Frequently asked Questions

Abortion ends a pregnancy by destroying and removing the developing child either in utero or while the child is being born (Partial Birth Abortion). Abortion is an act of violence that kills an unborn child and hurts the mother who has one.

Since 1973, when the United States Supreme Court Roe v. Wade decision legalized abortion for all nine months of a woman's pregnancy for any reason, at least 38 million unborn children have been killed legally by the violence of abortion. This violence currently occurs 1.3 million times a year (3,300 times a day) in America.

The victims of abortion are not only the pre-born children who die but also their mothers who are subjected to serious physical, emotional, and psychological complications. Fathers and other loved ones may also be at risk for post-abortion complications.

What is a Developing Baby?

The life of a baby begins long before he or she is born. A new individual human being begins growing in the mother's uterus at fertilization and, if the baby's life is not interrupted, he or she will someday become an adult man or woman. Worldwide, over 46 million unborn babies are killed each year. In the United States over 39 million unborn babies have been killed since abortion was legalized n 1973 and more than 1.3 million are killed each year.

As the world-renowned French geneticist Jerome LeJeune asserted, "To accept the fact that after fertilization has taken place a new human has come into being is no longer a matter of taste or opinion. The human nature of the human being from conception to old age is not a matter of metaphysical contention, it is plain experimental evidence."

The scientific evidence is beyond dispute:

• The unborn baby is alive from the moment of fertilization.
• The unborn baby has a heartbeat at three weeks and brain waves at six weeks.
• The unborn baby is complete. He or she is programmed from the inside for an ongoing process of growth and development.
• The unborn baby has 46 chromosomes in the cells of his or her body - the scientifically verifiable human genetic code.
• The unborn baby from the moment of fertilization is a unique human being - never to be repeated in all of history.

Nothing magic occurs at birth which suddenly makes an unborn baby human. The baby is the same baby, whether inside or outside the uterus. Every unborn baby is a complete, individual living human being from the earliest moment of his or her existence at fertilization.Unfortunately, in the United States it is legal to kill that developing child by abortion for all nine months of pregnancy for any reason.
Source: National Right to Life, "When Does Life Begin?" (1993)

What are some of the after-effects of abortion?

Answer: Commonly reported effects include: guilt, anger, resentment, depression, bitterness, shame, grief, anxiety, flashbacks, nightmares, sleep disorders, substance abuse, suicidal thoughts and difficulty bonding with other children.