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So if the woman runs away and aborts, the husband gets punished aswell? Or if the husband forces the woman at gun point to have an abortion the woman gets punished?
If the fetus is sentient it is no longer part of the woman's body. If the woman was raped and was too emotionally distraught or abducted to have an abortion then she should be compensated for her services to the person inside her. If she had every chance to abort but didn't, she putthe fetus in that position and should not get compensation. Aborting the fetus would be like locking someone inside a box with no air and refusing to tell the police where the key is. For the rape victim it would be like yanking the life support cord out even though the patient will get better in a few months.