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5th November 2008

A Listener’s Letter about Rape and Abortion–It’s Actually Positive

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fetusA listener sent me the following story the day after I interacted with a caller about how abortion could be wrong even in cases of rape. There are many issues to be covered under that heading, but this letter touches on the key ones:

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I just wanted to say that I am so pleased to read your stance on abortion in the case of rape. My mother was a 14-year-old girl who was raped, and she tried to have an abortion. The only reason I am alive today is because the doctor miscalculated her due date and thought she was too far in the pregnancy to have the abortion, when in reality he was a month off (this actually happened twice). It pains me every time I hear even die hard pro-lifers say “except in the case of rape”. I know it is traumatizing for a girl or woman that is raped to have to carry a child, but it is no more traumatizing than someone who gets shot during a violent attack and has to deal with those wounds. Counseling and therapy can help heal the trauma, but the trauma will be there whether she has the abortion or not, and the abortion could even make it worse. It has caused me so much anxiety over the years to think that many pro-lifers would have approved of my mother’s abortion. By the way, she gave me up for adoption, and my adoptive parents were never able to have children. Thank you so much for this wonderful view against abortion even in the case of rape.
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The letter was from Christopher __________ from Vernon, who found the story and shared it with us from the website, abort73.com. Warning: It’s a pretty graphic site.

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  1. 1 On November 5th, 2008, Candice said:

    I have to agree that abortion is wrong no matter what. It bothers me that people try to justify it so it can be “okay”. I also want to comment on the caller that made you agitated. My husband and I were listening and we were just astonished by the audacity of that caller who tried to liken abortion to neglected kids. No wonder you were angry! Do these people not have an idea where life begins?? We love your show. Keep up the good work!

  2. 2 On November 5th, 2008, Christopher said:

    Just to clarify, the part reprinted from my original e-mail above was taken from the abort73.com website under their “Rape” section under “The Case Against Abortion” (http://abort73.com/HTML/I-D-5-rape.html). I apologize if the wording of my original e-mail led you to believe this was my personal testimony; nevertheless, the testimony of this unnamed person is still quite valid. I had remembered reading that passage when you were interacting with the caller, but I wanted to get my facts straight; therefore I e-mailed instead of calling in about the site so I could make sure the quote was accurate and that the site was Christian lead, which it seems to be.

  3. 3 On November 5th, 2008, barry said:

    The misunderstanding was my mistake, Christopher. I’ve changed the note at the bottom so the source is now clearer. Thanks for the link.

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