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| appolose said: Granted, but I would say it's not just her taking on the burden of this life; she also has to actively terminate it. It differs from forced charity in that way: the fetus has no choice in being there either, and can do nothing about it, so the fetus itself is not violating her own rights. Whereas, the abortion is a choice, and, therefore, would be violating the fetus' rights. |
She doesn't have to actively terminate it, she could just continue her life without consideration for it and it'd probably die naturally. If she was a smoker and/or drinker and didn't quit, or she continue having an active/athletic lifestyle for too long. The reason abortion is chosen is that it's a clinical procedure and is therefore safer for the mother, but the important part is that this isn't something that she can deal with without changing how she previously lived, so it's definitely forced charity. The fetus is not violating her right by choice (it doesn't have any yet) but it is by its existence.
You're right, the fetus is not being given a choice in this matter, but unfortunately I can't ask the fetus to weigh in on the matter, and if I could I'd likely have a different viewpoint on the whole thing. So without that to go on I think the decision should be left to the conscious person most affected by the decision: the rape victim.
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