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I'm going to try to update this article as a source for information I've heard on abortion. I will update this article frequently. I'll not put too much of my opinion here unless I state it as such. I hope it will spark your analysis of what I put. I will, however, include mine in the comments area. If you have facts, I welcome them. If I can verify them, I'll include them. Cheerio!
Last week, I heard on SRN news radio broadcast that twice as many black babies are aborted as white babies.
A nurse in Houston said on an interview that at her pregnancy crisis center (I'll work to find specifics) 60% of females entering the center were NOT pregnant. The nurse said at the abortion clinic where she formerly worked, she would have performed the procedure whether the patient was pregnant or not and whether the patient was known to have been properly tested or not. (NOTE: As Shades of Grey pointed out, this is only anecdotal and shows unethical behavior on the part of one place. I'm only repeating what I heard on the air in 1999 on a talk show with no claim to normative value or credibility beyond what the nurse herself gave.) Former abortion counselor, Debra Henry, says, "We were told to find the woman's weakness and work on it. The women were never given any alternatives. They were told how much trouble it was to have a baby." Former abortionist, Joseph Randall, M.D., says, "The picture of the baby on the ultrasound bothered me more than anything else. The staff couldn't take it. Women who were having abortions were never allowed to see the ultrasound." (Note: I heard the same comment in two other places. Dr. James Dobson interviewed a woman who owns a crisis center. She said around 75% of women who see the ultrasound change their minds.) http://www.abortionfacts.com/life_or_choice/babies/babies_saved_by_prolife_work.asp This takes you to a site with photos and personal stories. Not emperical evidence, and admittedly anecdotal and reliant on pathos, but still worthwhile to many. http://www.abortionfacts.com/online_books/love_them_both/why_cant_we_love_them_both_10.asp#When%20does%20human%20life%20begin? This takes you to the best source of logical thinking on the debate issue I could find. Rather than reproduce it here, I've linked it for those interested. Pro-Choice demonstration accounts: http://www.rightgrrl.com/99grrls/May/Sass/violence.html http://www.catholicexchange.com/vm/index.asp?vm_id=26&art_id=23475 The point is this: protestors are the most passionate members of any side of any debate. Add that to mob psychology and people do wild things. This is not ever representative of the more calm, articulate members of either side of the debate. Using protest behavior to prove a point about the falsehood of the opposition proves nothing.
Last week, I heard on SRN news radio broadcast that twice as many black babies are aborted as white babies.
A nurse in Houston said on an interview that at her pregnancy crisis center (I'll work to find specifics) 60% of females entering the center were NOT pregnant. The nurse said at the abortion clinic where she formerly worked, she would have performed the procedure whether the patient was pregnant or not and whether the patient was known to have been properly tested or not. (NOTE: As Shades of Grey pointed out, this is only anecdotal and shows unethical behavior on the part of one place. I'm only repeating what I heard on the air in 1999 on a talk show with no claim to normative value or credibility beyond what the nurse herself gave.) Former abortion counselor, Debra Henry, says, "We were told to find the woman's weakness and work on it. The women were never given any alternatives. They were told how much trouble it was to have a baby." Former abortionist, Joseph Randall, M.D., says, "The picture of the baby on the ultrasound bothered me more than anything else. The staff couldn't take it. Women who were having abortions were never allowed to see the ultrasound." (Note: I heard the same comment in two other places. Dr. James Dobson interviewed a woman who owns a crisis center. She said around 75% of women who see the ultrasound change their minds.) http://www.abortionfacts.com/life_or_choice/babies/babies_saved_by_prolife_work.asp This takes you to a site with photos and personal stories. Not emperical evidence, and admittedly anecdotal and reliant on pathos, but still worthwhile to many. http://www.abortionfacts.com/online_books/love_them_both/why_cant_we_love_them_both_10.asp#When%20does%20human%20life%20begin? This takes you to the best source of logical thinking on the debate issue I could find. Rather than reproduce it here, I've linked it for those interested. Pro-Choice demonstration accounts: http://www.rightgrrl.com/99grrls/May/Sass/violence.html http://www.catholicexchange.com/vm/index.asp?vm_id=26&art_id=23475 The point is this: protestors are the most passionate members of any side of any debate. Add that to mob psychology and people do wild things. This is not ever representative of the more calm, articulate members of either side of the debate. Using protest behavior to prove a point about the falsehood of the opposition proves nothing.
