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Morality of Abortion

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Re: Morality of Abortion

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Not trying to derail the thread, but check out this media disconnect. Please compare and contrast these two stories.
An Abortion Story Too Good to Confirm
Biden told a tale of a 10-year old rape victim that no one can identify.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost told Fox News on Monday that his office had heard “not a whisper” of such a crime from prosecutors, police and sheriffs in his state.
...What we seem to have here is a presidential seal of approval on an unlikely story from a biased source that neatly fits the progressive narrative but can’t be confirmed.

Wall Street Journal editorial board 7/12/22 6:41 pm ET
https://www.wsj.com/articles/an-abortio ... malertNEWS
Arrest made in rape of Ohio girl that led to Indiana abortion drawing international attention
A Columbus man has been charged with impregnating a 10-year-old Ohio girl, whose travel to Indiana to seek an abortion led to international attention following the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v Wade and activation of Ohio's abortion law.

Gershon Fuentes, 27, whose last known address was an apartment on Columbus' Northwest Side, was arrested Tuesday after police say he confessed to raping the child on at least two occasions. He's since been charged with rape, a felony of the first degree in Ohio.

...On Wednesday, once news of the arraignment came, Yost issued a single sentence statement: "We rejoice anytime a child rapist is taken off the streets."

...In 2020 there were 52 abortions in children 15 or younger in Ohio, accounting for .3% of the 20,605 abortions performed that year, according to the Ohio Department of Health. Data from the health department shows there were 63 such procedures in 2019, 54 in 2018, 61 in 2017 and 76 in 2016.

Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch 7/13/22 1:49 pm ET
https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/202 ... 046625002/
The girl's life has already been ruined by rape and international viral media attention. Why would the WSJ want to identify her and further increase the pain? The rapist was arrested the same day WSJ published that report. The credibility of the WSJ editorial board and Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost have been trashed.

Back to the topic, what is the morality of forcing victims of statutory rape to give birth and support the child for the rest of her life? (See last paragraph in quote above.)
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