Write4U:
I'm sure the rape victim mother will not be so lenient. I suspect the rape victim will not consider the pregnancy as legitimate.
Legitimate, as in authorised by law? Didn't we just speak about that? Pregnancies don't need somebody's stamp of approval. There are no certificates of legitimacy to be had for pregnancies (at least, not in the United States).
If you mean that the rape victim might consider the pregnancy
unwanted, why not say that, rather than rabbiting on about legitimacy? (Is English your first language?)
It was not only unintentional and unwanted, but the result of an illegal and violent act by the rapist. And clearly the rapist is mentally unstable which might be due to a genetic defect being passed on to the fetus.
Are you saying that you think that all rapists have a mental illness? Much as you might like that to be true, it is not.
And as I understand it from common law it is the female's right to refuse forcible pregnancy and a right to defend against such threats.
Women should have rights over their own bodies, same as men. When it comes to somebody else using your body - for any purpose - you have a right to say no. Women can refuse sex. And nobody wants to be raped.
But, here comes the kicker, if she is unable to resist the attack, the rape magically changes to mere physical participation and responsibility for any direct consequences lies with the female.
What? You have some strange ideas.
It sounds like you're saying that if a woman does not try to fight her rapist off then it's her fault and she is responsible for the rape. That is completely wrong. The perpetrator of the rape is responsible for his crime, not his victim.
But if she is unable to resist the force, she cannot be held responsible by any civilized standard.
It is your position that if she
is able to resist or fight back, hypothetically, then it's her fault if she's raped? Is that what you're saying?
Why then deprive her of all rights in the decision making process.
Decision making process? What decision making process?