I wrote an article (please see link below) on the story of the 9-year-old Brazilian girl who underwent an abortion last week and subsequently caused much debate on the issue of abortion in Brazil. It's an incredibly tragic story. You have a little girl, practically a baby, who was allegedly impregnated by her stepfather. Her biological father was vehemently opposed to her having an abortion because he feared that her soul would go to hell. Fortunately, her mother took the reins and consented to the abortion because clearly the girl's life was at risk. Now, according to the Vatican, the mother's soul will go to hell. As well as the doctors' souls since they performed the abortion. Personally, I'd rather go to hell than listen to one more word that comes from the Vatican.
https://www.empowher.com/news/herarticle/2009/03/10/9-year-old-girls-abortion-twins-spurs-conversation
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This is all terribly sad....personally I wouldn't give a damn if I were excommunicated, but for some people, who would really feel that they would go to hell if this happened, I imagine it would it be devasting.
Just a question about the girl....How at 80 lbs was she able to get pregnant? I had always heard that one has to have reached at least 100 lbs and have the requisite amount of body fat to even start menstruating. I am curious to know how this happened. This is so young to be pregnant. I agress with SusanC that it's the rapist who should be locked up AND excommunicated, etc....etc....
March 12, 2009 - 9:36amThis Comment
I don't think the 100 lbs thing can be true. I'm 23, 5 ft tall and have always been about 90 lbs at most. There are cases these days where extremely young children are getting their periods and some think it could be due to the environment. Time will tell, I suppose.
April 20, 2009 - 2:04pmThis Comment
We can't solve the issues with the Vatican, but we can discuss here the issue of the victim's physical and mental health after the ordeals of the rape and subsequent abortion. I'd be more interested in hearing about who is helping her.
March 11, 2009 - 4:29pmThis Comment