Make Abortions Free For Rape Victims

The Issue

Less than one percent of all abortions are due to rape [x] [x] [x] [x]. That should be enough. I believe that if a woman is raped and becomes pregnant she should have a government payed abortion. If a woman chooses to have sex and gets pregnant she makes a mistake and should have to pay for it, right? But when a woman is raped, she made no choice, she made no mistake, it was forced upon her. Why should she be punished and forced to pay for something that was not her fault?

"What about false rape accusations to get a free abortion?" Well here is a way to prevent that. The woman would have to report the rape the day of or after the incident, not the day she found out she was pregnant. That way, more real rapes will be reported and there will also be less rapists walking around free.

Something to consider. You want to make a change, this is how.

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The Issue

Less than one percent of all abortions are due to rape [x] [x] [x] [x]. That should be enough. I believe that if a woman is raped and becomes pregnant she should have a government payed abortion. If a woman chooses to have sex and gets pregnant she makes a mistake and should have to pay for it, right? But when a woman is raped, she made no choice, she made no mistake, it was forced upon her. Why should she be punished and forced to pay for something that was not her fault?

"What about false rape accusations to get a free abortion?" Well here is a way to prevent that. The woman would have to report the rape the day of or after the incident, not the day she found out she was pregnant. That way, more real rapes will be reported and there will also be less rapists walking around free.

Something to consider. You want to make a change, this is how.

The Decision Makers

Barack Obama
Former President of the United States
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Petition created on July 10, 2014