Please have this baby.

I am against abortion in most cases. If the baby has something seriously wrong with it is one that I am okay with or if the baby puts the mother's life in danger then I am okay with it. Under this situation that you mention I could not argue with the girl if she wanted to have an abortion. That is such a horrible thing to have happen and who am I to say she has to keep a baby she had nothing to do with creating. I would urge her to keep it and give her all sorts of help and encouragement, but I could not say that she should have to keep it.

I know it sounds awful but I don't think I could - also I would hate to have to tell a child of mine I couldn't tell them who their father was and they would never have the chance of knowing them.

I think that abortion would not be the right choice for me if I got pregnant after being raped. I would probably have my baby then adopt him or her. It might love my baby so much after seeing him or her that I would keep them. If wouldn't be the child's fault and I love children being a parent as well as a teacher. I was attacked by a man when I was walking along a lonely beach. That terrible experience really upset me so that I think that the pregnant girl is being so strong and her mother is being supportive. Well done to them.

I think that the child deserves to be loved. I understand the pain, and emotional scars that the family might have, but you can't take that out on an innocent baby. That baby has no idea how it was concieved, or anything. I would love that baby no matter what, and I would never treat the child any differently then normal.

Its a hard choice, a personal one too. For myself i cant say 100% what i would do. But i would have to say that its not the childs fault, and however you got that child it was blessed from god. A child is a wonderful bundle of joy!

Ruby you may be proud of having such a supportive mother. Yes she is right. abortion means killing one life that is sin. secondly why you want to punish that new life, who has not done any harm or wrong with you.

Hi ruby, That is tough but I am pro-life and I know the child is innocent...Although the experienced was cruel, bad and depressing maybe I will do the same, save the child and love as my own but I will do all my best to put the person in jail and will never introduce to the baby!

I couldn't imagine not loving the child. I have two adopted children and I love them as if I had given birth to them. Children are gifts from God regardless of their origin. That little baby deserves to have as much as any other child and if the mother is willing to raise the child, then more power to her.

I would respect the girl's wishes about having the baby Ruby. But if she decided to have it, the child would be loved. Mind you I would probably have to explain who the man with the castralto voice was!

I do not think that I could have the baby. It would remind me of the horrible thing that happened to me. I understand that the child did not do this and that it has no fault in the matter but I think that I would give it up for adoption. I don't know if I am strong enough to love it the way a child deserves to be loved.

Yes, I could love that child as my own child or my own grandchild because the child did nothing wrong. That child is not the rapist, it's innocent and as deserving of love as any other child.

Yes, I could and would. Sometimes wonderful blessing come from aweful things. The child did nothing wrong and deserves to be loved just like any other child! I am so glad to hear that he little one is here with them today! I know that the baby is a huge blessing to them. I feel that this is a very strong family. And the child is blest to have them all!

I know it was hard on the mother; but I'm glad she decided to keep him. It was NOT the child's fault & he should NOT be punished for the sin of his father. I don't understand how anyone can look into the eyes of a child & NOT love them!!!

give the child a chance to experience the beauty of life.. it is right to love the child as their own child or grandchild

I would love to say yes but to be honest I can't answer that question. I won't ever know until something like that happens to me. I don't know if I would be able to emotionally go through it with or with out support from my family. I don't know if I'd be able to look at the child and not see the guy who took away my decision. Then again I wouldn't be able to say that if I looked at the child I might have an instant connection.. Like I said that this is something I have no clue if I would be able to handle and go through until it has happened to me.

Well I would like to think that I would be able to love the child and not holding what happened in the past with the child. But subconciously I don't know. Deep down I believe that what had happened would always be with me, so I don't really know for sure...Though I believe it is good that she didn't have an abortion, I think that it was wrong for the mother to talk the young girl to have the baby and raise it even if she was giving all the support she could.(Unless of course that is what she wanted) But if she is as young as I suspect she should be able to experience being young and not have it taken away because one night she got raped. It wasn't her fault that she got pregnant. I believe the best would be to give it up for adoption, only because she is so young and she shouldn't be forced to be a mother. Despite where the child came from it deserves the chance of having a well fit mother and family.

I would leave the decision to the daughter. It is a rough call. Ultimately the daughter and her emotional well being on this issue come 1st. Issues could arise where she may want revenge of a sort. Or not. I cannot say. If the child were here it would be loved. If the child were not here, I would still help the daughter. That kind of event is traumatic. I myself would never try and tell anyone what to do in a case like this or convince them one way or the other. I would only offer love and support for either decision once made.

i think it depends up on the girl whether she should have the baby or not, well in this topic each others opinion varies

hi ruby, oh this is so sad news. ya i like this baby. But now i wouldn't take care to this baby. because iam just 19 years old only.take care have a nice day.

Even though there would have been a stigma attached to it and the constant reminder on the victim that the child was a result of rape, still with proper interventions, it can be managed. It's not the fault of the baby nor of the victim. I hope the perpetrator was caught.