{"id":187240,"date":"2018-08-25T09:53:35","date_gmt":"2018-08-25T14:53:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=187240"},"modified":"2018-08-24T22:07:23","modified_gmt":"2018-08-25T03:07:23","slug":"abortion-pregnancy-center-ultrasound-changed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/abortion-pregnancy-center-ultrasound-changed\/","title":{"rendered":"She almost had an abortion, but a pregnancy center ultrasound changed her mind"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Brenda Pratt-Shafer worked at an abortion facility for only three days before the sight of dismembered babies compelled her to quit. One thing she remembers is the way the facility never let women see the ultrasound screen. She wrote, “The abortionist knows that if the mother knew there was a heartbeat or saw the fetus (baby) on the ultrasound, she would probably change her mind about the abortion. When an ultrasound was performed at the abortion clinic, the screen was turned away from the mother and the sound was turned off so the mother could not hear or see it.(1)”<\/p>\n

Pratt-Shafer’s experience is not an isolated one. Former abortion worker Joan Appleton says<\/a>, “We didn\u2019t show [the ultrasound] to them. The idea was to keep their anxiety at a lower level.”\u00a0Read Appleton’s story here.<\/a><\/p>\n

READ: Post-abortive pro-choice saw his baby’s ultrasound and became pro-life<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Former abortionist Dr. Joseph Randall said the same<\/a> in a speech at a conference sponsored by The Pro-Life Action League:<\/p>\n

[T]he women who are having the abortions are never allowed to look at the ultrasound, because we know even if they heard the heart beat that many times they wouldn\u2019t have the abortion, and you wouldn\u2019t want that. No money in that.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The abortion industry’s fear of ultrasounds is valid. Many pregnancy resource center workers have told stories of women determined to abort, who changed their minds after seeing an ultrasound. Workers at one pregnancy resource center said that 70%<\/a> of the women who had ultrasounds chose life, whereas only 20% of women who had counseling alone had their babies. Cheri Martin, who works at a pregnancy center in Texas, says the rate of<\/a> women choosing life after seeing an ultrasound at her facility is 95%.<\/p>\n

Women, too, have spoken up about being denied the chance to see an ultrasound. One woman recalled<\/a>:<\/p>\n

I would later find out my baby had fingers toes a face and a heartbeat. That day I asked through tears to see the ultrasound. I was told no by the technician. I was told the only purpose was to date my pregnancy. I wasn\u2019t allowed to see it.<\/strong> I asked through tears if the baby looked ok or had a heartbeat. The technician told me she wasn\u2019t allowed to disclose information like that ….<\/em><\/p>\n