Why would I take your word for it? I would take the word of women who had been through this or something similar, and had either had an abortion or given birth. The problem is we know that women don't all respond the same way in either situation. What do you say to the women raped at a young age who regret their abortions and those who do not regret giving birth?
I wouldn't say anything to them, because how they feel about their pregnancy/abortion it is entirely their business.
I don't think you guys really understand the concept of "pro-choice." If a woman chooses to deliver the pregnancy, that is her prerogative. Pro-choicers
don't care if a woman
chooses to go through with a pregnancy.
And a 10-year-old is likely going to be traumatized by the decision regardless - whether she gives birth or gets an abortion - because she was impregnated via
rape and she is
10.
The situation is inherently traumatic. We don't have a time machine to prevent the rape from happening, so the best we can do is offer girls/women a
choice in how they want to proceed.
Just use your common sense here.
Some women may be perfectly OK with their abortions. Others may regret it. Others may regret
not getting an abortion. And others may be perfectly happy with their decision to give birth. No matter what, their feelings are perfectly valid.
We can't know how this little girl is going to feel 10 years from now. Maybe she'll regret it. Maybe she won't. That's up to her.
But taking away that choice from her isn't going to do anything to help her.
