They said it.
“Abortion can produce a deep, subtle (and often permanent) fracture of the trusting relationship that once existed between a child and a parent.”
Garton, J. The Cultural Impact of Abortion and Its Implications for a Future Society. In: Mannion M, editor. Post-abortion Aftermath (Kansas City: Sheed and Ward, 1994: 88 – 99; P91
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An abortionist said
“We use urea to be certain that we affect fetal death. It is unsettling to all personnel to deliver these fetuses when they are not stillborn.”
Ferguson JE, Burkett BJ, Pinkerton JV, Thiagarajah S, Flather MM, Martel MM, at al. Intraamniotic 15 (s) – 15 methyl prostaglandin, F2 Alpha and Termination of Middle and Late Second Trimester Pregnancy for Genetic Indications; a Contemporary Approach. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 1993 August; 169 ((2 PT 1)) 332 – 9; discussion 339 – 40, P340
Share on FacebookA woman from China who was allowed asylum in the United States had been forced to abort two children. She describes one of her abortions where the baby was born alive:
“I thought she [the baby] was alive. After it was aborted, [the nurse] threw it in the corner on the floor….I told them “It is alive baby, let me have it, raise it.” They said “no, because of the injection, it’s going to die soon….I saw her die and it was very painful. My heart got broken then.”
Chad Skelton “Woman Gets Refugee Status Despite No Fear of Persecution” The Vancouver Sun June 2, 2000
Read about babies born alive after abortions in the United States.
Share on FacebookAccording to a 1995 survey, done by The Joint Center for Bioethics at the University of Toronto, among women considering an abortion, 17% would be more likely to abort if fetal tissue could be donated.
The Pro-Life Infonet, May 2000 “Fetal Tissue Research Raises Disturbing Questions” Paul Ranalli
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“Our biggest group is 10-to-18-year-olds in total denial,” says an official at one Southern clinic, making a common observation. Another category consists of women who find out late that they are pregnant: very young teens with irregular menstrual periods and women in their late 40s who mistakenly thought they had entered menopause. In interviews with 1,000 abortion patients, University of Alabama sociologist Michele Wilson found that compared with women who had abortions in the first trimester, those getting later abortions were more likely to be young, to live with their parents, and to have conferred with them on this decision. She concluded that some of the abortions were performed later because the women had to take more time to build family consensus for the choice.
Lavelle, Marianne, Glastris, Paul, Gerson, Michael J., Daniel, Missy, Meyer, Michele, When abortions come late in a pregnancy U.S. News & World Report, 00415537, 01/19/98, Vol. 124, Issue 2
this article shows that late-term abortions are usually done on healthy women with healthy pregnancies
An African-American U.S. woman has about a 10% risk of contracting breast cancer during her lifetime. In December 1993 the Journal of the National Medical Association reported (pp. 931-939):
Black women of age 50 and above who had at least one induced abortion have an increased risk of breast cancer of 370% (95% CI=2.6,8.4). (I.E. they have a 47% lifetime risk of contracting breast cancer.) JNMA is a publication of African-American medical professionals concerned with African-American health problems and has published for over 100 years.
Breast Cancer Risk Factors In African-American Women: The Howard University Registry Experience, JNation Medical Association, A E Laing et al., 1993, 85:931-939
read more about the physical risks of abortion here.
Share on FacebookOne study that relied on questionnaires showed that the total pain scores (given by women having abortions):
“found that the average abortion pain ranked higher than that experienced by people suffering from fractures, sprains, neuralgia, arthritis, and was equal to that reported by amputees experiencing phantom limb pain and patients with cancer.”
Belanger E., Melzack R, Lauzon P. Pain of the First Trimester Abortion: a Study of Psychosocial and Medical Predictors. Pain 1989 March; 36 (3): 339 – 50
This study seems to indicate that many women find abortion extremely painful.
And they are often quite painful for the baby:
Wendy Botwin, who works in an abortion clinic as a head counselor:
“We see patients anywhere from eleven years old to fifty… The majority of the clinic’s clientele are teenagers and people in their 20s. People have histories now. It’s amazing the number of pregnancies an 18-year-old can walk in with it already. They’re 18-year-old who had two kids, have had two abortions, and it had a miscarriage. This is not unusual. We see it a lot.”
Felicia Lowenstein. The Abortion Battle: Looking at Both Sides (Springfield, New Jersey: Enslow Publishers, 1996) 96 to 98
Share on Facebook“Little is known about the accuracy and extent of information given to abortion patients about the level of pain to expect… Consent forms give the impression that the sensation will resemble heavy menstrual cramps. But this is not what women report. Anecdotal evidence suggests that the pain levels during abortion can reach the severe range.”
Elizabeth Ring-Cassidy and Ian Gentles. Women’s Health after Abortion: The Medical and Psychological Evidence Second Edition (Toronto, Canada: The deVeber Institute for Bioethics and Social Research, 2003)116
Read women’s stories of abortion here
see pictures of an abortion in progress
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New England Journal of Medicine article on RU-486 (or medical) abortions:
“Medical [by pill] abortion is associated with higher rates of prolonged bleeding then in surgical abortion, the rate of use analgesic drugs is greater… Moreover, medical abortion has a lower rate of success than surgical abortion… Medical abortion requires more clinic visits than surgical abortion… And it should be offered only by well-trained clinicians who can provide surgical treatment in the event of a failed abortion or excessive bleeding. Women who choose medical abortion must have access to a specialized center were suction curettage is available, should heavy bleeding occur and blood transfusion be required.”
Christin–Maitre S, Bouchard P, Spitz IM. Medical Termination of Pregnancy, New England Journal Of Medicine 2000 March 30; 342 (13): 946 – 956 P954
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