Abortion Procedure Videos - by Live Action 
Life is Beautiful; Child Death is Tragic
 - by Christian Voices for Life

See our Information Resources page for a table of available documents.

Topics include: 
Abortion - Afro-Americans
Abortion - Breast Cancer Link
Abortion - Fathers
Abortion - Handicapped
Abortion - Procedures
Abortion - Reasons
Abortion - Statistics
Abortion - Teens
Abortion Clinics
Post-abortion
Pro-Life Apologetics
Roe v. Wade
When Life Begins

The following excepts come from our Information Sheet "Overview of Abortion". See that document for references.

Abortion refers to the premature termination of a pregnancy, resulting in the expulsion of the baby from the womb before the baby is able to survive.  An abortion which happens spontaneously is called a miscarriage.   An elective abortion is one that is chosen, and the term abortion is most commonly used in this sense.
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The classical Hippocratic oath (c 4^th century B.C.E.) stated:  “I will use those dietary regimens which will benefit my patients according to my greatest ability and judgment, and I will do no harm or injustice to them.  I will not give a lethal drug to anyone ...; and similarly I will not give a woman a pessary to cause an abortion.” ¹ 
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            Abortion in our present world has become one of the most common surgical procedures ever done.  The number of induced abortions declined worldwide between 1995 and 2003, from nearly 46 million each year to approximately 42 million/year. About one in five pregnancies worldwide end in abortion. [3]   See separate information sheet: “Abortion Statistics.” 
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Why do women choose to abort their children?  A single woman (or a married woman who has been unfaithful) may want to avoid public knowledge of her sexual activity.  A young single woman may feel unready to parent, particularly if her boyfriend is not supportive.  A married couple in a poor financial situation may already feel overwhelmed with the burden of supporting their family, and feel unable to accept an additional child.  A couple with older children may be dismayed at the thought of starting all over again with the lengthy process of raising a child. 

            It should also be noted that in many cases, it is NOT the mother’s choice to abort, but she is coerced or forced into the abortion by parents or male partner who is unwilling to share in the consequences of dealing with the pregnancy.  While arguments to legalize abortion often focused on the “hard cases” such as rape and incest, or serious danger to the mother’s health, such reasons account for only a very small percentage of abortions.  See separate information sheet “Why Women Have Abortions.” 

            See the topic "After Abortion" to read about how women - and others - suffer after abortion. 
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The Christian View:  Every child, no matter what the circumstances of his or her conception, is created by God in His image.  “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you..” Jeremiah 1:5.  “Thou shalt not kill” applies to the preborn as well as those who have been born.