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Do You Know? That the taking of a human life by abortion is legal in the USA at any time throughout the entire nine months of pregnancy... FOR ANY REASON! |
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Do You Know? At 18 days after conception, a baby has a heartbeat. |
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Do You Know? At 6 weeks following conception, the babies brain waves can be measured. At 8 weeks after conception, the stomach, liver, and kidneys of the baby are functioning, and fingerprints have formed. At 9 weeks, the unborn child can feel pain. |
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Do You Know? That 700,000 abortions are performed each year in America after 9 weeks into the pregnancy. |
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Do You Know? The overwhelming majority of all abortions, (95%), are done as a means of birth control. Only 1% are performed because of rape or incest; 1% because of fetal abnormalities; 3% due to the mother's health problems. |
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Do You Know?
For every two babies born another baby dies in an abortion. That's 1.5 million babies each year; That's 4,000 babies every day; That's 1 baby every 20 seconds; That's Approximately 40 million babies since 1973; And that's just here in America. |
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Sources --- Abortion: Facts at a Glance - Planned Parenthood Federation of America; Abortion in the United States, Facts in Brief - Alan Guttmacher Institute; Pro Life Answers to Pro Choice Arguments - Randy Alcorn. |
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