What if the "man" (I use that term loosely) who impregnated this girl was also below the age of consent? Is it still rape? Since we don't know how old the guy was, I think it's a fair question and something to be considered in this scenario.
Regardless, I believe that having an abortion will, in the long run, do this girl much more damage than carrying the pregnancy to term and giving the child up for adoption. in which case the state won't have to pay the child's way through life.
|