An article in a Canadian Institute for Health Information publication found the following instances of babies born alive after abortions:
19 weeks
“A patient presented at 20 weeks gestation, requesting a therapeutic abortion. She was started on misoprostol, intravenously. The fetus was successfully expelled. A heart beat and respirations were detected at birth.”
“Medical abortion at 23 weeks gestation for fetal anencephaly. Labour induced with intravenous Syntocinon. Fetus was born alive and survived for one hour.”
“A patient presented at 19 weeks gestation for a therapeutic abortion. She was started on misoprostol intravenously. The fetus was expelled. A heartbeat was detected. The fetus expired 7 minutes later.”
Jonathon Kay ‘Homicide’ or not, abortion is a subject that too few Canadian politicians are willing to tackle” National Post 13/2/1
In court, an abortionist was asked if it ever crossed his mind whether the unborn baby felt pain while being dismembered.
THE COURT: Does it ever cross your mind when you are doing a dismemberment?
THE WITNESS: I guess whenever I —
THE COURT: Simple question, Doctor. Does it cross your mind?
THE WITNESS: Does the fetus having pain cross your mind?
THE COURT: Yes.
THE WITNESS: No.
THE COURT: Never crossed your mind.
THE WITNESS: No.
Testimony of abortionist Dr Timothy Johnson, National Abortion Federation, et. al. v. Ashcroft, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, March 31, 2004.
Below: Dismembered at 14 weeks. did this baby feel pain?
THE COURT: Were the feet moving? [During the dismemberment abortion]
THE WITNESS: Feet could be moving, yes.
Testimony of abortionist Dr Timothy Johnson, National Abortion Federation, et. al. v. Ashcroft, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, March 31, 2004. Read more of his testimony here.
He is talking about a D & E abortion. Read a former abortionist’s detailed description of one here.
18 weeks. Common age for a D & E (dismemberment) abortion
The book Aborting Planned Parenthood by Robert H. Ruff was written when pro-lifers found boxes of Planned Parenthood’s records in the trash. The book published many of these records (names of women were changed) Here are a few of the notes from Planned Parenthood counselors:
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23 weeks
Name: Angela R.
Patient Information: Divorced Catholic, one child. Not sure if she wants more. Used the Pill off and on for five years (obtained pill from Planned Parenthood) but the Pill made her nauseous. Presently using condoms; was using a condom when she got pregnant. Will continue to use foam and condoms after the abortion.
Before abortion: Tense, nervous, complaining. Cried.
During abortion: Mild pain.
After abortion: Walked, cried.
8 weeks
Observations: Would not relax at all- Dr. W. very patient- Angela cried and jumped around- had more mental anguish than any physical reactions- could it be Catholic feelings? She wanted to stop for a minute right when Dr. W inserted the cannula but Dr. W said he couldn’t wait. Angela got dressed, she cried and complained unjustly about Dr. W. being rude and impatient. He was never rude. She was just taking out her feelings on the doctor. I explained why he proceeded with VPT [Voluntary Pregnancy Termination a.ka. an abortion] then she asked him to wait. She left unhappy with doctor but she was calmed down and more rational. Angela was jittery during group and was fairly vocal. When I talked to her before VPT, she was nervous, but her decision was firm and did not consider other alternatives. Background and personal problems probably added to her reaction to Dr. W. Also, this seemed to be an outlet for her emotions about the VPT. Once this is behind her I think she’ll do okay. Attitude toward birth control: VERY BAD.
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Name: Mary S.
Patient information: Single, Christian, no children. Does want children. Ues the Pill, but missed some last month. Will continue to use the Pill after the abortion.
Before abortion: Overreacted, talkative.
During abortion: Pain was severe at times. Moist clammy skin. Hyperventilating; encouraged slow, deep breathing.
After abortion: Weak
Observations: She and Dr. P got along well. Then she really complained about the pain after saying “It wasn’t bad at all.” She would make no effort to get up afterwards. Dr. P did another procedure and had to wait until we moved her. She moaned in recovery and was there for over one hour. She felt like she was being rushed, but I’ve never seen anyone take so long to go through the clinic.
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13 weeks
Name: Maria P.
Patient information: Single, no children. Doesn’t want any. Used the Pill for five years, but presently uses nothing. Intends to get back on the Pill after the abortion.
Before abortion: Tense, screamed, overreacted
During abortion: Pain was severe at times
After abortion: Weak.
Observations: Maria is a ‘reformed’ drug addict. She may have trouble staying on her birth control pills. She screamed and moaned throughout procedure- was extremely tense from GC to last pelvic exam- terrible patient, but nice lady. Received patient in recovery room via wheelchair and appeared in satisfactory condition.
Aborting Planned Parenthood by Robert H. Ruff (Life Cycle Books: Lewiston, NY) 1990.
From an escort at an abortion clinic (escorts try to prevent pro-life sidewalk counselors from giving pamphlets to women coming in for abortions or speaking to them)
There are times a client and/or companion is so empowered they instantly gain my admiration.
The companion got out of the car first. E was hovering right behind me ready to start shaming. I was able to explain the vests and offer to escort them before he began his spiel. E handed the companion some literature. When I explained he was a protester, they handed it right back to him.
The companion and I escorted the client down the sidewalk. We were in a line: E, companion, client and me. E started with “Women regret their abortions. Don’t lead her into this place.” The companion waved dismissively at him and said, “Oh, I know all about abortion. I have had 10 already.” There was a pause then E leaned over towards the client and said “You don’t have to go into that place.” The client turned to me and said, “I am not listening to him.” I replied that was best.
We walked to the clinic entrance with E talking the whole time, but nobody was paying any attention to him.
It was great to witness these two completely ignoring the words meant to hurt and shame them. They are just words. The antis don’t know anything about the clients and why they made the decision for abortion. I felt privileged to witness this calm confidence.
It is of course possible that the statement of having 10 abortions was sarcasm, but either way, the clinic workers pride shows how twisted their mindset is.
The patients who have had more than three abortions are few and far between. But, the fact of the matter is there arewomen who will present in a clinic five, six, seven times for a procedure.
This makes a lot of people, myself included, uncomfortable on some level.
It makes one wonder – pro-choicers insist that abortion is not the killing of a baby, merely the removal of some cells or the termination of a pregnancy. A fetus is not a child, they say. If this is true, then why do so many clinic workers get upset when women have repeat abortions? If abortion is benign, and does not harm women are kill children, why is it wrong for woman to have five or six or seven or eight abortions? Or 20 abortions? But the clinic workers know that abortion is bloody, dehumanizing, and results in the dead body of an aborted baby. And so do many other people, deep down. This is why so many pro-choicers as well as clinic workers are troubled by repeat abortions. To more read quotes from clinic workers expressing distress at women who have multiple abortions, go here
What a pro-life bill (About tax money going to fund abortions)was being considered, NARAL (a major pro-abortion group) developed two commercials to sway public opinion. This was after they conducted a major survey to see what would have the most impact. The commercials that were made misrepresented the facts. They decided to show them to reporters:
“The first commercial was too crudely dishonest to parade before reporters, so she [the woman running the press conference) showed them the second. It opened with a chastely dressed girl walking home from school with books under her arm. “Imagine,” said the male narrator. “Your fourteen-year-old child, your own sweet daughter, is raped and pregnant. She’s frightened, confused, and so are you.” On the screen, the girl sobbed in her mother’s arms.
The narrator went on: “Imagine , too, the government says they’ll make the decision. Never mind Never mind the circumstances. You, your doctor, your preacher, your daughter have no say in this personal, private tragedy.” As he spoke, this panel of authorities appeared on the screen. The girl sat between her father and her mother as a gray-haired physician explained that he couldn’t help them end the pregnancy.
As the narrator enumerated the people excluded from the decision- parents, doctors, preachers- the visual image switched from a wide shot of the family and doctor to consecutive close-ups of the dismayed father and mother. The nightmare dissolved as the narrator concluded, “Don’t let this be a bad dream. Vote against Amendment 65.”
….Pro-lifers called the ad “a straight out lie” noting that the amendment didn’t ban abortions. But Hickman [the pollster] had calculated correctly. With a week remaining and just $24,000 available for their own commercials, pro-lifers had no chance to launch an effective rebuttal.”
Later, a representative of NARAL:
“She admitted that her second commercial, which had portrayed Amendment 65 as a threat to Arkansas preexisting ban on abortion funding, was designed to confuse voters.”
William Saletan Bearing Right: How Conservatives Won the Abortion War (Berkley: California: University of California Press, 2004) 29, 40
The late Dr. William Harrison,who performed tens of thousands of abortions:
“[Abortion is] on par with having a tooth filled.”
Phil Greenberg “To Life: A Collection of Editorials & Columns on Abortion, Life, and Choice” (Little Rock, Arkansas: The Arkansas Democrat Gazette, 1999) 82
In an anthology of essays by African American pro-life activists, Reverend Walter Hoye compared the arguments used to support abortion to the arguments used to support slavery.
For example:
“In 1867, Buckner Payne, Publisher: “The Negro is not a human being.”
In 1984, Rabbi Wolfe: “A fetus is not a human being.”
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In 1900, Professor Charles Carroll: “The Negro is… one of the lower animals.”
In 1985, Dr. Hart Peterson on fetal movement. Summarize that it was: “Like… a primitive animal that’s poked with a stick.”
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In 1903, Dr. William English: “The Negro race is… a heritage of organic and psychic debris.”
In 1980 Dr. Mariti Kekomaki: “An aborted baby is just garbage… just refuse.”
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Southerners during the time of slavery: The black slaves are property.
In 1986, attorney Lori Andrews, summed up the abortion argument with this statement, “People’s body parts [embryos] are their personal property.”
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“Persons Not Property.” Reverend Walter Hoye Doctor Alveda King and Dr.La Verne Tolbert Life at All Costs: an Anthology of Voices from 21st-Century Black Pro-Life Leaders (Xlibris Corporation, 2012) Pages 48 – 49
Below: African-American baby aborted at 20 weeks. Abortion is legal at this time throughout the United States.
Jonathon Kay ‘Homicide’ or not, abortion is a subject that too few Canadian politicians are willing to tackle” National Post 13/2/1
