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Sunday, December 16, 2012
ADVICE FOR CANDIDATES AND POLITICIANS: What about in cases of rape? They ask . . ., you say . . .
This advice is intended for candidates, politicians, and
anyone else who may be asked questions about their position on abortion in
cases of rape. This advice comes
directly from those who have been in the position of having to respond to these
questions regularly because they were conceived in rape and they share their
stories publicly. We must always be
prepared to give an answer. If you have
further questions which were not addressed, please e-mail us and we’ll get you
a reply.
They ask, “Isn’t it extreme
. . . ?”
You reply, “I think
it’s extreme to tell another living
human being that they are garbage, that they don’t deserve to be living, and
that they aren’t worthy of protection.”
And/or, “I challenge my opponent to look someone like
_______ in the eye and tell her she should not have been protected – that by
their standards, she should be dead right now, and everyone will see who the
real extremist is. There are real people
who are being targeted and devalued by our rhetoric, and they have as much worth as anyone else.”
They ask, “ . . . the
rapist’s baby?”
You reply, “That
child is not ‘the rapist’s baby,’ but her mother’s child. The majority of rape survivors choose to
raise their children who were conceived in rape. After everything the rape victim has endured,
what an insult to her to suggest that somehow her child’s primary identity is marked
as ‘the rapist’s baby,’ and what an unfair stigma to attach to an innocent
child.”
And/or: “I’m tired of these children being demonized
like this. Women are capable of great
love for their children and must be given more credit for this.”
They ask, “No exceptions?”
You reply, “I don’t
think it’s right to discriminate against an innocent child. This is a civil rights issue, and these
children are arguably some of the most demonized and marginalized members of
our society, born or preborn. Our words,
and our positions, will either speak value into the lives of our fellow Americans, or serve to
further devalue these children for no fault of their own.”
They ask, “What about in cases of rape?”
You reply, “According
to the U.S. Supreme Court, rapists don’t deserve the death penalty – not even
child molesters, and that it’s cruel and unusual punishment to sentence them to
death. I certainly don’t believe that an
innocent child deserves the death penalty for the crimes of her father. Just as the death penalty can’t undo a rape,
neither will an abortion.”
And/or: “Rape and abortion are wrong for the same
reason -- they are both violent acts of aggression against another person. I care about rape victims, so I want to ensure
that they are protected from the rapist, and not the innocent baby. More violence within her body is not the
answer.”
And/or: “Rape victims need real help – to be
protected by ensuring the rapist does not have any parental rights, to make
sure the rape victim mother will be able to receive governmental aid, even if
she is unable to name who the rapist is.
Tragically, the rhetoric surrounding abortion has left the majority of
rape victims mothers unprotected because too many seem to think that a real
rape victim couldn’t possibly want her child, when this is simply untrue. I will work to protect rape victims, and their
children.”
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2 comments:
I am so excited to see this site up and running!
And these are all such BRILLIANT answers!
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