Abortion further harms women who have been raped.

Rape and Incest are Tragic, But Abortion Doesn’t Heal the Pain
by Frederica Matthewes-Green

In their new book, Victims and Victors (Acorn Books, 2000), editors David
Reardon, Amy Sobie and Julie Makimaa draw on testimonies of 192 women who
experienced pregnancy as the result of rape or incest, and 55 children who
were conceived through sexual assault. It turns out that when victims of
violence speak for themselves, their opinion of abortion is nearly
unanimous-and the opposite of what the average person expects.

Nearly all the women interviewed in this anecdotal survey said they
regretted aborting the babies conceived via rape or incest. Of those
giving an opinion, more than 90 percent said they would discourage other
victims of sexual violence from having an abortion.

On the other hand, among the women profiled in the book who conceived due
to rape or incest and carried to term, not one expressed regret about her
choice. Of those giving an opinion, 94 percent of rape victims and 100
percent of incest victims said abortion was not a good option for other
women in their situation.

“I feel personally assaulted and insulted every time I hear that abortion
should be legal because of rape and incest,” says Kathleen DeZeeuw, whose
testimony is included in Victors and Victims. “I feel that we’re being
used to further the abortion issue, even though we’ve not been asked to
tell our side of the story.”

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