In anticipation of a pro-life rally schedule that one of her clinics, the owner says:
“It’ll be a circus. There will be pro-choice escorts, but there will also be those pro-choice crazy ones that just like to go to a demonstration. There’s crazy groups in pro-choice: socialists. I mean, it will bring out every crazy in the world.”
James D Slack Abortion, Execution, and the Consequences of Taking Life (New Brunswick: Transaction Publishers, 2009) 48
“She doesn’t want to have an abortion, but she doesn’t want to have a baby. That’s what I think people need to understand. You can be ambivalent about abortion and still decide to have one. And you can be ambivalent about abortion and still be pro-choice. Lots of people are.”
Renée Chelian, quoted Anna Quindlen “The Clinic: a No Spin Zone” Newsweek, October “16, 2006
Dr. Chelian run the Northland Family Planning Center, an abortion and family planning clinic
Pro-lifers need to encourage women to listen to that little voice that tells them that abortion is wrong. I believe that deep down, everyone knows that abortion is killing. Women who come to the clinic ambivalent may still have their minds changed by sidewalk counselors. Many pro-choice people as well have deep ambivalence about abortions. Often, the more a person knows about abortion, the more uneasiness they feel about it.
From an article about abortion providers and religion:
“Religious abortion doctors want more support from their clergy. Dr. [Curtis] Boyd [abortionist] is often asked by Native American women to bless the aborted [baby], and by Roman Catholic women to baptize it, He proposes that schools of theology develop special ceremonies and prayers to mark the loss [of the fetus]”
“Abortion And The Fight For God” Newsweek October 17, 1994
“abortion counselors were most upset by the “supercool client” who rejected pre-abortion counseling, and that they welcomed some emotional discharge as a sign that abortion was regarded with appropriate seriousness.”
Paul Sachdev “Perspectives on Abortion” (Metuchen, NJ: The Scarecrow Press, 1985) p 215. Essay entitled “Physicians, Hospitals and Abortion: The Influence of Attitudes in Medical Practice” by Constance A. Nathanson
The clinic workers, who see the bodies of aborted babies daily, know the gravity of abortion.
“Girls need regular medical follow-up after an abortion to detect future complications. It is highly unlikely that a teenage girl will seek appropriate treatment for complications arising from secret abortion, thus endangering her health. I cannot go home with a young girl, therefore the care that I can provide is limited to my office – only parents can provide care beyond that.”
Drea Olmstead, “Secrecy Not the Answer in Abortion Decision” Eugene (OR) Register – Guard, November 3, 2006
She is obstetrician gynecologist who practices in Oregon, where in 2006 voters turned down a ballot measure that would’ve made it mandatory for teens to acquire parental consent for abortion.
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
“As a counselor, I review their medical history and decide whether the patient should be at our clinic, in a hospital, or elsewhere. Then, we do an ultrasound to determine how many weeks pregnant she is… The ultrasound also alerts the clinic staff to other things, such as if the woman is carrying twins… A woman needs to be at least seven weeks pregnant to get an abortion. If it’s too early, there’s a greater chance of having an incomplete abortion or a missed abortion. Before seven weeks, the doctor can’t even see the pregnancy. Also, the cervix and uterus are really tiny before seven weeks, so would be much easier to cause a perforation or cut.”
Felicia Lowenstein. The Abortion Battle: Looking at Both Sides (Springfield, New Jersey: Enslow Publishers, 1996) 94 to 95
This quote shows how ultrasounds are necessary to determine whether a woman needs a surgical or medical (RU-486) abortion. Pro-choicers often argue against making ultrasounds mandatory before abortions, but they are, in reality, an important part of medical care.Surgical abortions are generally not done before seven weeks.
Abortionist Dr. Lawrence Scott encourages women to get pregnant and have abortions:
“Getting pregnant now can be good family planning for the future even if you have a termination. I am convinced of that…Contrary to how much people think, an aborted pregnancy can help preserve fertility and perhaps keep you from developing certain physical problems later in life.”
“It’s amazing, but more than half of the people we see are Catholic…”
Clinic Worker
Felicia Lowenstein. The Abortion Battle: Looking at Both Sides (Springfield, New Jersey: Enslow Publishers, 1996) 98
Perhaps this number would be less if more priests and lay people were concerned with educating the congregation about abortion and abortion alternatives.
