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Indian women induce illnesses in unwanted baby girls, commit infanticide

Writer and researcher Gita Aravamudan describes how female babies were killed in villages in India:

“Female infanticide I found had become more “scientific”. Inducing pneumonia was the modern method. The infant was wrapped in a wet towel or dipped in cold water as soon as it was born or when it came back home from the hospital. If, after a couple of hours, it was still alive it was taken to a doctor who would diagnose pneumonia and prescribe medicine, which the parents promptly threw away. When the child finally died, the parents had a medical certificate to prove pneumonia. Sometimes the infant was fed a drop of alcohol to create diarrhea: another “certifiable disease.”

Gita Aravamudan Disappearing Daughters: the Tragedy of Female Foeticide (New Delhi, India: Penguin Books India, 2007)22

They did this because bodies could be exhumed so killing had to be done stealthily

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Parents of disabled baby want to “hurry” his death, refuse operation

From a writer and researcher who spent time in a pediatric hospital, where they took care of disabled babies and did “genetic counseling,” where they sometimes advised women to abort their disabled children, this passage describes a family that chose not to treat their disabled baby and instead to allow him to die:

“She [the woman who counseled the parents] reported that the parents had decided not only that they did not want to repair the child’s oomphalecele, but they wanted the child to die, and they were willing to do what they could to hurry that event along. The parents had left orders that the child not be fed. She reported that Berger was very upset with this turn of events… Berger claimed that it was one thing for the physicians and the parents to handle this, and quite another for the nurses who had to deal with the infant every day and would be the ones to watch it starve.”

“Bill [a doctor] reported that the mother was discouraged because today the baby looks good. She was hoping that it would die soon, so seeing it looked healthy really discouraged her.”

Charles L Bosk All God’s Mistakes: Genetic Counseling in a Pediatric Hospital (Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1992) 77, 80

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Babies were born alive after abortions “once a day,” says 1977 article

An article in the Medical World News from 1977 contains the following disturbing statement:

“About once a day, somewhere in the US, something goes wrong and an abortion results in a live baby.”

The article also gives this statistic:

“45 of the 670 trimester abortions done in Mount Sinai Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut between 1974 1976 resulted in live births.”

“Avoiding Tough Abortion Complications, a Live Birth” Medical World News, November 14, 1977

Why were live births after abortion so common then? It may have been because many abortions were done by saline injections, which were supposed to poison the baby, and then labor was induced – but sometimes the saline failed, and a live baby was born. Live births still happen today, generally when poison is injected into the baby’s amniotic sac, but fails to kill him or her. More often, however, babies in the second trimester are killed through D&E, where they are dismembered in utero and therefore there is no chance of them being born alive. Read more about babies born alive after abortions in this section

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Abortion is a matter “between a woman and her doctor?” Think again

From former abortion clinic director Abby Johnson:

“Most of the time, there is no communication between an abortionist and a woman having an abortion. None. Usually, the doctor comes in without introducing himself, mask on his face, sits on a stool, performs the procedure, and walks out without saying a word to the woman on the table. We never had any complaints. I guess women don’t expect the doctor who will take the life of their child to have wonderful bedside manner.”

Abby Johnson “Abortion Doc Told Patient “I Will Take Your Sin” LifeNews.com 7/26/11

So much for abortion being between “a woman and her doctor.”

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“Bro-Choicer”: Men, fight abortion. Your sex life is at stake!

A while back, Live Action News posted an article about the “Bro- Choice” movement, I commented on an article that appeared in the pro-choice blog ”BurntOrangeReport” (Orange was the color that pro-choicers chose to wear when they arrived at the Texas Capitol building to protest a law banning late-term abortions, pro-lifers were dressed in blue) Ben Sherman in the blog entry the reasons why men should be pro-choice:

“Forcing women to adhere to the anti-choice attitudes of state legislators forces men to do the same, and will have serious consequences both on men’s lives and lifestyles.”

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“Your sex life is at stake. Can you think of anything that kills the vibe faster than a woman fearing a back-alley abortion? Making abortion essentially inaccessible in Texas will add an anxiety to sex that will drastically undercut its joys. And don’t be surprised if casual sex outside of relationships becomes far more difficult to come by.”

Ben Sherman “Bro-Choice: How #HB2 Hurts Texas Men Who Like Women ”BurntOrangeReport Jul 03, 2013

It is clear that Sherman wants women to be able to have abortions so that there will be no consequences when irresponsible men get them pregnant.

As he says, his ability to have “casual sex” is at stake. The sad thing is, it is women who are left to deal with the emotional impact of abortion. You can read here about some of the studies that have been done linking abortion to depression and suicide in women. Here you can read stories of women who have suffered after their abortions.

Unborn potential viction of the bro-choice mentality

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Scientist testifies about fetal pain

Jean A Wright, M.D, testifies before a Senate subcommittee about fetal pain:

“… Very preterm neonates [newborns] have the neuroanatomic substrate and functional physiologic and chemical processes in the brain responsible for mediating pain or noxious stimuli (known as nociception)…

Anatomic studies have shown that the density of cutaneous nociceptive nerve endings in the late fetus and newborn infant equal or exceed that of adult skin…

… [A] controlled study of intrauterine blood sampling and blood transfusions in fetuses between 20 and 34 weeks of gestation showed hormonal responses that were consistent with fetal perception of pain…

Preterm neonates born at 23 weeks gestation show highly specific and well coordinated physiologic and behavioral responses to pain, similar to those seen in full-term neonates, older infants, and small children…”

Statement of Jean A Wright, M.D., MBA, before The Subcommittee on the Constitution, Federalism, and Property Rights, Senate Judiciary Committee, on “The 25^th Anniversary of Roe V Wade: Has It Stood the Test of Time?” January 21, 1998

Above: foot of an unborn baby at 20 weeks – did this child feel pain when his foot was ripped from his body?

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Having a baby equals act of violence, says abortionist

Dr. Maureen Paul explains why she is an abortionist. She became pregnant accidentally when she was younger, before it was legal on demand, when women had to get permission from a hospital committee.

“I confided in a family friend and asked to borrow the $300. But he told my parents, who immediately pulled me out of school. They took me to a local hospital, where I went before a committee that had to decide whether there was a valid medical reason to give me an abortion. When my request was turned down, I had no other option but to carry the baby to term and put [it] up for adoption. It was the most painful experience of my life. Though I wanted to have children one day-and years later had a daughter as the result of an intended pregnancy–I bitterly resented being forced to have a baby against my will. I consider that an act of violence against women.”

Deborah Diclementi‘ I RISK MY LIFE TO PERFORM ABORTIONS’., Marie Claire, Nov 2001, Vol. 8, Issue 11

If having a baby when one does not want to is an act of violence, one can only wonder what this is:

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New Zealand nurses do not want to assist doctors doing abortions

“It’s not an area of practice where many staff choose or are comfortable to work.”

Nurses have a particular difficulty with late-term abortions (usually described as abortions after 20 weeks or so)

“A lot of those nurses are quite happy to be involved in early abortions but with the increasing gestation they do find it difficult.”

Dr Sparrow said this was because of the greater development of the fetus, “rather than having a complete moral objection to abortion”.

Martin Johnson “More nurses opting out of abortion ops” NZ Herald Feb 4, 2009

Nurses in New Zealand have been refusing to participate in abortion procedures, particularly late term ones. Nurses participating in late-term abortions have to witness the extraction of fetal parts, including arms and legs, or tend to women who were delivering dead babies who have been injected with digoxin or another poison. It is not surprising that many of them are refusing to assist. Abortion has an emotional effect on providers as well as patients.

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Most general practitioners do not offer the medical abortions, article says

A 2007 article gives one possible reason why many doctors are not offering the abortion pill (medical abortions) when the pill was first being made available, pro-choicers rejoiced, thinking this would greatly expand the access to abortion, and while this is happened to a certain extent, many doctors, particularly general practitioners, have not been on board with offering the pill.

From one article:

“But Dr Fiona Cornish, a GP in Cambridge and vice president of the Medical Women’s Federation, said that even liberal, pro-choice GPs would not want to take on medical abortions because of time constraints.

“We’re already doing minor surgery, a lot of hospital follow-ups, coils, family planning clinics,” she said, adding: “No doubt there would be no extra funding.”

Abortions could be available from GPs. (2007, Dec 05). Aberdeen Evening Express.

6 wkd — 6 weeks – at an age when many medical abortions occur

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Abortion at 5 months: Pictures, Facts

Abortion at 5 months is legal in most US states and some other countries. Most abortions at 5 months are done for elective (not medical) reasons

Here is a picture of an unborn baby at 5 months (20 weeks)in the womb. Keep scrolling to see pictures of abortion at 5 months. Please be warned that these pictures are very graphic.

Here is a quote from a doctor who performed abortion at 5 months. He is now pro-life.

“A second trimester D&E abortion is a blind procedure. The baby can be in any orientation or position inside the uterus. Picture yourself reaching in with the Sopher clamp and grasping anything you can. At twenty weeks gestation, the uterus is thin and soft so be careful not to perforate or puncture the walls. Once you have grasped something inside, squeeze on the clamp to set the jaws and pull hard – really hard. You feel something let go and out pops a fully formed leg about 4 to 5 inches long. Reach in again and grasp whatever you can. Set the jaw and pull really hard once again and out pops an arm about the same length. Reach in again and again with that clamp and tear out the spine, intestines, heart and lungs.

The toughest part of a D&E abortion is extracting the baby’s head. The head of a baby that age is about the size of a plum and is now free floating inside the uterine cavity. You can be pretty sure you have hold of it if the Sopher clamp is spread about as far as your fingers will allow. You will know you have it right when you crush down on the clamp and see a pure white gelatinous material issue from the cervix. That was the baby’s brains. You can then extract the skull pieces. If you have a really bad day like I often did, a little face may come out and stare back at you.”

Here are pictures of babies aborted at this age:

These are all pictures of abortion at 5 months.

Thinking of having an abortion at 5 months? Want to talk to someone? If you are considering abortion, and in the US, call this number 1800 550 4900

if you can’t get through, try 888 713 3735. or go here

For a directory of pregnancy centers that can help you, worldwide, go here.

Birthright is another excellent organization that helps women considering abortion. They have many centers throughout the world. They are not affiliated with any religion. I called them once. When I told them I was pro-life, they made a point to tell me they were “not political” They will not try to sway your decision.

If you have had an abortion and need support, here are some links for you to try.

Below is a picture of anesthesia being injected after dilation of the cervix. The woman’s legs are blurred out. This is the first stage of abortion at 5 months.

Too see the rest of this procedure, go here.

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Ben Sherman “Bro-Choice: How #HB2 Hurts Texas Men Who Like Women”BurntOrangeReport Jul 03, 2013

Ben Sherman “Bro-Choice: How #HB2 Hurts Texas Men Who Like Women ”BurntOrangeReport Jul 03, 2013