“It’s been 35 years since my baby was aborted, and I still think about this every day. It wasn’t a quick fix or a solution to my pregnancy. It was a panicked response to our fears.”
Reaching the Peak of Pro-Life Healthcare: presentation by Dr. Patrick Castle.
The Science of Early Human Development: presentation by Dr. Maureen Condic.
Abortion Procedures: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd trimesters: presentation by Dr. Anthony Levatino.
The Truth is Hard to Swallow: investigation of the abortion pill.
INSIGHTS to encourage Life
* 60% of abortion-minded mothers will choose life if they encounter ONE supportive person or encouraging message. Wear your “REMEMBER The Unborn” shirt/jacket to be a life-saving witness!
* 79% of post-abortion mothers didn’t know about free help. Lead mothers to assistance at one of the 3,000+ pregnancy help centers.
* Up to 75% no show for abortion appointments when people are praying at one of the ~700 abortion facilities.
* 70% of post-abortion mothers described their experience as inconsistent with their values.
* Over 64% of abortion-vulnerable mothers choose life when they see their unborn baby ultrasound image.
* 63% sought or wanted help after chemical abortion.
* 61% felt pressured (perceive silence as consent).
* 45% of abortions are repeat, healing support prevents repeats.
* 40% of minors having had an abortion report that neither of their parents knew.
* 85% false positive screenings for prenatal genetic abnormalities. People diagnosed with Down syndrome are aborted at these rates: US (35%), UK (48%), Iceland (99%).
* 90% of relationships end after an abortion.
* 90% don’t know where to go for healing.
* 94% regret their abortion. 80% regret aborting their child because of rape and incest. Abortion does not fix circumstances.
SHARE the reality of abortion (America stats)
* 66 million+ children aborted since 1973, the top cause of death. 9 million people killed in Nazi Holocaust. America is one of seven countries with abortion on demand for entire pregnancy. Methods include starvation (chemical pill), dismemberment (suction or forceps), and lethal injection.
* 1,100,000+ children were aborted last year. Another 2,600,000+ children are destroyed each year with IVF procedures. 646,000+ killed in all combat.
* 3,000+ children die from abortion per day (20% of pregnancies). From the Sep 11th attacks, there are 2,996 casualties reported (actually 3,007 with 11 unborn children).
* Only 18,000 adoptions per year (under 2 years old): 1.5 million couples waiting, 2 year waiting line.
* 39 women reportedly died during illegal abortions in 1972. Legal abortion causes the death of 5 women and about 500,000 female babies per year since 1973.
* 0.02% of pregnancies are “life of the mother” cases. 20 mothers die for every 100,000 births. Most deaths could have been prevented with treatment, and direct abortion is not medically necessary to save mother.
* 2% of pregnancies are ectopic, 68% dissolve naturally, the rest can be monitored and safely treated.
* 23% increase in mental disorders for each exposure to abortion.
* 29% of women had an abortion. % of abortions by mother’s age (yrs): <15 (.2%), 15–17 (3%), 18–19 (8%), 20–24 (34%), 25–29 (27%), 30 and up (27.8%).
* 37% of pregnancies among black women are aborted, compared with 12% for white women and 19% for hispanic women. 36% of all abortions were obtained by black women.
* 39% of Planned Parenthood revenue is from tax dollars ($792 million per year). Planned Parenthood aborts over 400,000 children per year.
* 40% of women attended a church service within the same month as their abortion.
* 51% of mothers seeking abortion were using a contraceptive method in the month they became pregnant.
* 60% of abortions are from mothers who already had children.
* 63% of abortions are done with pills. The first pill is mifepristone which starves the baby (prevents implantation). The second pill, misoprostol, is taken 48 hours later to empty the uterus. The abortion pill has four times more complications than surgical abortion.
* 64% success rate with abortion pill reversal. 94% of women do not know that abortion pills can be reversed.
* 66% of regular church attendees identify as Pro-Life. Pro-God is Pro-Life. John10:10
* 70% of post-abortion mothers felt they had no choice.
* 90% of abortions in first 12 wks (95% in 15 wks). % of abortions by age (wks): <6 (43%), 6-9 (36%), 9-13 (13%), 13-20 (7%), >20 (1%). At week 12 a baby’s heart has beat over 10 million times already.
* 95.9% of abortions reported as elective, 2.2% physical health concerns, 1.2% baby abnormality, 0.4% rape, 0.3% risk to mother’s life/function.
* If we had a moment of silence for each baby aborted, we would be silent for over 100 years. Silent No More. More stats at abort73.com.
* Abortion is the leading cause of death world-wide (73 million/year), greater than next seven causes of death combined. Another 17 million children per year are destroyed through in vitro fertilization (IVF) procedures.
ABORTION RATE decreases when:
1. Churches rise up as intended by God.
2. Women call abortion what it is, murder, not healthcare.
3. More pregnancy help centers (since 1990 from 700 to 4,000). Assistance for 2 years on average.
4. Less abortion facilities (since 1990 from 2500 to 650). Longer travel distances allow more time to eliminate crisis.
5. 24 and 72 hr wait periods allow time to eliminate crisis.
6. Required ultrasound.
7. Mandated parental involvement.
8. Sidewalk ministry.
9. Reaching youth.
10. Education: abortion is a lie.