UTC

I think abortion should ALWAYS be allowed in rape cases. I think it is far too cruel to make someone have a baby that is linked to such a traumatic, terrible experience. I think a lot of people that are pro life are influenced by their religion, but it Isnt necessarily the only reason that they choose to be pro life.

May 5

2015-05-06 18:31:35 UTC

1) Cinco de Mayo is more celebrated in the U.S. than anywhere else.

2) It isn't Mexico's Independence Day.

3) It actually isn't related to Americans at all, but celebrates when the Mexico won a very challenging battle with France.

Brianna Martin/Answer

briannamartin — 2015-05-07 00:01:00 UTC

I do not believe there could ever be a happy medium between pro choice and pro life, im pro life and no abortion will ever be okay in my eyes no matter how young the fetus

Adam Messenkopf/Answer

2015-05-07 15:18:10 UTC

I do think there could be a happy medium for both sides of the abortion debate. I could see a lot of people appreciating the banning of some more violent methods of abortion. More common and safe methods that are performed earlier in the pregnancy are much more accepted than the methods used later in pregnancies.

amongus

2022-10-03 23:27:13 UTC

>:) gregnant

2022-10-03 23:27:43 UTC