One question -- it is probably not practical for every female in the nation to be on birth control 'just in case of rape'. However, what about the 'morning-after' pill? It coats the egg so the sperm cannot penetrate, so no babies died.
I don't think its stupidity that gets a girl pregnant, DaveTWB. Stuff happens. Sometimes a girl will stop taking her birth control because if she gets pregnant then her boyfriend wont leave her. And when that dog skips town, she has no use of this child. A girl opens her door, expecting a cable repairman, and some guy grabs her and forces her to have sex with him.
I mean, I will be frank...everyone is having sex. What does having a kid at nineteen mean anymore. Everybody has a fucking scarlet 'A' on their chests now.
Now rape cases and retarded children...that's a tricky debate. One that I don't feel comfortable siding on either arguement. Everytime I think I've reached a discision, I kick myself for thinking that way. "How the child is conceived does't mean squat they are all equal." "Look, rape victims are in a lot of pain, that last thing they need is a rosary shoved up their ass." Granted, that's less than 5% of the cases, but then again, try telling that to a girl who got raped behind a club or the mother that just found out her son has Down's.
I will only say this about rape -- a lot of it can be prevented. I have a peephole and two locks and I'm on the third floor, so I feel pretty safe at home. Remember that thread URG posted about how to protect yourself? I practice it daily. I have a can of pepper spay (thinking about buying a taser or whatever they are called) and know how to shoot (although I don't carry a gun yet). I have a black belt in Tae kwon do. Is that overkill? Maybe the black belt part. :) But this is a crazy world, you have got to be prepared for the worst.
But I understand that not every does the same thing I do (shit, the entire female population would be a bunch of paranoid nutcases). But on the other hand, can you tell difference between two women -- one conceived by rape, the other ligitimite?
Unlike rape, it is often obvious if someone is retarded or not. Some mothers I know struggle everyday with a kid that cannot understand or show gratitude for the hours they put in for this child. Others can raise three kids, all mentally disabled, with such grace and patience that I cannot comprehend. My problem -- would it be seen as discrimination if the fetus is killed because it is disabled?
