Images of smiling babies in the womb have pro-abortion activists screeching

Union Leader ^ | September 23, 2003 | Michelle Malkin

[MHGinTN]

A single ping, Lady.

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

I saw some on another thread a couple of weeks ago (I think it was the same thing); it was amazing.

[HungarianGypsy]

I had a similar experience with babies 1 and 3 (with my second and third babies I used a midwife, so did not get an ultrasound). My first baby was sitting back with his hand on his head, just relaxing.

My third actually was looking right at the ultrasound instrument and kept smacking his lips. He looked like he was talking.

[EternalVigilance]

It really, truly is. Nothing can even come close...

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

Yes, breathtaking - and I can see how viewing this could quickly change the mind of a woman seeking an abortion. This is the sort of thing that could have a real impact on hearts and minds, and it's bizarre and sickening that anyone would consider its availability some kind of threat.

[Snidely Whiplash]

Please site your source on those statistics.

The Centers For Disease Control.

Snidely

[Skooz]

Year Annual Number of Abortions

1973 744,600

1974 898,600

1975 1,034,200

1976 1,179,300

1977 1,316,700



1978 1,409,600

1979 1,497,700

1980 1,553,900

1981 1,577,300

1982 1,573,900



1983 1,575,000

1984 1,577,200

1985 1,588,600

1986 1,574,000

1987 1,559,100



1988 1,590,800

1989 1,566,900

1990 1,608,600

1991 1,556,500

1992 1,528,900



1993 1,500,000 estimated

1994 1,435,000 *

1995 1,210,000 **

1996 1,200,000 estimated

1997 1,200,000 estimated

subtotal 35,056,400

+1,402,256 (4% underreporting)

GRAND TOTAL 36,458,656 abortions, 1973-1997


Source for statistics for 1973 through 1992: Stanley K. Henshaw, et al.,"Abortions Services in the United States, 1991 and 1992," Family Planning Perspectives, vol.26, no.3 (May/June 1994), p.101

* 1994 Statistics reported in USA Today, August 14, 1996, p. A17, attributed to the Alan Guttmacher Institute.

** 1995 Statistics provided by the Centers for Disease Control reported in "Abortion Rate Falls Because Contraceptives Used More, CDC Says," July 2, 1998 Bloomberg News service.

[Skooz]

From Florida Right to Life (frtl.org):

For the most part, two organizations compile national data on abortions: the federal Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the Alan Guttmacher Institute (AGI). The more detailed, but definitely not unbiased, source is the AGI. The AGI is a "special affiliate" of Planned Parenthood, which, in turn, is the country's largest provider of abortion and its most vocal advocate.

Even though the CDC collects data annually, the reason the AGI's figures are more useful is that the AGI actively solicits numbers from all possible abortion providers; there were 3,156 on its list in 1993. The CDC, on the other hand, relies on state health departments and other agencies to voluntarily send in abortion data. Thus, because of the essentially passive way the CDC collects data, it generally reports 200,000 to 300,000 fewer abortions than does the AGI.

[Calpernia]

I have still shots of all my children in the womb. You would think no one has had ultra sounds before from the way they are acting.

[Calpernia]

[Calpernia]

Come back and see my post #90.

[Calpernia]

Come see my post #90.

[sasafras]

Im with ya !!!

[ArrogantBustard]

Gotta be an Army Brat!

[EternalVigilance]

Indescribably awesome!

[JavaTheHutt]

bookmarking for later reading

[Coleus]

Thanks, great pic, how can someone say that's a blob of protoplasm or protein soup. I think with images like this, we will soon be able to convince more people, including politicains, judges and expectant moms that a living baby is in there. Laws should be passed that each mother going in for an abortion see a sonagram like that.

[cuz_it_aint_their_money]

Not to get off the subject of Legalized Murder, er Abortion...
I'll admit to being ignorant. I know what 2-D and 3-D is, but what in the heck is "4-D"?????

[Hotdog]

Thought I would add my 2 cent's worth...
Check this out...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/fr/638293/posts

[GSWarrior]

Whether one worships Jesus Christ, Krishna, Gaia or mother nature, I can't see how one could rationalize abortions except under extreme circumstances. It can't be a good thing, whether one has deep-seeded religious beliefs or not.