@CatDragon @amiserabilist Get off your high horse.
If you'd really consider this you would have to view the issue at hand from all three persons perspective: The rapist, the mother and the child.
Consider pro's and con's for each individual. Then weigh their cons against each other.
@ariaflame @CatDragon @amiserabilist No, but the child, maybe?
Also any judgement without being impartial is not a judgement. This is exactly the way justice systems work. Even the most vile criminal gets defence in any legal system.