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Physical and Psychological Complications of Abortion |
What happens to the aborted babies? Aborted babies are often dumped
into plastic bags for disposal in the trash or sold by the bag for
fetal transplant and experimentation. Some are run through a garbage
disposal. Live fetuses have been subjected to grisly
experiments--bodies have been dissected, chests sliced open to observe
heart action, heads cut off for bizarre purposes. Babies have been
conceived and aborted for the unproved purpose of using their cells to
treat adults with diabetes, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. (John
Wilke, Abortion Questions & Answers Cincinnati: Hayes Publishing Co.,
1988 Chapter 25; Randy Alcorn, ProLife Answers to ProChoice Arguments
Portland: Multinomah Press, 1992. p188.)
Does the baby feel pain during an abortion? "As early as 8-10 weeks
gestation, and definitely by thirteen and a half weeks, the human fetus
experiences pain." (V. Collins, MD and Diplomatic and Fellow, American
Board of Anesthesiologists.) Dr. Collins was one of 26 doctors from
around the country, including pain specialists and two past presidents
of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, who sent a letter
in 1984 to Ronald Reagan saying: "Mr. President, in drawing attention
to the capability of the human fetus to feel pain, you stand on firmly
established ground." (Wilke, p.64 and 69).
Physical complications with surgical abortions.
Over 100 potential physical complications have been associated with
abortion. Some complications are immediately apparent while others
reveal themselves days, months and even as much as 10-15 years later.
Immediate and short-term risks:
Infection. The damage can be mild or fatal. For the free standing
abortion facility, with far inferior care, the number of infections
will be at least double that of a hospital environment. (C. Gassner &
C. Ballard, American Journal OB/GYN, vol. 48, p. 716).
The typical infection involving the woman's reproductive organs
(uterus, fallopian tubes, and ovaries) is pelvic inflammatory disease
or PID. PID is often difficult to manage and often leads to sterility,
even with prompt treatment. Some women have serious chronic pain the
rest of their lives because of PID. Some women even have pain every
time they have sex because of PID. (M. Spence, "PID: Detection and
Treatment," Sexually Transmitted Disease Bulletin, Johns Hopkins
University, vol. 3, no 1, February 1983).
(PID is not a sexually transmitted disease but is a common complication
from infection from abortion and STD's such as gonorrhea and
chlamydia.)
Perforation of uterus. During suction, D&C and D&E abortions, the
abortionist is operating blindly, by sense of feel. If he manipulates
the surgical instrument too easily or too forcibly, he can puncture the
woman's uterus and even her bladder or bowel.
On February 23, 1996 the National Right to Life News reported the story
of a young Miami, FL woman who died after a raging blood infection
overwhelmed her body. The infection was caused when the doctor
performing her abortion punctured her uterus (at least twice). The
infection caused gangrene to attack her hands and legs turning her
limbs black. In an effort to save her life, doctors amputated her feet
and portions of her legs. She died four days later. The abortion clinic
owners, doctor, and staff disappeared taking their medical records and
delaying the families search for justice.
Failure to extract all "products of conception." Specifically, if a
limb or skull is left in the uterus, severe infection may result,
causing severe cramping and bleeding. If infection becomes too advanced
or is persistent, a hysterectomy--or removal of the womb--will be
necessary.
Embolisms. An embolism is an obstruction of a blood vessel by a foreign
substance such as air, fat, tissue, or blood clot. Childbirth is a
normal process, and the body is well prepared for the birth of the
child and the separation and expulsion of the placenta. Surgical
abortion is an abnormal process and slices the unripe placenta from the
wall of the uterus into which its roots have grown. This sometimes
causes the fluid around the baby, or other pieces of tissue or blood
clots, to be forced into the mother's circulation. These then travel to
her lungs, causing damage and occasionally death. (W. Cates et al.,
American Journal OB/GYN, vol. 132, p. 16
Usually, such a blockage is minor and goes unnoticed and is eventually
dissolved. But if the block occurs in the brain or heart, it may result
in a stroke or heart attack. This condition may occur anywhere from
2-50 days after an abortion and is a relatively frequent major
complication.
Bleeding (hemorrhaging). Some women need blood transfusions after an
abortion.
Anesthetic complications. Due to the rich blood supply around the
uterus during pregnancy, local and general anesthesia during abortions
is risky. Convulsion, heart arrest and death are not an uncommon result
because outpatient abortion clinics generally have little equipment and
expertise to deal with it.
Other complications. In a D&E, abortionists have been known to
mistakenly grab a woman's uterus with the forceps and pull it inside
out. In a few recorded cases involving suction-aspiration abortions,
abortionists have inadvertently sucked out several feet of the mother's
intestines in a matter of seconds.
Death. We often hear of the "thousands" of women who died each year in
the United States before abortion became legal in 1973. The fact is
that in the entire year of 1972, only 39 women died from illegal
abortions. (US Dept. of Health and Human Services)
Today, women do die from legal abortions. For example, the pro-abortion
Chicago Suns Times ran a multi-issue expose in 1978. They discovered 12
mothers who had died from abortions. The deaths had previously gone
unreported. They also reported abortions being done on non-pregnant
women as well as some being performed by incompetent medical persons in
unsterile conditions. (Wilke's book p.102-103) It is possible that only
5-10% of all deaths resulting from legal abortion are reported as
abortion related. (John Ankerberg and John Weldon. When Does Life
Begin. Brentwood, TN: Wolgemuth and Hyatt, Publishers (1989) p 58).
"What the Supreme Court legalized in some clinics in Chicago is the
highly profitable, and very dangerous back-room abortion." (Special
reprint, Chicago Sun Times, Field Enterprises, 1978)
In a study done by abortionists themselves, out of 1,182 suction
abortions, they reported 9.5% of their patients required blood
transfusions, 4.2% suffered cervical lacerations, 1.2% had uterine
perforations, and 27% developed infections. (J.A. Stalworthy, et. Al.,
"Legal Abortion: A Critical Assessment of its Risks," The Lancet,
December 1971).
Long-Range Risks:
Women who may appear physically unaffected by an abortion after a one
year follow-up may be found to be severely affected by abortion as many
as 10-15 years later.
Ectopic pregnancies. If the scar tissue covers the openings from the
fallopian tube to the uterus only partially, then the sperm will be
able to reach the egg in the tube. Conceptions occurs, and fertilized
egg (baby) begins to grow and move toward the uterus. The fertilized
egg is too large to get from the fallopian tube to the uterus opening
because of the scar tissue blocking part of the opening. The baby
continues to grow inside the tube, eventually causing the tube to
burst. If surgery is not done to remove the baby, then the mother will
die. There has been a 300% increase in ectopic pregnancies since
abortion was legalized. (US Dept. H.H.S., Morbidity and Mortality
Weekly Report, no. 33, no. 15, April 20, 1984--quoted in Willke's book
p. 108). Among women who aborted their first pregnancy there was a 500%
increase in subsequent ectopic pregnancies. (Chung et al. "Effects of
Induced Abortion Complications on Subsequent Reproductive Function" U.
of Hawaii, Honolulu, 1981--Wilke p. 109) This is not to say that every
woman who experiences tubal pregnancy has had an abortion.
Sterility. Because of such early complications as infections after an
abortion, the uterus is often scarred. If the scar tissue covers the
opening from the tube to the uterus, then the tiny sperm cannot reach
the egg. Fertilization cannot occur.
Cervical incompetence. After infection, damage to the cervix is the
next leading cause of post-abortion reproductive problems. Normally the
cervix is rigid and tightly closed during pregnancy. However, during
abortion the cervix undergoes tremendous stress and is often torn,
resulting in permanent weakening. In a later "wanted" pregnancy, this
may result in the cervix opening prematurely, resulting in miscarriage
or premature birth. For this reason, the chance that a later "wanted"
child will die during pregnancy or labor is at least twice as high for
previously aborted women. One study shows the risk of premature
delivery and second trimester miscarriage increases 10 times for women
who have had abortions. Normally 5% of babies are born premature. This
rate jumps to 40% on aborted women. (Aborted Women, Silent No More:
Twenty Women Share Their Personal Journeys from the Tragedy of Abortion
to Restored Wholeness by David C. Reardon p.101 - See the Resouce List
in Part 3).
Teenage girls are at increased risk because they have immature cervixes
and "run the risk of a difficult and potentially traumatic dilation."
(C. Powell, Problems of Adolescent Abortion, Ortho Panel 14, Toronto
General Hospital--quoted in Willke's book p.115). In one study of 50
teenage girls who had abortions there were 47 later "wanted"
pregnancies. Of these 47 pregnancies 66% ended in defective births,
including 19 miscarriages and 7 premature births. Only 34% ended with a
full-term delivery of a healthy child. ( See Reardon, p.100-102 and
Willke 105-106).
In 1995 Texans United for Life reported the tragic story of a
15-year-old girl who died, accordinng to court records, from an
infection caused when the abortionist tore the right side of her
cervix. Because the girl had obtained the abortion without her parents'
knowledge, for four days she ignored the symptoms of infection - fever,
chills, and nausea - hoping they would go away. However, by this time,
her infection was massive and she was checked into a hospital where she
died a few days later in intensive care.
The hospital doctors reported that if she had received prompt medical
attention, this young girl would still be alive today. A few days after
her death, the Texas Department of Health (TDH) sent an investigator to
the clinic (A-Z Women's Services in Dallas) to look into the matter.
Although the TDH has the power to revoke the license of an abortion
clinic and according to court documents the investigator found the
clinic to be "a serious and immediate threat to the life and health of
its patients," business continues as usual at A-Z!
Increased risk of breast cancer. Because of the rapid growth of breast
tissue in early pregnancy, a forced (as opposed to the natural
cessation of pregnancy caused by miscarriage) premature cessation of
pregnancy creates an unnatural condition. Consequently, women who have
first trimester abortions face twice the risk of contracting breast
cancer as those who miscarry or complete their pregnancies and give
birth. (Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, October 1996. See
National Right to Life News article "British Medical Journal Documents
Abortion/ Breast Cancer Link, November 14, 1996, p 18; and World
article "Abortion and Breast Cancer Linked in Report," October 26,
1996, p 18.
Chemical
Chemical abortions and their complications:
These are not "emergency contraception that prevents pregnancy" as
misrepresented by the news media, but in reality abort a pregnancy
that's already begun. They are early abortion techniques that kill a
human being in her first stages of development.
The morning-after pill. Combined doses of certain birth-control pills,
taken up to 72 hours after intercourse blocks the fertilized egg from
implanting into the uterus. Morning-after pill complications include
severe nausea and vomiting.
RU 486. (Mifepristone or the "abortion pill") Can only be used during
the first 7-9 weeks of pregnancy. RU 486 prevents the uptake of
progesterone, a hormone that helps to create and maintain the uterine
lining which provides nourishment and oxygen for the developing child.
The uterine lining begins to break down and slough off, cutting the
child off from her basic supply of food, fluids and oxygen. The child
shrivels and finally suffocates or starves to death. A prostaglandin
given about two days later stimulates uterine contractions to expel the
unborn baby. A third visit approximately two weeks later confirms the
completion of the abortion. (Although approved by the FDA, production
problems and legal troubles has prevented full scale introduction of
the "French abortion pill" and put it on hold at the time of this
writing October 15, 1997.)
RU486 complications: Severe pain, nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, low heart
and blood pressure and prolonged and heavy bleeding. It has been
described as "painful, messy and protracted" with "golf ball size
clots, steady streams of blood like faucets." (Time Dec. 1994 quoted in
NRLN Feb. 23, 1996) During the 2100 patient trial in the US at least
one woman lost half of her blood volume and required surgery to save
her life. (NRLN, August 21, 1996 p.26) The procedure is so grueling
that only 20 percent of women seeking abortions in France get a
chemical one even though RU 486 has been available there since 1988 and
the price is comparable to surgical abortion. Those who fail to return
for their 2-week check up may eventually give birth to children with
severe disabilities.
Methotrexate. Can only be used during the first 6-8 weeks of pregnancy.
An anti-cancer drug injected into the mother which works very similar
to RU 486 by destroying the child's protective environment and
depriving the baby of the food, oxygen, and fluids she needs to
survive. Usually the child is dead in a matter of days. About a week
later, a prostaglandin is given to the mother to expel the dead baby.
Methotrexate complications: Even at the smaller doses used for
abortions, Methotrexate can produce severe anemia, ulcers and bone
marrow depressions that can be fatal. New York abortionist Don Sloan
wrote in an April 8, 1996, letter to the New York Times that "many of
us in the 'abortion trade,' as I am, are recoiling at the stark
irresponsibility of those who are parading this medication in such
cavalier fashion." (NRLN, April 12, 1996, p. 10.)
Complications with all 3 chemical abortions:
Approximately 95 percent of the time the unborn baby dies. In the other
5 percent, the women must undergo a surgical abortion because of the
increased risk of birth defects and cancer to the drug-exposed embryo.
(World, January 18, 1997, p. 17, and Today's Dallas Woman, January
1996, p. 9).
Psychological complications for the mother from having been the direct
hand behind the abortion. A woman's home, where the abortion will take
place about half the time, is likely to become an aversive place to
her. The most horrible implication is that the mother will actually
witness and be an active participant in killing her child. Because it
is a self-induced abortion, there is a high probability that she will
actually have to deal with the fetal tissue on her own.
Note: Certain forms of so called "contraceptives", specifically the
IUD, Norplant and certain lowdose oral contraceptives do not prevent
conception but prevent implantation of an already fertilized ovum. (Not
all oral contraceptives act this way.) The result is an early abortion,
the killing of an already conceived individual. Tragically, many women
are not told this by their physicians, and therefore do not make an
informed choice about which contraceptive to use. TUFL is not
advocating for or against birth control. TUFL does oppose the specific
abortion-causing agents above, which are not the same as true
contraceptives. True contraceptives do not cause abortions but instead
prevent the sperm and egg from coming together to conceive a human
life. (Landrum Shettles and David Rorvik, Rites of Life: The Scientific
Evidence for Life before Birth, 1983, 152-152, cited in Alcorn, p.116).
Note: Fetal reduction or downloading is routinely used to abort a child
when the mother is carrying twins or triplets. If a woman decides she
only wanted one baby or there are "possible risks" of one of the
children having a deformity, through the use of ultrasound one baby is
selected for death, i.e. reduction. Fetal reduction is performed with
ultrasound and a thin needle inserted through the abdomen into the
womb. Potassium chloride is injected through the needle directly into
the heart of the "selected" baby and the heart stops.
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| User: "Bethe Blasienz" |
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| Title: Re: Physical and Psychological Complications of Abortion |
26 Jan 2005 04:40:54 PM |
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wrote:
What happens to the aborted babies? Aborted babies are often dumped
into plastic bags for disposal in the trash or sold by the bag for
fetal transplant and experimentation. Some are run through a garbage
disposal. Live fetuses have been subjected to grisly
experiments--bodies have been dissected, chests sliced open to
observe
heart action, heads cut off for bizarre purposes. Babies have been
conceived and aborted for the unproved purpose of using their cells
to
treat adults with diabetes, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease.
(John
Wilke, Abortion Questions & Answers Cincinnati: Hayes Publishing Co.,
1988 Chapter 25; Randy Alcorn, ProLife Answers to ProChoice Arguments
Portland: Multinomah Press, 1992. p188.)
Ya know what, I had to snip all the stuff you thought was pertinent
(key word here being "thought") just to get a reply to send.
So you think abortion is a bad thing...........well, there's not a
thing you can do to prevent it from happening ever again; women will
continue to make their own choices as they live out their lives. I
would never presume to tell you what is right or wrong for you. You
decide for yourself and only for yourself. The rest of us out there
will manage just fine without your somewhat rather deluded
thinking.......no, I could care less about all the people you quoted in
your original post.........to me, they carry no weight whatsoever
because the poster carries no weight......you already lost your
credibility and nothing you write now or in the future is going to
absolve you of that.
And for what it's worth, I have absolutely no problem with stem cell
research....for Parkinson's or any other disease out there....when you
have a family member with such an illness, you tend to want to
research every option out there, so I go on record as favoring stem
cell research.
Bethe Blasienz
Bryan, Texas
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| User: "" |
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| Title: Re: Physical and Psychological Complications of Abortion |
26 Jan 2005 06:41:32 PM |
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and you know what? we are going to tell women about the other CHOICES
they can make besides
killing their unborn baby because the feminst agenda doesnt want them
to know.
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| User: "Mark Sebree" |
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| Title: Re: Physical and Psychological Complications of Abortion |
26 Jan 2005 08:09:21 PM |
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wrote:
and you know what? we are going to tell women about the other CHOICES
they can make besides
killing their unborn baby because the feminst agenda doesnt want them
to know.
And what are those choices? They already know two of them, complete
the pregnancy and get an abortion. What other options are there?
They have chosen abortion, which means that they do not want to
complete their pregnancy. Therefore, whatever options that you give
cannot require that she remain pregnant for any significant amount of
time longer.
And be specific in your answer.
Mark Sebree
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| User: "" |
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| Title: Re: Physical and Psychological Complications of Abortion |
27 Jan 2005 10:08:53 AM |
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how about adoption other than killing?
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| User: "Mark Sebree" |
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27 Jan 2005 10:25:43 AM |
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wrote:
And what are those choices? They already know two of them, complete
the pregnancy and get an abortion. What other options are there?
They have chosen abortion, which means that they do not want to
complete their pregnancy. Therefore, whatever options that you give
cannot require that she remain pregnant for any significant amount
of
time longer.
And be specific in your answer.
Mark Sebree
how about adoption other than killing?
Abortion is not killing. It is a medical procedure to relieve the
woman of an unwanted medical condition, specifically an unwanted
pregnancy.
Sorry, but adoption is not a valid alternative. You stated that you
were offering alternatives to abortion. Adoption is not an alternative
since it requires that the woman continue her unwanted pregnancy. Any
valid alternative must not require that the woman continue her
pregnancy, since that is what she want to end. I stated this
specifically in my request that you provide these alternatives that you
have.
Try again.
Mark Sebree
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| User: "Sara" |
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| Title: Re: Physical and Psychological Complications of Abortion |
29 Jan 2005 11:06:20 PM |
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Abortion IS killing especially when you see an infant who is born
prematurely and who VERY EVIDENTLY feels pain and who VERY EVIDENTLY is
a human being. That is fact and not opinion. Imagine if your mother
had decided to abort you??? Had considered you a "medical condition"
that could be "corrected" with a medical procedure. Does that mean
anything to you?
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| User: "Somewriter" |
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27 Jan 2005 10:16:54 AM |
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On 27 Jan 2005 08:08:53 -0800, wrote:
how about adoption...
That's an alternative to parenthood.
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| User: "" |
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28 Jan 2005 07:14:47 AM |
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which is an alternative to killing.
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| User: "Somewriter" |
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28 Jan 2005 08:38:27 AM |
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On 28 Jan 2005 05:14:47 -0800, wrote:
which is an alternative to killing.
What is an alternative to killing?
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| User: "" |
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28 Jan 2005 07:14:50 AM |
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which is an alternative to killing.
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| User: "Somewriter" |
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27 Jan 2005 06:50:12 AM |
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On 26 Jan 2005 16:41:32 -0800, wrote:
and you know what? we are going to tell women about the other CHOICES
they can make...
What other choice besides childbirth do they have? (Hint: the only
other choice - abortion).
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| User: "Mark Sebree" |
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27 Jan 2005 09:17:04 AM |
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Somewriter wrote:
On 26 Jan 2005 16:41:32 -0800, wrote:
and you know what? we are going to tell women about the other
CHOICES
they can make...
What other choice besides childbirth do they have? (Hint: the only
other choice - abortion).
I hear the chirping of crickets in the silence of his response. :-)
Mark Sebree
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| User: "" |
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| Title: Re: Physical and Psychological Complications of Abortion |
26 Jan 2005 06:41:41 PM |
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and you know what? we are going to tell women about the other CHOICES
they can make besides
killing their unborn baby because the feminst agenda doesnt want them
to know.
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| User: "Bethe Blasienz" |
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| Title: Re: Physical and Psychological Complications of Abortion |
26 Jan 2005 04:41:27 PM |
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wrote:
What happens to the aborted babies? Aborted babies are often dumped
into plastic bags for disposal in the trash or sold by the bag for
fetal transplant and experimentation. Some are run through a garbage
disposal. Live fetuses have been subjected to grisly
experiments--bodies have been dissected, chests sliced open to
observe
heart action, heads cut off for bizarre purposes. Babies have been
conceived and aborted for the unproved purpose of using their cells
to
treat adults with diabetes, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease.
(John
Wilke, Abortion Questions & Answers Cincinnati: Hayes Publishing Co.,
1988 Chapter 25; Randy Alcorn, ProLife Answers to ProChoice Arguments
Portland: Multinomah Press, 1992. p188.)
Ya know what, I had to snip all the stuff you thought was pertinent
(key word here being "thought") just to get a reply to send.
So you think abortion is a bad thing...........well, there's not a
thing you can do to prevent it from happening ever again; women will
continue to make their own choices as they live out their lives. I
would never presume to tell you what is right or wrong for you. You
decide for yourself and only for yourself. The rest of us out there
will manage just fine without your somewhat rather deluded
thinking.......no, I could care less about all the people you quoted in
your original post.........to me, they carry no weight whatsoever
because the poster carries no weight......you already lost your
credibility and nothing you write now or in the future is going to
absolve you of that.
And for what it's worth, I have absolutely no problem with stem cell
research....for Parkinson's or any other disease out there....when you
have a family member with such an illness, you tend to want to
research every option out there, so I go on record as favoring stem
cell research.
Bethe Blasienz
Bryan, Texas
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| User: "Somewriter" |
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| Title: Re: Physical and Psychological Complications of Abortion |
27 Jan 2005 06:58:20 AM |
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On 26 Jan 2005 11:32:34 -0800, wrote:
What happens...
The complications of pregnancy are far worse.
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| User: "" |
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| Title: Re: Physical and Psychological Complications of Abortion |
28 Jan 2005 07:15:38 AM |
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most of the comlications can be prevented and treated durring
pregnancy.
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| User: "Somewriter" |
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28 Jan 2005 08:38:54 AM |
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On 28 Jan 2005 05:15:38 -0800, wrote:
most of the comlications can be prevented...
Sometimes by abortion on demand.
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| User: "" |
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| Title: Re: Physical and Psychological Complications of Abortion |
30 Jan 2005 07:48:16 PM |
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thats a cop out.
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