In Brazil, a nine-year-old girl has been allowed an abotion after being raped. The girl was expecting twins after being raped by her stepfather, who had been abusing her since she was six.
Despite this, the Roman Catholic church has threatened to charge the mother of the girl with murder for agreeing to the medical procedure. (asiapacificnews.net)
How on Earth do the men at the Vatican fail to see that:
1. The girl is 9 years old, if she were to have the baby her physical health could prove fatal and her emotional health severely interrupted.
2. She was raped, if she were to have the baby how would the baby feel upon finding out she/he was brought into the world in such a way
I am disgusted at some of the Catholic Church’s decisions, it is living in the past instead of keeping pace with the times. I do not believe abortion should be a common medical practice for women who have put themselves in sticky situations however in the case of rape, bringing a baby into the world on such grounds is insane!
Posted by ladymelbourne 
