This is a good question + for you...Being a woman..I could not make that decision unless I was put in that position. Handling rape is a horrible experience in it self and the long lasting side effects from it. I am not sure I could keep a baby that would constantly remind me of that horrible event. However, I am not sure.

Coming from the view of a guy: If she wanted it, I would want her to keep it. If she didn't want it, I would want her to either abort it or have it then put it up for adoption, depending on how far into the pregnancy she is. (Important note: This is only what I 'want', I would never force anything onto her, since it is both her body and her child.)

I could never have an abortion. I believe that at any stage it is a baby whether fully formed or not, it's in the making. I can't kill anything. If I felt bad I would have to give it up for adoption. I can't force anyone else to follow my beliefs, but to do what they feel is right.

I couldn't have an abortion, thats the one thing that I do know for sure. I'm thinking that I'd probably keep it. I might have mixed feelings during the pregnancy, but I think as soon as I saw the baby, all that would melt away, and I'd be in love. It wouldn't be the baby's fault, after all, and it would be a part of me.

If my fiancee got raped and got pregnant, I would definitely want her to have an abortion. I would be really pissed off at the guy for getting her pregnant. I consider that if a girl wants to keep the baby, she wants to be reminded of her rape. The baby is the symbol of her rape. Why would a girl want to be reminded of her rape, unless she enjoyed being raped??!! Yes, it is not the baby's fault, BUT she would NEVER EVER had the baby if it weren't for the rapist in the first place!! That baby was NOT meant to be born because it was against her will!! This world is full of people and we do not need babies from rapes to be added to the world!! If I were a child of a rape victim, I would be pissed off at my mother for not aborting me!! I would NEVER EVER want to have a father as a rapist!! It is an embarrassment and a shame to me for the rest of my life. If people ask you who your father is, would you want your child to say that he was a rapist??!! You girls/women need to think about that if you give birth to an unwanted child. I am also saying this from the point of view of an out-of-wedlock person!!

I would have the baby. My only decision would be whether to keep it or let it be adopted.

It's not the baby's fault, and the baby would be mine NOT HIS!

keep it. its alive and growing. don't kill it. i would probably most likely keep it but if i didn't make enough money i would give it. It is better to have 1 parent as a child and love you then to be parent less in an orphanage and not know why your parents left you.

Most definitely, it does depend on the woman. I am a centrist am very good at seeing all angles of all debates, even this very heated one. For me, a 37 year old woman, who is mature and does not have any children right now.. although I am single, I would most likely keep the child. However, many rape victims are very traumatized by the whole experience and especially if they are younger (some who are even under the age of 18), should not have to carry the rapist's child if they so desire. With unwanted pregnancies, especially in the cases of rape, women who find themselves wanting to abort will do so... whether or not they do it in a clinic (the safe way) or in a back alley. Within the first three months of pregnancy the life of the child is extremely fragile.... LIFE IS EXTREMELY FRAGILE.... and many times even "wanted" pregnancies end in a spontaneous abortion. Life is precious, in no way should abortion be used time and time again as a contraceptive. People do need to act responsibly. But, in the case of a rape.... every person reacts differently to different circumstances and situations... we simply are not all made the same. If it is going to create an undue hardship on the mother, I believe that her quality of life should be taken into consideration. It ultimately is her choice and if she decides to abort it shoud be within the first three months. The sooner the better.