Abortion Information
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Abortion in the United States: A Brief History
Analysis: Abortion Statistics in the United States
The Unborn Baby
National Geographic: In the Womb
Abortion Techniques
Other Resources
Responding to Pro-Abortion Arguments [PDF]
Quick Facts
An unborn baby's heart begins to beat 18-21 days after fertilization.
Brain waves can be detected as early as 40 days after fertilization.
Since 1973, there have been more than 62 million abortions in the United States.
Women have cited "social reasons," not mother's health or rape/incest, as their motivation in approximately 93% of all abortions.
A January 2021 poll by The Marist Poll found that 51% of Americans oppose legal abortion except in only three or fewer circumstances: when the pregnancy results from rape or incest or when it threatens the life of the mother.
