Become Pro-Life

Since the start of the Iraq war 3,017 soldiers have died in combat. 5,679,920 American children have died during the Iraq war---from abortion! 52% of of women who obtain abortions in the US are under the age of 25. Women aged 20-24 obtain 32% of all abortions. Teenagers obtain 20% and girls under 15 obtain 1.2%. 1% of all abortions are from rape or incest. 6% of all abortions are from medical reasons. 93% of all abortions are from the child being unwanted or an inconvenience. This violence currently occurs 46 million times a year worldwide . 3,700 times a day in the U.S. <www.ohiolife.org/abortion/index.asp>Hopefully after hearing this information you will change your mind and become pro-life. Women should not have abortions because human life begins at conception, there are preventions to abortions, and abortion can cause devastating side effects.

Main Point 1

a. genetics and biologists have testified that human life begins at conception. (Dr. Hymie Gordan—Chairman of the Department of Genetics at the Mayo Clinic)

22 days after conception the child's heart begins to beat

weeks after conception the human body is completely formed

While abortion is killing of a unborn child, this situation could have been prevented. There are solutions to abortion.

Main Point 2

Prevention

1. Birth Control

if you don't plan on having children prevent it. Use birth control. There are many different kinds of contraceptives. Talk with your doctor to find the right one for you.

2. Be abstinent or practice safe sex.

If you are sexually active use condoms so you will not get pregnant.

3. Adoption

if you do happen to get pregnant and you decide you do not want to keep the baby give it up for adoption. There are many people out there who are unable to have children, that would love to have one.