Conceived from Rape: Miss Pennsylvanias Story Through a Social Work Lens
“Gatto claims her mother would have placed her for adoption had her family not intervened and offered her support. Here’s another bias that needs to be checked: adoption is not inevitable. Whether in Pro-Life or Pro-Choice circles, or debates between, rape conception is persistently spoken of as though there are only two choices: adoption or abortion. The bias that individuals conceived from rape can’t be loved by their families–that adoption is a way of getting rid of presumably unwanted children–narrows choices women have to make about pregnancy and parenting. Whether abortion, adoption, or parenting, survivors of rape are entitled to self-determination and support for their decision.”
