This document from the National Right to Life organization provides facts about abortion to help save lives. It notes that since 1973, over 47 million unborn babies' heartbeats have been silenced by abortion in the US, more than all US war casualties combined. It outlines fetal development milestones, and abortion statistics showing the annual number of abortions has nearly doubled since Roe v. Wade. Thanks to grassroots activism, Americans are learning abortion stops a beating heart and the unborn are not just statistics.
This document from the National Right to Life organization provides facts about abortion to help save lives. It notes that since 1973, over 47 million unborn babies' heartbeats have been silenced by abortion in the US, more than all US war casualties combined. It outlines fetal development milestones, and abortion statistics showing the annual number of abortions has nearly doubled since Roe v. Wade. Thanks to grassroots activism, Americans are learning abortion stops a beating heart and the unborn are not just statistics.
This document from the National Right to Life organization provides facts about abortion to help save lives. It notes that since 1973, over 47 million unborn babies' heartbeats have been silenced by abortion in the US, more than all US war casualties combined. It outlines fetal development milestones, and abortion statistics showing the annual number of abortions has nearly doubled since Roe v. Wade. Thanks to grassroots activism, Americans are learning abortion stops a beating heart and the unborn are not just statistics.
www.nrlc.org Fast Facts Things every pro-lifer needs to know to help save lives.
S ince 1973, the heartbeats of more than 47 million unborn babies
have been silenced by “safe, legal” abortion.
United States has been involved.
That’s more than all of the combined casualties of every major war in which the
Step by step, we are winning the battle and stemming the
tide. As long as there are men and women armed with the facts and dedicated to the cause of life, we will be successful in return- ing legal protection to unborn children.
Developmental Milestones Abortion Statistics:
Not Just Numbers Day 1 -Fertilization! All human chromosomes are present and a Since 1973 there have been more unique human life begins. than 47 million abortions. Day 22 -The baby’s heart begins to The annual number of abortions has beat with the child’s own blood — nearly doubled since Roe v. Wade, often a different blood type than from 744,6000 to 1,313,300 for 2000. the mother. For every 1000 live births, there Week 6 -At this stage, brain waves are 306 abortions. can be detected. The child’s mouth There are more than 140,000 second and lips are present and fingers and third trimester abortions each are forming. year. Week 8 -At this stage, every organ is in place. Bones and unique fingerprints begin to form.
Week 17 -The baby can now have
dream (REM) sleep. Abortion Stops a Beating Heart
After reaching a high of over 1.6 million in 1990, the number of
abortions annually performed in the United States has begun to drop back to levels not seen since the late 1970s. Thanks to the efforts of grassroots pro-life activists, more and more Americans have learned that abortion is not about a “blob of tissue,” and that these children are more than just statistics. Pro-life education has taught America that Abortion Stops a Beating Heart.
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