{"id":60054,"date":"2015-02-28T15:06:32","date_gmt":"2015-02-28T20:06:32","guid":{"rendered":"\/news\/?p=60054"},"modified":"2015-03-04T18:46:06","modified_gmt":"2015-03-04T23:46:06","slug":"eight-things-you-need-to-know-about-abortion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/eight-things-you-need-to-know-about-abortion\/","title":{"rendered":"8 facts about abortion you need to know"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>For the anniversary of <em>Roe v. Wade, <\/em>Amanda Scherker for <em>The Huffington Post <\/em>produced a piece of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2015\/01\/13\/abortion-myths_n_6465904.html\">&#8220;10 Abortion Myths That Need To Be Busted.&#8221; <\/a>Not surprisingly, it is the abortion movement whose &#8220;reality&#8221; needs to be busted. Kristi Burton Brown <a href=\"\/news\/how-to-debunk-10-myths-about-abortion\/\">mentioned some abortion myths to debunk<\/a>, but it is worth correcting what else the abortion movement is spouting.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1) Myth: There&#8217;s not much to discuss about medical abortions.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Reality: There is much more to medical abortions than the abortion movement talks about.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-27205\" src=\"https:\/\/www.liveactionnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/drugs-pharmaceutical-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"drugs pharmaceutical\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/drugs-pharmaceutical-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/drugs-pharmaceutical.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Medical abortion, or RU-486, is certainly <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nrlc.org\/abortion\/ru486\" target=\"_blank\">not as simple or safe<\/a> as\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.plannedparenthood.org\/health-info\/abortion\/the-abortion-pill\">touted.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Several horror stories <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lifenews.com\/2011\/10\/20\/abby-johnson-planned-parenthood-kept-me-in-the-dark-on-my-abortion\/\">have<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalrighttolifenews.org\/news\/2013\/05\/patient-calls-her-chemical-abortion-a-freakish-nightmare\/#.VF0ZTmPP30U\">been <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/clinicquotes.com\/category\/womens-stories\/abortion-by-pill-stories\/\">compiled<\/a> about women who have undergone a medical abortion, including those who are <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalrighttolifenews.org\/news\/2013\/09\/pro-choice-woman-angry-about-not-being-sufficiently-warned-about-chemical-abortion-dangers-and-side-effects\/#.VF0ZSmPP30U\">pro-choice.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>The Huffington Post <\/em>also mentions that 28.5 percent of medical abortions took place within the first nine weeks of pregnancy. It is concerning how many abortions took place then beyond when the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fda.gov\/Drugs\/DrugSafety\/PostmarketDrugSafetyInformationforPatientsandProviders\/ucm111323.htm\">FDA has recommended is safe.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>2) Myth: Most women will not regret their abortions. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Reality: The emotional pain and guilt many women experience after their abortion is unimaginable.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_51737\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-51737\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-51737\" src=\"https:\/\/www.liveactionnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/sad-child-300x106.jpg\" alt=\"Grief after abortion is common.\" width=\"300\" height=\"106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/sad-child-300x106.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/sad-child.jpg 671w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-51737\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grief after abortion is common.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The abortion movement <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/politics\/news\/the-seven-most-common-lies-about-abortion-20140226\">is <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bustle.com\/articles\/3254-study-women-actually-dont-regret-their-abortions\">fond<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/thinkprogress.org\/health\/2013\/08\/06\/2418181\/study-abortion-emotions\/\">of<\/a> turning to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.guttmacher.org\/pubs\/journals\/4512213.html\">a study<\/a>, to do with women one week after they had an abortion, to claim that women do not regret their abortions. It is almost laughable that such a study would be legitimate. Women may take time to regret their abortions, after they have processed this decision. Words of Hope, a group focused on helping women heal after an abortion, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.word-of-hope.org\/what-may-happen-after-an-abortion.html\">mentions<\/a> that some women feel relief, but also denial.<\/p>\n<p>Just the existence of groups like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.silentnomoreawareness.org\/\">Silent No More<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.abortionrecovery.org\/aboutus\/aboutARIN\/tabid\/246\/Default.aspx\">Abortion Recovery International<\/a> or the necessity of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rachelsvineyard.org\/aboutus\/ourstory.htm\">Rachel&#8217;s Vineyard<\/a> show that women do regret and suffer from their abortions.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-45464\" src=\"https:\/\/www.liveactionnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/silent-no-more-300x165.jpg\" alt=\"silent-no-more\" width=\"300\" height=\"165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/silent-no-more-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/silent-no-more.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Countless women have <a href=\"http:\/\/ireport.cnn.com\/topics\/921603\">shared their stories of abortion<\/a>, many of them expressing regret. The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theunchoice.com\/psychological.htm\">psychological <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/afterabortion.org\/2011\/abortion-risks-a-list-of-major-psychological-complications-related-to-abortion\/\">risks<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/clinicquotes.com\/psychological-risks-traumatic-aftereffects-of-abortion\/\">of<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/bjp.rcpsych.org\/content\/199\/3\/180.abstract\">abortion<\/a>\u00a0can be abundant. This includes an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.abortionfacts.com\/reardon\/abortion-and-suicide\">increased<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theunchoice.com\/suicide.htm\">risk<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bmj.com\/content\/313\/7070\/1431\">of suicide. <\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>3) Myth: Preborn babies can&#8217;t feel pain until at least the 24th week into pregnancy.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Reality: Doctors have testified that babies feel pain at 20 weeks, or earlier.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"attachment_58418\" style=\"width: 187px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-58418\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-58418\" src=\"https:\/\/www.liveactionnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/20weeks.jpg\" alt=\"A preborn baby at 20 weeks\" width=\"177\" height=\"267\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-58418\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A preborn baby at 20 weeks<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><em>The Huffington Post <\/em>points to various studies, with some even claiming that preborn children don&#8217;t feel pain until the 29th or 30th week of pregnancy. But <a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorsonfetalpain.com\/\">doctors have spoken out<\/a> that preborn children feel pain by the 20th week of pregnancy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=1&amp;ved=0CCAQFjAA&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nrlc.org%2Fuploads%2Ffetalpain%2FAnandPainReport.pdf&amp;ei=2NLsVKjWH5PbsAT-5oG4Bw&amp;usg=AFQjCNEHCiGmOs7zxjkT0ZJt6F1OS7hqzA&amp;bvm=bv.86475890,d.cWc&amp;cad=rja\">Doctors<\/a> have also <a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=1&amp;ved=0CB4QFjAA&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fjudiciary.house.gov%2F_files%2Fhearings%2F113th%2F05232013%2FCondic%252005232013.pdf&amp;ei=pKHwVJHFCKfmsATe14HoCA&amp;usg=AFQjCNFscZBmBp9XoSlnKLrun9pbEZbmxg&amp;bvm=bv.87269000,d.cWc&amp;cad=rja\">testified<\/a> that preborn children <a href=\"http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/sacody\/zielinski-fetal-pain-11105686\">can feel pain<\/a> even earlier &#8211; even as early as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aul.org\/2008\/03\/fetal-pain-legislation-women-deserve-to-know\/\">5.5 weeks<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Also, it is worth questioning why surgery conducted on preborn children <a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorsonfetalpain.com\/fetal-pain-the-evidence\/5-documentation\/#.VOqc9S6KW-c\">involves<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cincinnatichildrens.org\/health\/a\/fetal-anesthesia\/\">anesthesia<\/a> then, if they can&#8217;t feel pain.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4) Myth: Americans support legalized abortion.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"wp-image-60269 size-full\">Reality: Most Americans think abortion should be legal only in limited circumstances. <\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_60269\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-60269\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-60269\" src=\"https:\/\/www.liveactionnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/gallup-abortion-poll-300x227.jpg\" alt=\"Abortion opinions over the years, from Gallup. \" width=\"300\" height=\"227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/gallup-abortion-poll-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/gallup-abortion-poll.jpg 582w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-60269\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Abortion opinions over the years, from Gallup.<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><em>The Huffington Post <\/em>claims most Americans support legalized abortion. The 78 percent which <em>HuffPo <\/em>claims supports abortion, is comprised, overwhelmingly, of those who support abortion only in some very limited circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>The pro-life movement also points to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gallup.com\/poll\/1576\/abortion.aspx\">same Gallup poll<\/a> to claim the tide is in their favor. However, when we accurately examine the matter, those who support abortion in some circumstances only support it in circumstances such as rape, incest, or when the life or physical condition of the mother is in jeopardy. The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.johnstonsarchive.net\/policy\/abortion\/abreasons.html#2\">pro-abortion Guttmacher Institute notes that <\/a>abortion is largely a procedure performed for socioeconomic reasons, not so much for these hard cases.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5) Myth: Abortion restrictions harm access to abortion, and that&#8217;s a bad thing.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Reality: Abortion restrictions protect women. <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-54000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.liveactionnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/abortion_clinics_closing1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"abortion_clinics_closing1\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/abortion_clinics_closing1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/abortion_clinics_closing1-700x525.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>When abortion restrictions are in places, lives are saved. This includes preborn children as well as their mothers. And if abortion businesses cannot remain open out of a failure to comply with commonsense abortion regulations, that&#8217;s because the abortion industry is inherently dangerous. The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.guttmacher.org\/media\/inthenews\/2015\/01\/05\/index.html\">231 new restrictions passed over the last four years <\/a>also reflect that the states and their citizens are dedicated to ending abortion.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>6) Myth: Women rarely are coerced into their abortions.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Reality:<\/strong> <strong>Over half of women report being pressured or coerced. <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-38693\" src=\"https:\/\/www.liveactionnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/sad-woman-face-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"sad-woman-face\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/sad-woman-face-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/sad-woman-face.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><em>The Huffington Post <\/em>ignores the plight of women, who have been pressured or coerced into their abortion. Some have even been violently threatened.<\/p>\n<p>Live Action News contributors <a href=\"\/news\/bombs-bullets-and-abortion-here-are-the-facts-that-ilyse-hogue-and-naral-pro-choice-america-dont-want-you-to-know\/\">Adam Peters<\/a> and <a href=\"\/news\/the-reality-of-forced-abortion-in-america\/\">Kristi Burton Brown<\/a> have reported on many forms of violence against pregnant women. Entire <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mccl.org\/forced-abortion.html\">web<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theunchoice.com\/coerced.htm\">pages<\/a> have also been compiled dedicated to reporting the reality of coerced abortions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>7) Myth: Whether or not a woman is already a mother is relevant to abortion.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Reality: How many children a woman already has does not speak to the reality of abortion.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-56693\" src=\"https:\/\/www.liveactionnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/pregnany-baby-300x157.jpg\" alt=\"pregnany-baby\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/pregnany-baby-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/pregnany-baby.jpg 671w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>As Feminists for Life, a pro-life\u00a0group which <a href=\"http:\/\/www.feministsforlife.org\/you-have-better-choices\/\">offers resources, <\/a>says, &#8220;Women Deserve Better.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Pregnant women who are already mothers do not need to turn to abortion. There are <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pregnancyandchildren.com\/pregnancy\/pregnancy_assistance.htm\">programs<\/a> to help women, including <a href=\"http:\/\/futureofchildren.org\/publications\/journals\/article\/index.xml?journalid=67&amp;articleid=475&amp;sectionid=3251\">federal ones,<\/a> such as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fns.usda.gov\/wic\/women-infants-and-children-wic\">WIC (Women, Infants, Children).<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>8) Myth: Holding abortion clinics to the same standards doesn&#8217;t have much to do with safety.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Reality: Women&#8211;not just preborn children&#8211;die at abortion clinics. And when abortion clinics shut down, lives are saved. <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-57754\" src=\"https:\/\/www.liveactionnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/abortion-clinic-hall-2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"abortion-clinic-hall-2\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/abortion-clinic-hall-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/abortion-clinic-hall-2-700x467.jpg 700w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/abortion-clinic-hall-2.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Women <a href=\"http:\/\/www.operationrescue.org\/archives\/virginia-abortion-facilities-with-history-of-abuses-seek-to-be-excepted-from-the-law\/\">face complications<\/a> because medical personnel could not get through an abortion clinic which had no gurney access. This <a href=\"http:\/\/www.operationrescue.org\/archives\/39-years-after-roe-v-wade-no-gurney-access-endangers-two-injured-abortion-patients-in-alabama\/\">happened to two women in Birmingham,<\/a> yet abortion advocates still bemoan commonsense regulations like hallway requirements.<\/p>\n<p>Admitting privileges are also <a href=\"\/news\/abortion-doctors-and-admitting-privileges-are-clinics-being-treated-unfairly\/\">necessary<\/a>, <a href=\"\/news\/requiring-admitting-privileges-to-protect-women\/#more-50508\">as<\/a> <a href=\"\/news\/latest-court-rulings-show-that-it-is-the-abortion-industry-being-protected-not-women\/\">has<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lifenews.com\/2013\/10\/29\/if-planned-parenthood-docs-cant-get-admitting-privileges-they-shouldnt-do-abortions\/\">been<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lifenews.com\/2014\/02\/25\/abortion-clinics-put-womens-lives-at-risk-without-hospital-admitting-privileges\/\">highlighted<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lifenews.com\/2014\/05\/19\/why-should-abortionists-have-admitting-privileges-look-at-these-botched-abortions-at-just-one-clinic\/\">before. <\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>In summary: <\/strong>The abortion movement is adept at lying to women. It has practically made doing so an art. But it is even more dangerous when it takes the efforts of those trying to educate women to save them and their children, and calls such truth out as lie.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Amanda Scherker for The Huffington Post produced a piece of &#8220;10 Abortion Myths That Need To Be Busted.&#8221; Not surprisingly, it is the abortion movement whose &#8220;reality&#8221; needs to be busted. 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