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Abortion FAQsSubmit a question via email and I will find the answer for you and refer you to the source as well so you can see it for yourself. After receiving numerous emails over the years from young mothers who bitterly regret their abortions, I believe very strongly in being informed. If you don't know your options, you don't have a choice at all. If you don't know what the fetus is and what the risks are, and find out after the abortion, you are setting yourself up for a world of hurt. Will is hurt?
A. Yes. You must expect discomfort and even pain from these procedures. You have to understand that an abortion involves forcing open your tightly closed cervix (the opening to your uterus) which is painful. It's the same thing your body naturally does to give birth only it is forced into doing it with chemicals and tools. The earlier the abortion, the less pain involved. Abortions past 24 weeks hurt as badly as full term labor.
A. Most agree that by 8 weeks (the time the majority of the earliest surgical abortions are performed) he or she definitely looks like a baby. She has tiny fingers and tiny toes, her heart is beating regularly, her eyes, ears and mouth are forming and she already has at least the beginning of every body part and every organ and system she will ever have. More info on prenatal development with beautiful pics. Q. Are there any long-term psychological effects? A. Yes. While the statistics vary from 5% to 80%, most everyone from prochoice to prolife agree at this point that there are some long term psychological effects for some women. The psychological effects I'm referring to include depression, nightmares, anger, guilt, anniversary reactions, suicidal tendencies, abuse, self-loathing, and more. Why such a large variance? Well, some see the emotional problems experienced by many women after abortion only as indicators of their overall emotional state unrelated to the abortion itself. In other words, they say these women already had problems and it has nothing to do with the abortion or unplanned pregnancy. Others disagree and say it was the trauma of the unplanned pregnancy and abortion that caused these women to experience emotional problems. There is a diagnosable syndrome called Post-Abortion Syndrome (PAS) that has been compared to Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome experienced by many war vets. This syndrome is not yet recognized by the APA but there is an interesting and growing body of evidence in support of it as a true, diagnosable problem. One side (generally pro-choice) says that most women feel great relief after abortion and no adverse psychological problems are apparent. The other side (generally pro-life) argues that Post-Abortion Syndrome is not apparent until several years after the abortion as it's a delayed reaction that occurs as the woman goes on with her life and therefore the studies dismissing PAS don't are not valid because they are limited to within a year of when the procedure occurs. So far as the indicators of psychological problems, studies not in dispute show that women who abort because of potential birth defects in the child have the highest overall risk of emotional trauma resulting from the procedure. A. Varied. Truthfully, there are risks unique to abortion. Even when you cross a street there is risk involved and it's very unrealistic to believe that a medical procedure wouldn't carry risk as well and a lot more of it. The physical risks include:
The main causes of death from abortion are from infection, hemorrhage and uterine perforation. These are all true, real complications that the abortionist and nurses should tell women about but often don't simply because this is the only medical procedure where they are not required by law to explain the procedures and risks to the patient and they don't want to talk women out of it or scare them. One more note, many people say that these complications are incredibly rare if they indeed exist at all but unfortunately, there is much evidence to the contrary which you can find all over the web and other places. Check it out for yourself. Be informed!
The blueprints of a house will never turn into a house but from conception on a baby is a baby and continues to grow and develop until death. That would be where both of us came from. I am a product of conception just like you and everyone else who lives and breathes. To underestimate the value of even the smallest life is to underestimate one's own precious worth. If you look at the picture and see a baby, then you must know that there are other options available than abortion. If you need help, email me and I will do all I can to get you in touch with your local resources. Try your local Pregnancy Center to start.
Q. I've heard babies have survived being aborted, is this true? A. Yes. Here are two people's stories, Gianna Jesson and Amy Charlton. There are many more out there. Unfortunately, some babies die a few hours or days after the abortion procedure. The lucky ones are held and comforted by a compassionate nurse. The others are just wrapped in blankets and left alone until they loose their battle for life. |
A. Yes. He or she is a baby and
is alive. Brainwaves are detectable by 40 days (that's by 6 weeks) and
the heart begins beating even earlier than that - between the 18 and 25
day. REM sleep patterns
(indicating dreams) have been documented by the second trimester. S/he
has all of the body parts and possibilities of a newborn by the time the
earliest surgical abortions are performed, s/he is only
smaller and premature. A fetus is a baby like a toddler is a child and
an adult is a human. Fetus and embryo are terms that indicate a stage of
development not the attainment or lack of humanity. "It" certainly isn't a
fish or a monkey, "it" is a unique, living, and irreplaceable human baby. (Pictured:
Preborn at 8 weeks)