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- ISS:Reasons for Abortion by James & Joan Werning
-
- RAPE AND ABORTION
-
- Over 98% of all abortions are done simply because the mother does
- not want the baby. Only one out of every 25,000 abortions is done
- because of a pregnancy occuring from rape. Multiple studies show that
- less than 1% of the women who are raped become pregnant. (Basile J.
- Uddo, "On Rape, Incest and the Right to Life," The Human Life Review,
- Vol X, No. 3, Summer 1984, p.58.), ("What the Public Really Thinks
- About Abortion," Concerned Women For America, 122 C. St NW, Washington,
- D.C. 20001), (Dr. & Mrs. Wilke, Abortion: Questions & Answers, Hayes
- Publishing Co., Cincinnati, OH).
-
- If abortion is permissible for pregnancies resulting from sexual
- assault, the assault must be proven. But this requires legal action
- which will take months. By the time the case is through court, the
- child could be born. This would be unworkable. As a result, MERELY THE
- CLAIM OF RAPE would be enough to justify abortion.
-
- A baby should not suffer for the wrong of it's father. Experience
- shows that abortion compounds the mothers trauma of rape with yet
- another act of violence. An estimated 400,000 couples are willing to
- adopt and love children. ('The Least of These', Curt Young, Moody
- Press, Chicago, 1984, p.207).
-
- ABORTION TO SAVE MOTHER'S LIFE
-
- Once again, over 98% of all abortions are done simply because of
- preference. However, "today it is possible for almost any patient to be
- brought through pregnancy alive, unless she suffers from a fatal
- illness such as cancer or leukemia, and if so, abortion would be
- unlikely to prolong, much less save life." On rare occasions a baby's
- placenta implants in the mother's fallopian tubes instead of in the
- uterus (ectopic pregnancy). In most cases the fetus must be removed to
- save the mother's life. (quote from Alan Guttmacher, "Abortion
- Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow," The Case for Legalized Abortion Now,
- Diablo: Berkeley CA, 1967).
-
- "BACK-ALLEY ABORTIONS"
-
- Most "back-alley abortions" were not done in back alleys. A study in
- 1958 showed that 84 to 87% were done by "reputable physicians." (Dr. &
- Mrs. J.C.Wilke, Abortion: Questions and Answers, Hayes Publishing.,
- Cincinnati, OH)
-
- A past president of Planned Parenthood stated in 1960 that "90% of
- all illegal abortions are presently done by physicians." (M. Calderone,
- "Illegal Abortion as a Public Health Problem," Amer. Jour. of Health,
- Vol. 50, 7/60, p.949.)
-
- In 1972 (the year before legalized abortion) only 39 deaths were
- recorded from abortion. Dr. Bernard Nathanson admits to having falsely
- circulated a much higher figure ("5,000-10,000 annually") before the
- Supreme Court hearings in order to bring about legal abortion. However,
- after presiding over 75,000 fetal deaths as the head of the world's
- largest abortion clinic, Dr. Nathanson came to believe that he was
- killing little people. ("Aborting America", Dr. Bernard Nathanson,
- Doubleday, Garden City NY, 1979, p.193).
-
- The federal government listed only 160 maternal deaths from abortion
- in 1967. ("Never to Live, Laugh or Love", Right To Life League of So.
- Cal., 1616 W. Green St., Suite 220, Los Angeles CA, 90015).
-
- Now that abortion is legal, women still die. Abortion is the sixth
- most common cause of maternal death. (Journal of Obstetrics and
- Gynecology, 5/85.)
-
- In 1981, French women had about 80,000 illegal abortions, and more
- than 180,000 legal ones. (The Plain Truth Magazine, 300 W. Green St.,
- Pasadena, CA 91123, 5/85.)
-
- PREGNANCY SUICIDES
-
- Suicide among pregnant women is almost unknown. In Minnesota, in a
- 15 year period, there were only 14 maternal suicides. 11 occurred after
- delivery. None were illegitimately pregnant. All were psychotic. (Life
- or Death pamphlet, Hayes Publishing Co., Cincinnati, OH 45224).
-
- CHILD ABUSE
-
- Child abuse increased drastically with the legalization of abortion,
- reflecting the loss of respect for children. In 1972 there were 60,000
- reported child abuse incidents in the United States. By 1976 the number
- had soared to over 500,000! Child Abuse is now the fifth most frequent
- cause of death among children. (Francis Shaeffer and Dr. C. Everett
- Koop, "Whatever Happened to the Human Race?", Crossway Books,
- Westchester, IL.)
-
- Studies show that mothers who have had an abortion are more likely
- to abuse their children. Also, women who abuse their children are more
- likely to have abortions. ("A Consideration of Abortion Survivors",
- Philip G. Ney, Child Psychiatry and Human Development, vol 13, #3,
- Spring 1983, p.172).
-
- A study by Dr. Edward Lenoski of the University of Southern
- California has shown that 91% of battered children were planned
- pregnancies. (Life or Death pamphlet, Hayes Publishing, Cincinnati, OH).
-
- QUALITY OF LIFE: BIRTH DEFECTS
-
- Well documented studies have shown that there is no difference
- between handicapped and normal persons in their personal degree of life
- satisfaction, outlook of what lies ahead, and vulnerability to
- frustra-tion. (Paul Cameron & D. Van Hoeck, American Psychologic Assn.
- Meeting, 1971), (Life or Death pamphlet, Hayes Publishing Co.,
- Cincinnati, OH)
-
- Dr. C. Everett Koop, Surgeon General of the United States questioned
- whether no life was better than a life of low quality. He decided that
- the person to ask is the individual who has a disabling birth defect.
- His interviews returned comments like: "Because the start was a little
- abnormal, it doesn't mean you're going to finish that way. I'm a
- normal, functioning human being..." "At times it got very hard, but
- life is certainly worth living." "I really think that all my operations
- and all the things I had wrong with me were worth it, because I really
- enjoy life and I don't really let the things that are wrong with me
- bother me..." ("Whatever Happened to the Human Race", Francis Shaeffer
- & C. Everett Koop, Crossway Books, Westchester, IL.)
-
- "Science cannot tell us what value to give to each human life." (US
- Congress, Senate, Subcommittee on Separation of Powers, 'Report to the
- Committee on the Judiciary Regarding the Human Life Bill- S.158, 97th
- Congress, 1st Session, p.3).
-
- NEURAL TUBE DEFECT TEST
-
- Spina bifida is a birth defect in which the child's spinal chord is
- partially exposed. It occurs to different degrees and is often
- correct-able. A nueral tube defect (NTD) test is an attempt to identify
- spina bifida in the fetus by inserting a needle into the amniotic sac,
- withdrawing and analyzing the fluid. In addition to the test's proven
- inaccuracies, it causes hazards to the child and mother. It can cause
- spontaneous miscarriage, infant death, or injury to the child.
- Statistics show that 26 out of 100,000 fetuses die from the
- amniocentesis procedure, as compared to 22 out of 100,000 fetuses which
- will have spina bifida. In addition to this data, studies by Dr.
- LaJeune, world renown geneticist, has shown that NTD's are not genetic
- but are related to a vitamin deficiancy. Another English study showed
- an 88% decrease in NTD due to proper vitamin supplements.
-
- Most important to the issue of NTD testing is the question "Why test
- the fetus for defects?". A eugenics mentality of 'superior' and
- 'inferior' human life is at the heart of this issue. It aims to kill
- the handicapped. (Testimony by Olga Fairfax, Ph.D. at Alpha-
- Fetoprotein Hearings, Food and Drug Administration, Washington D.C.,
- 1981).
-
- A witness at the Washington D.C. Alpha-Fetoprotein (NTD) screenings
- introduced himself: "I'm a professor... I've been married 25 years. I
- have 3 perfect children, a Ph.D.... and I have spina bifida." Other
- accomplished people who had spina bifida testafied.
-
- FOR MORE INFORMATION
-
- Americans Against Abortion Box 70 Lindale, TX 75771-0070
-
- Christian Action Council 701 W. Broad St. Suite 405 Falls Church, VA
- 22046
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- The Rutherford Institute Box 510 Manassas, VA 22110
-
- Right To Life League of So. Ca. 1616 W. 9th Street, Suite 220 Los
- Angeles, CA 90015
-
- California pro-life legislation hotline. 1-800-992-VOTE
-
- James & Joan Werning
-