Abortion = Tampering with the Evidence of a Rape?

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Originally Posted by Jessica80

I didn't bring your daughters into it. I spoke about what I was hoping for with my daughters.

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I apologize, I should have been more clear. In my first paragraph I was referencing your statement. In my second paragraph I was referencing the debate as a hole. I see I should have made that more clear.

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Originally Posted by Alissa_Sal

He may want her to have an abortion to get rid of the evidence. She may want to have the abortion because she feels that carrying the baby continues to victimize her. How do you sort out intent?

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This law isn't to stop anyone from having an abortion. It is to penalize a rapist after the fact if he forces someone to have an abortion to cover his crime. The intent of the victim doesn't matter since she wouldn't be charged. If the rapist takes her to the abortion clinic it I think it could be assumed his intent would be to cover his crime unless he asks them to preserve the evidence.

So what happens then if the rape doesn't result in pregnancy? They don't have enough evidence to prosecute?

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Originally Posted by Jessica80

So what happens then if the rape doesn't result in pregnancy? They don't have enough evidence to prosecute?

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I don't see how that has anything to do with this. I'm sure they will continue to prosecute based on the same way they prosecute rapes now. A pregnancy would just be additional evidence.

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Originally Posted by Jessica80

So what happens then if the rape doesn't result in pregnancy? They don't have enough evidence to prosecute?

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They would if the victim reports it right away and they run a rape kit on her. I don't think that happens in all or even most instances though, unfortunately. I think some victims wait....days, weeks or even longer - long after the evidence has been washed away and any physical injury has healed. That is tragic to me.

I just don't see why this law is necessary. There should be a law against raping and a law about forcing a person to have an abortion. If a man rapes....broke 1 law. If he then tries to coerce the victim into an abortion....broke a 2nd law.

In many arguments, we've been told that very few women get pregnant following a rape (used in an attempt to limit abortion access) so really how important is this law?

I absolutely think she meant the original wording and this is just another attempt at limiting abortion.

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Originally Posted by Jessica80

I just don't see why this law is necessary. There should be a law against raping and a law about forcing a person to have an abortion. If a man rapes....broke 1 law. If he then tries to coerce the victim into an abortion....broke a 2nd law.

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I agree with this. While I am very pro life, this law does not make sense to me. It would already be illegal to rape someone and to force them into an abortion.