Readers Blog: Less prison time for rape than having an abortion

If a man rapes me he will serve approximately 10 years in prison (that’s if he is even convicted).

Readers Blog: Less prison time for rape than having an abortion
Thu, 07 Sep, 2017 - 01:00
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If I procure an abortion to end the pregnancy from said rape I will serve 14 years.

My rapist will be released before me.

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