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Woman complains about seeing baby on ultrasound

From a woman in California who was shown her ultrasound while she was considering an abortion:

“They let me listen to the heartbeat, then they showed me my baby moving inside me, then they asked me whether I wanted to terminate the pregnancy – how could they do that?”

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

Some women might prefer not to face reality or know the facts about fetal development.

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Former abortion worker: doctors didn’t give medications they promised

Former abortion worker Annette Lancaster describes how the abortionists she worked with sometimes didn’t always give women the medications they promised:

“Physicians often talked badly about patients while performing procedures on them. Sometimes physicians would not use the proper amount of sedation. They would tell the patient they were providing them with certain medications, but they were out, so the patient didn’t get it.”

Nicole Russell “Women Hurting After Working For Planned Parenthood Turn Here For Help” The Federalist JANUARY 30, 2018

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Priest helps “mentally retarded” girl have abortion

Abortionist Henry Morgentaler describes the following case in his book.

“Muriel is mentally retarded, but well-developed physically. She lives in the country with her parents. One day when she was home alone, her uncle seduced her. Her mother decided to have her aborted after consulting their parish priest who considered the abortion justified under such circumstances and showed his moral support by accompanying them to the abortion clinic.”

Henry Morgentaler Abortion and Contraception (New York: Beaufort Books, Inc., 1982) 40

Many people feel that abortion is justified in cases of rape or incest. However, having an abortion often traumatizes a rape victim further. Read some stories of womenwho became pregnant through rape to get an idea of their perspective.

The preborn baby that was the victim of this abortion may have looked like the one below:

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Pro-Choicer has trouble explaining abortion to her child

The pro-life site JivinJeoshaphat gives the following quote from an article in the Kansas City Star (article now off-line). It is a quote from a parent explaining abortion to her child:

“Recently, my parenting skills were tested with the question, “What is an abortion?” This question was difficult enough to answer, but the follow-up question of “why” was nearly impossible.”

Posted on November 29, 2010

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Abortionist has “personnel problem” with late term abortions

An abortionist describes a problem he has with doing second trimester D&E abortions:

“The only problem is a personnel problem. It’s an unattractive method because you have to morselate [that is, cut into small pieces] the fetus, and then remove it with forceps rather than a nice little suction catheter. The girls in the operating room don’t exactly draw straws to go in with you.”

Jonathan B Imber Abortion and the Private Practice of Medicine (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1986) 86

Below: Diagram of a D&E

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Woman loses her ability to have children after her abortion

In an amicus brief filed for the Supreme Court, a post-abortion woman named Penny :

“I was talked to about my blood type, whether or not I was anemic, and asked whether or not I wanted to be able to have kids after. I cannot and have not been able to have kids at all even though I have always wanted them. I’ve lost that which makes me a woman and a mother. For the first 2 years, I was so depressed all I wanted to do was die. I tried to commit suicide twice.”

AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF OF 3,348 WOMEN INJURED BY ABORTION AND THE JUSTICE FOUNDATION IN SUPPORT OF RESPONDENTS FOR AFFIRMANCE

WHOLE WOMAN’S HEALTH, et al., Petitioners, v. JOHN HELLERSTEDT, M.D., COMMISSIONER, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES, et al., Respondents

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Pro-Abortion feminist screams at pro-lifer

In a book by a pro-choice author, pro-life activist Fred Niles says:

“During a pro-life vigil outside Parliament House, I was attacked by hard–faced, pro–abortion feminists. One of these angry feminists even tried to scratch my face and screamed at me, “There is nothing in an abortion, I’ve had seven.”

Fred Niles “Every Life Is Precious” New Woman April 1996

Quoted in Leslie Cannold The Abortion Myth (Middletown, Connecticut: Wesleyan University Press, 1998)

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Pro-Choice writer reflects on reasons for abortions

Daniel Callahan, who supports legalized abortion:

“I have been morally repelled by the reasons that I have heard some women give for having an abortion, reasons they would never employ, say, to kill a pet animal.”

Daniel Callahan “The Abortion Debate: Is Progress Possible?” in Sydney Callahan and Daniel Callahan, eds. Abortion: Understanding Differences (London: Plenum Press, 1984) 314

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Rape survivor describes forced abortion

A rape survivor named Cari S wrote about her forced abortion:

“My friend’s dad began molesting her, and me, when we were 12. I became pregnant the second or third time.

I was feeling sick for almost 3 months, so I went to the school nurse.

She must have done a pregnancy test on me. She had me pee in a cup. She told me not to tell anyone I was sick.

The following week, she took me out of class, and said I had a doctor’s appointment. She said, afterwards I would feel much better.

When I got there, all my clothes were taken from me. I guess they didn’t want me to run.

I was scared, but when the doctor said to get on the table, I did.

Three women held me down while the doctor aborted me. I screamed, and cried, and the doctor said, “Shut up, whore.”

I didn’t even consent.

It hurt so bad.

I could hear crying from every room.

I felt as if I were being raped.

I had 2 more abortions after that.”

From Abortion Concern.

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