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To: donjuan_demarco who wrote (46002)	10/13/2000 5:51:20 PM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

In the consideration of penalties, it is perfectly appropriate to take into account mitigating circumstances, even up to the point of abstaining from prosecution. Rape and incest are exceptions out of consideration for the extremity, and radical involuntariness, of the situation that the women finds herself in..........

To: donjuan_demarco who wrote (46002)	10/13/2000 6:12:21 PM
From: Peter O'Brien	Respond to of 769667

>That is where you guys lose your incredibility. >Either ALL abortions should be be legal, or NO >abortions should be legal. Well, the distinguishing feature of a rape victim is that she is absolutely not responsible for causing the pregnancy. The rapist is completely responsible. That being the case, I think the philosophical argument can at least be made (you can agree with it or not) that if a rape victim chooses to have an abortion, then it is a "continuation of the original assault". The rape victim could be a "good Samaritan" and have the baby anyway (analagous to jumping into the ocean to save the life of someone who is drowning, for example), but she should not be compelled to be a "good Samaritan".