Good for her: Victoria Jackson Sounds Off On Todd Akin's Rape And Abortion Comments

Reacting to the controversy surrounding Rep. Todd Akin's controversial comments regarding rape and abortion, former "Saturday Night Live" star and conservative activist Victoria Jackson said on Wednesday that if she were raped she would have the baby because it "would be a blessing," noting that the baby "has its own DNA" and is "not the father's DNA."

Good for her: Victoria Jackson Sounds Off On Todd Akin's Rape And Abortion Comments Svictoriajacksontoddaki

And responding to a HuffPost Gay Voices blog post from a former friend who said he ended their friendship because of her views on homosexuality, Jackson said she doesn't "think people should identify themselves by their sexual life."

"The Todd Akin thing was so blown out of proportion -- it's a joke," Jackson said at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., when interviewed for my SiriusXM OutQ radio program. "How many times do people get pregnant from rape? It's point zero zero one percent. It's a joke. I read lots of articles. I know people, because I'm 53. I've know a lot of people, and I've actually never known anyone who got pregnant from being raped."

"And guess what?" she continued. "If I got raped, I would have the baby. And if I didn't want to keep it because I had these [mocking tone] horrible nightmares, I would adopt it out. But I think that God can turn a bad thing into a good thing. And that, if I got raped and a beautiful baby who was innocent was born out of it, that would be a blessing. The DNA of a baby is individual. It's not the mother's DNA. It's not the father's DNA. And that's why I believe abortion is murder, because it's not the woman's body. It has it's own DNA. If there's a boy baby inside of me, he has a penis. That's not my body."

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Fine. But she has the choice. Can't be forced.

Rape victims have the choice.

HUH? x 2

Because the pregnancy didn't result from their freely chosen actions.

HUH? x 3

What choice?

Rape means no choice!

:Homer:

HUH? x 4

You said:

Quote :: Rape victims have the choice.

And now you say:

Quote :: Rape means no choice!

WTF?

There's two separate choices.

Rape victims have the choice to abort because they didn't get a choice in getting pregnant.

Quote :: Rape victims have the choice to abort because they didn't get a choice in getting pregnant.

Like hell they do!

You can't murder an innocent third party, because of what someone else did.

Can they leave it to die after it's born? Or must they take care of it for years, ruining their life.

They can not leave it to die, but can give up for adoption...

It goes without saying that they can adopt it out.

But what if there are no takers? Must they be enslaved to it? That would be an unchosen obligation.

Of course there are takers... millions of them all over the world...

You already have organizations which specialize in adoption, surrogacy... in a free market, this sector would be booming, as opposed to being repressed the world over...

Ok, but I think being force to carry it is an unchosen obligation.

Sure, just like having to wait until the traffic on the street passes, before you can cross it...

Stupid comparison. It's virtual slavery. And you've said before that there are no unchosen obligations.

It's nothing of the sort (slavery).

And when Rand spoke of 'unchosen obligations' she was addressing the collectivists concept of 'duty.' Duty towards society, government, fatherland, motherland, homeland, etc...

In the above example, she's not under any 'duty' to raise the child, school it, transport it, educate it, etc... just not to kill or harm it... Everything else, are just automated, natural, unconscious, chemical processes...

Pregnancy used to come with a very serious risk of death in childbirth. Why should she be obliged to face that kind of danger?

We used to live in caves too...

Besides, if the woman's life is in danger because of the pregnancy, all bets are off...

Though abortion carries a risk of infection and dying as well...

Good for her: Victoria Jackson Sounds Off On Todd Akin's Rape And Abortion Comments

Good for her: Victoria Jackson Sounds Off On Todd Akin's Rape And Abortion Comments

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