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Abortion: Pro-Life or Pro-Choice?

PRO-LIFE
Abortions are a very controversial issue for all of us, more so for the pro-life movement. Most of the foundation on which they build their beliefs is based on religious status. The pro-life movement maintains that the human life begins at conception. Medical studies have shown that the fetus responds to light, sound, and touch as early as 25 weeks. In 1984, a highly controversial film entitled The Silent Scream was released. The film claims to be a live-action ultrasound of an ongoing abortion. Dr. Nathanson, a M. D. who performed abortions, stopped when he saw the film. He provides the following comment:
"You can see from the moment the tip of the suction machine starts to move. The fetus knows it and starts to scuttle to the top of the uterus. You can see her mouth open in a silent scream. From there on you can see all the agitation: you can see the heart speeding up, you can see the limbs moving faster, you can see the child moving more rapi...

Posted by: Geraint Watts

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