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Should I Have an Abortion?
Before you decide, there are some facts you should consider.
About
your unborn baby
Have you ever thought about
what is growing in your womb? From the moment of conception a unique human being has
existed in your womb. From conception until birth nothing is added to your baby except
time and growth.
When your
unborn baby was first conceived he was as small as a grain of sand. By the time you became
aware of your pregnancy, your unborn baby had developed and grown in many wondrous ways.
Where is your baby in his
development?
Conception:
Father's sperm enters mother's egg; a new human has come into existence.
5-9 Days:
Baby's sex can be determined.
14 Days:
Baby signals his existence by causing his mother to miss her menstrual period.
21 Days:
Baby's heart begins to beat.
28 Days:
Arms and Legs are beginning to develop.
30 Days:
Blood flows through baby's veins.
35 Days:
Five fingers can be discerned on hand.
42 Days:
Brain waves can be measured; all major body systems are developing; skeleton is formed.
8 Weeks:
1 1/8 inches long; brain completely formed; all body systems are present.
10 Weeks:
Baby moves tongue, swallows, makes fist, sucks thumb.
12 Weeks:
3 inches long; weighs one ounce; finger and toe nails are developing; actively kicks.
4 Months:
6-7 inches long; four ounces; facial features are present; complete set of vocal cords
present.
5 Months:
10-12 inches long; one pound; mother definitely feels baby's movements; with special care,
baby can survive outside womb.
6 Months:
11-14 inches long; 1 1/2 pounds; eye lashes are formed.
7 Months:
14-17 inches long; 2 1/2 pounds; completely developed; recognizes mother's voice.
9 Months:
Normal time for birth to occur.
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About the Abortion
Abortion procedures vary
according to the stage of pregnancy. Each procedure is painful for both the mother and her
unborn baby. Abortion procedures include:
Menstrual Extraction:
An early suction abortion.
Suction
D & C (dilation
and curettage): the most frequently used procedure, performed up to
the twelfth week of pregnancy. After the cervix is dilated, a suction
machine nearly thirty times more powerful than a vacuum cleaner dismembers
and removes the baby.
D & E
(dilation and evacuation): performed the twelfth through sixteenth weeks. Similar to
a D & C, but forceps are used to dismember the baby and crush his head so it can pass
through the suction tube.
Saline
(salt solution) or Prostaglandin
(hormone): performed after the sixteenth
week, injected through the mothers abdomen into the amniotic sac. The
baby is delivered vaginally after a painful labor; baby may be born
alive.
Hysterotomy:
performed
after the twenty-sixth week. The same procedure as a Caesarian section, the mother's
uterus is entered surgically, the baby is removed, and often left to die.
D & X
(dilation
& extraction): performed the fourth to ninth months. The baby is delivered legs first,
except for his head. Suction is used to remove the baby's brain so his head can be
collapsed and removed.
During pregnancy your body is
changing to meet the needs of you and your baby. Physically and emotionally you may not be
feeling well. That's normal. Most women experience some discomfort, doubts, and anxiety,
even during planned pregnancies.
With so many physical and
emotional changes taking place, this is a difficult time to make a life changing decision.
Because of your untimely pregnancy, you may feel scared and confused. People may encourage
you to end your pregnancy to resolve your situation. Remember, pregnancy means you carry a
living human being in your womb. If you decide to end your pregnancy by abortion, you will
also end the life of your unborn baby.
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About the Aftermath
After an abortion, many women
experience one or more of the following consequences, some of which may take several years
to surface.
Physical:
Excessive bleeding, may
require blood transfusions.
Perforated uterus or damage to
other organs.
Chronic and acute infections.
Intense pain.
Incomplete removal of baby or
placenta.
High fever, convulsions,
shock, coma.
Increase in miscarriages,
ectopic (tubal) pregnancies, premature births, and stillbirths.
Irregular pap smears; breast
cancer.
Infertility.
Death.
Emotional:
Feelings of helplessness or
isolation.
Frequent or uncontrollable
crying.
Sadness, grief, remorse
Guilt; anxiety.
Shame and fear of others
finding out.
Distrust and feelings of
betrayal.
Bitterness, anger, resentment
Broken relationships.
Denial.
Nightmares and flashbacks.
Sexual problems (frigidity or
promiscuity)
Inability to tolerate the
sound of a vacuum cleaner or dentist's drill, because it sounds like the suction machine.
Alcohol and/or drug abuse in
order to forget.
Preoccupation with becoming
pregnant again or fear of future pregnancies.
Avoidance of situations and
people which bring children, pregnancy, or the abortion to mind.
Depression; mental breakdown.
Fear of punishment from God.
Difficulty forgiving others.
Thoughts of suicide.
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