ELECTION 2008
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Abortion Facts
FACT: Abortion is legal in our country during the ENTIRE nine months of pregnancy for ANY reason.
Abortions to save the life of the mother, or for the health of the mother, are two very different statements. “Life” and “health” are often used interchangeably but they mean very different things. The pro-life and pro-abortion sides are in agreement when it comes to saving the life of the mother.
However, when you think about an abortion for the “health of the mother”, you need to understand the legal definition of “health.” All factors are to be considered — physical, emotional, psychological, familial and the woman’s age. This means abortions are legal on demand for the entire nine months of pregnancy.
FACT: Abortion hurts women.
Statistics show there are long term physical and psychological health consequences of induced abortion. These include the increased risk of breast cancer, placenta previa, pre-term births, depression, guilt and suicide.
FACT: An unborn baby is sensitive to sound, touch, heat, light and PAIN.
There is no form of abortion that is humane, even early in the pregnancy as documented in the video “The Silent Scream.” This is ultrasound imaging of a first trimester abortion and can be found at: www.silentscream.org
FACT: About 93% of the 3,700 abortions performed each day are for convenience.
The vast majority of abortions are used for birth control.
FACT: 1% of all abortions occur because of rape or incest; 6% of abortions occur because of potential health problems regarding either the mother or child.
Rape and incest are horrific crimes and those who commit these crimes should be punished and their victims should be supported. While pro-life people abhor the violence of rape, abortion doesn’t undo the harm that has been caused.
Every unborn child, regardless of how they were conceived, is a living human being who deserves to be protected.
FACT: An unborn baby can be considered the victim of murder or negligent homicide if killed by anyone other than the mother. But that same unborn baby can be aborted by her mother at any time during the pregnancy for any reason as her legal “choice.”
Legalized abortion has led us to contradictions in law concerning the unborn. When a pregnant woman decides to carry a baby to term, more than half of our American states recognize her unborn child as a “person” in their homicide laws.
Unborn Baby at 11 Weeks
The unborn child at 10 weeks is already more then 2 inches long. She can suck her thumb, make a fist, squint and swallow. Brain waves have been recorded since day 43. Her heart has been beating since day 25. She has fingerprints. She is sensitive to heat, touch, light, noise, and PAIN. All organs are present and working. She now weighs about 1 ounce. She can fit into the palm of your hand. All she needs now is nourishment and the chance to grow.
