Reply #58: Rape Provision

[deignan]

The rape provision proposed is that the victim may decide to abort within 4-5 weeks. Naturally, the victim must have the capability to decide and to exercise her decision within that time frame. (otherwise there would be some sort of compensation).

The logic in proviso relies on the fact that the rape victim must report the rape. So I am unclear as to why a rape victim would not have full rights under this provision as compared to anyone else. In fact, she has the option to earn $100/day to carry to term which is not available to others.

The 4-5 week time frame will be explained at the end of the poll in the context of the proposed (or not) principled reform. As noted before, it is one of the few landmarks by which a coherent principled position may be formulated. Here I have in mind a particular principled position that you might even guess from the proposition. It is one that can win.


Remember, this is a proposition to test the feasibility of a principle. Any answer you have is right as long as it is coherent with your deliberative feelings and thought. This is not a policy proposal per se.

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