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Survey showed that 72% of men felt abortion was disturbing, further funding for research denied because of pro-choice bias

Dr. Arthur Shostak of Drexel University in Philadelphia found that 72% of the men he interviewed in a four-year study disagreed with the statement that “males generally have an easy time of [abortion] and have few, if any, lingering disturbing doubts.”

He requested funding for further research from the National Institutes of Health:

“They told me off the record that this type of work could be construed as antiabortion. It could indicate that the absence of counseling is leaving behind a destructive residual in many men. It would be seized upon by antiabortionists.”

They denied his request for funding.

James McBride, “Men and the Pain of Abortion: a Close-Up,” National Right to Life News, February 22, 1982, 5

There has always been bias in the medical community against research showing the physical and psychological hazards of abortion.

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Planned Parenthood clinic worker: cleaning was done in haste after abortions, blood spatters often left

From former clinic worker Catherine Adair:

One of my jobs as a medical assistant at Planned Parenthood was to clean the room in between abortions. I clearly remember how quickly we were required to work so that the doctors didn’t have to wait for the next abortion. I was never trained on OSHA regulations -speed was more important than being thorough. Blood spatter was often in the wall, floor and table when the next woman came in for her abortion. It disgusted me and I always wondered what the woman coming in thought and if she noticed it. Abortion clinics are ONLY interested in money, they don’t care about the safety and well- being of women.

Read an extensive interview with this former clinic worker here.

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Some pro-choice advocates refuse to debate pro-lifers unless they don’t show pictures

A pro-life educator said the following:

“Some abortion advocates refuse to participate in debates with pro-life representatives unless the pro-life side is prohibited from showing any pictures either of fetal development or the results of abortions.”

Camille S Williams “Feminism and Imaging the Unborn” in Brad Stetson, editor The Silent Subject: Reflections on the Unborn in American Culture (Westport, Connecticut: Praeger, 1996) 69

some pro-choice publications give these very instructions and so do others. Read more about pro-choice responses to abortoin pictures here.

05to6 weeks — Unborn baby at only 6 weeks

fig06hand12 — Unborn baby hand at 12 weeks

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Physicist: it is more inhumane to kill a chimpanzee than a baby

In an article in Reason magazine physicist Winston L Duke said the following. This quote is from just before Roe versus Wade, when pro-choicers were first beginning to advocate legalizing abortion:

“It should be recognized that not all men are human… It would seem to be more inhumane to kill an adult chimpanzee than a newborn baby, since the chimpanzee has greater mental awareness.”

Winston L Duke, “The New Biology,” Reason, August 1972 Quoted in Paul B Fowler Abortion: Toward an Evangelical Consensus (Portland, Oregon: Multnomah Press, 1987)36

6-7 months — Is this unborn child less human than an ape?

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Planned Parenthood compares unborn babies to mold on bread

7weeks-image-2-200x200 — 7 weeks – most abortions are done at this time or later

From a booklet handed out by Planned Parenthood:

“Is the fetus alive? Is it alive? Algae is alive, and earthworms, and your appendix. Mold on the bread in the refrigerator is alive. People are not agreed on what a life is … If you look at pictures of human, chicken, pig, and turtle embryos at the same stage of development, it is difficult to tell them apart.”

“Let’s Tell the Truth About Abortion.” Pamphlet distributed by Rocky Mountain Planned Parenthood. 1985, 22 pages. Fight Back Press, Post Office Box 61421, Denver, Colorado 80206. Pages 3 and 4.

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West Virginia hospital sees many patients with abortion complications, says Doctor who supports admitting privileges for abortionists

“We commonly (I personally probably at least weekly) see patients at Women’s and Children’s Hospital in our emergency room or ultrasound center with complications from abortions at the centers in Charleston: so much for “safe and legal.” These patients are told to come to our hospital because the abortion clinic providers do not have hospital privileges to care for their patients, so we must treat them as emergency “drop ins.… No other medical providers are allowed to care for patients, have no backup coverage, and then abandon them to the emergency room. We would be held ethically and legally liable.”

Dr. Bryan Calhoun, vice chairman of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department at West Virginia University. The statement was made in the letter he wrote on June 30 first, 2013, to West Virginia Atty. Gen. Patrick Morrisey, who was considering new clinic regulations.

“Botched Abortion Patients Land in Hospital Weekly, Says Doc” OR Frontline News Action Report Fall 2013

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Woman changes her mind about aborting baby after seeing ultrasound in abortion clinic

unbornbaby10weeksultrasound — Ultrasound of baby at 10 weeks, a little younger than the baby in this quote

A pro-life website received the following testimony:

“I have one child (2 years old). He is my heart and soul. I contemplated having an abortion with him. I went all the way to the clinic and proceeded with the preparations. However, I when I [sic] was given the sonogram, I asked to see my child living and breathing through me. I was 11 weeks pregnant. I saw my son on the screen kicking and moving his arms! I could not believe it. At that point, I asked for my money back (I could only get a portion), and I left that clinic and did not look back.”

While Planned Parenthood has been promoting a study which purports to show that seeing an ultrasound image does not influence women’s decisions of whether or not to abort (conducted based on the records from one abortion clinic by researchers who likely never actually set foot in that clinic to observe what was going on), one has to wonder why, if ultrasound viewing really has no impact on a woman’s decision, pro-choice groups oppose these laws so strenuously and spent tens of thousands of dollars fighting them in court.

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Abortionist and convicted sex offender Brian Finkel taunts pro-lifer with sexist comments

In an interview, abortionist Brian Finkel, described how he taunted a pro-life demonstrator that he had nicknamed “Beer Belly”:

“I go, ‘Hey, Beer Belly, I want you to know that if your wife ever needs an abortion, I’ll do one for free. Not because I’m a nice guy, but just because I want to get between her l-e-e-e-e-gs.’”

Trash-talking abortionist Dr. Brian Finkel has a message for pro-life zealots: “Kiss My Ass.” Phoenix New Times June 17, 1999

Quoted by Life Dynamics

He was later convicted of sexually assaulting women who came in for abortions at his clinic.

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Statistics on the dangers of amniocentesis: a risk factor of 3 per 100

Some interesting statistics on amniocentesis and its dangers cited in Randy Alcorn’s book Why Pro-Life?

“In 2000, the National Vital Statistics Report indicated that 28.9 women per 1,000 suffered complications from amniocentesis, placing the risk factor at nearly three per hundred women. The Centers for Disease Control estimate that in early amniocentesis the rate of death to the unborn through miscarriage is “between one in 400 and one in 200 procedures.” The study also found a striking tenfold increase in the risk of clubfoot deformity after early amniocentesis. Ironically, then, a procedure designed to identify fetal deformity actually has a considerable chance of causing it.

Amniocentesis is frequently done to identify Down syndrome children so parents have the option of abortion. The risk of miscarriage as a result of amniocentesis is almost exactly the same as the risk for Down syndrome.”

World Congress of Families Update, vol. 3, issue 1119, March 2002, www.worldcongress.org/WCFUpdate/Archive03/ wcf_update_3 1 1.htm citing R. E. Gilbert, et al., “Screening for Down’s Syndrome: Effects, Safety, and Cost-Effectiveness of First- and Second-Trimester Strategies”; and Euan M. Wallace and Sheila Mulvey, “Commentary: Results May Not Be Widely Applicable,” BMJ 2001; 323:1-6 (25 August 2001); www.bmj.com.

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