[Snidely Whiplash]

It's worth pointing out that only about 10% of abortions are done after 12 weeks - about 60% are done at or before 8-9 weeks, and about 88% are done at or before 12 weeks. While those pictures of the babies are cool, they aren't really relevant to the overwhelming majority of the abortions done in the US.

Snidely

[Ghengis]

It's worth pointing out that only about 10% of abortions are done after 12 weeks - about 60% are done at or before 8-9 weeks, and about 88% are done at or before 12 weeks. While those pictures of the babies are cool, they aren't really relevant to the overwhelming majority of the abortions done in the US.

I'm convinced that abortions are sold as a matter of convenience to the pregnant lady. Now if she sees a 3D/4D of her child at 6 weeks gestation and then a tape of a child at 2 months, then 3 months further along to show her the rapid development of the child...I am also convinced there would be a lot fewer abortions.

And the medical staff would not even need to comment on the subject. The child would silently argue in his/her own behalf to all but the most heartless people.

[EternalVigilance]

While those pictures of the babies are cool, they aren't really relevant to the overwhelming majority of the abortions done in the US.

Kinda relevant to the kid getting his limbs ripped off or his skin burned off or having his brains sucked out, don't you think?

You apologists for abortion are the main reason it still continues.

If that sounds harsh, too bad.

[Labyrinthos]

It's worth pointing out that only about 10% of abortions are done after 12 weeks.

10 percent of total abortions is a lot of dead babies.

[HamiltonJay]

By your numbers 10% are done after the 12th week, that represents about 160,000 abortions annually, or 400+ a day.. I'd hardly call that an irrelevant number. That's about 5 times the number of people killed daily in car crashes, and over 3 times the death toll of Vietname annually.

Abortion is infantacide pure and simple, no amount of spin can change that fundamental fact.

[RinaseaofDs]

I beg to differ.

It pushes back, in the minds of the undecided, the invisible line in the minds of mothers - at what point is this a life?

It raises very considerable doubts in the minds of mothers, and that is excellent news for adoption agencies and for those that believe that abortion is our generation's slavery issue.

In a very real sense, every human life is in danger until it passes through the vagina. At that point, liberals are the party of children /sarcasm off.

[Ronin]

Yes, Snidley, they are. The abortion industry uses every tool to fight any restrictions on abortion, so those who are engaged in trying to roll back the slaughter have to use every tool we can get our hands on as well.

These photos are extremely powerful because they impact directly in the mind of people. They say "I am not a blob of fetal tissue, I am a baby."

Before, the abortionists and their allies decried the use of photos showing the horrible aftermath of abortion, and a lot of people thought they had a point. It was horrible.

But these pics? These pics are exactly the opposite. They are cute. They cause positive emotions, and that is why the abortionists worry about them.

They know this technology will be damn effective in deterring abortion.

[Fledermaus]

Please site your source on those statistics.

[Kieri]

Murder is still MURDER. If you've been imbibing Red Rum, you may be confused as to what is human and what is not.

[LWalk18]

It's worth pointing out that only about 10% of abortions are done after 12 weeks - about 60% are done at or before 8-9 weeks, and about 88% are done at or before 12 weeks. While those pictures of the babies are cool, they aren't really relevant to the overwhelming majority of the abortions done in the US.

I don't know so many posters are criticizing what you said, I agree with you. Most mainstream people know perfectly well that a baby at 26 weeks is human- nearly everyone knows of a family member, coworker, or friend who gave birth to a premature baby, sometimes at early 24 weeks, that has survived and even thrived. The "blob of cells" argument is primarily used to justify early abortions (first trimester). The article mentions that these ultrasounds show the humanity of young babies as early as 8-12 weeks; we should show those as well. Not to say that the smiling pictures are not very valuable, but a full education in the growth of a baby from zygote to newborn should be shown and celebrated.

[COBOL2Java]

It's worth pointing out that only about 10% of abortions are done after 12 weeks - about 60% are done at or before 8-9 weeks, and about 88% are done at or before 12 weeks. While those pictures of the babies are cool, they aren't really relevant to the overwhelming majority of the abortions done in the US.

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