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Every day in the U.K., 540 innocent babies are denied justiceand executed with no judge, no jury, and no trial.1 If that’s notunjust, I don’t know what is. Since 1968, the United Kingdomhas the blood of more than 7 million babies on its hands.2

The U.K. has some of the most permissive abortion laws,abortion is legal all nine months of pregnancy.3 `

What will you do to stop injustice?1,2 Department of Health Statistical Bulletin. 2009│ 3The Abortion Act of 1967.│

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40 Days of prayer, fasting and communityoutreach to bring about the end of abortion.

p.3 Who is wounded byabortion?

p.4 What physical damage isdone to those who haveabortions?

p.5 How are abortions done?

p.6-7 Do you know when ababy’s heart begins to beatand brain waves start?

p.8 Discover the cover-up aboutabortion that harms women.

p.9 What are the long-termeffects of this injustice on theworld?

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im, I think I’m pregnant.”My boyfriend sighed deeply, his gaze remainingfixed on the TV. He then muttered something thatmade me feel completely deserted.

I knew from firsthand experience how toughit was to raise a child as a single mother. I alreadyhad a two-year-old daughter, Jennifer, from anearlier unsuccessful marriage. When mypregnancy was confirmed, Tim’s non-committalresponse to my distress and his move 400 milesaway, left me despondent and convinced thatabortion was the “easy way out.” I was alreadystruggling financially with one child. How couldI raise two?

I felt desperately alone. I often cried myselfto sleep. I decided to confide in a couple ofcollege professors who collected money to fly meout of town to have an abortion. Now I feltobligated to go through with it. Still, I agonized!

I was summoned to the room where theabortions were performed. I could hear a womansobbing hysterically in the recovery room. Thatmemory still haunts me.

As the doctor was examining me prior toperforming the abortion, he suddenly stopped andsaid to the nurse, “Get her out of here! She’s toofar along!” Relief instantly washed over me! Howodd. I had thought I wanted an abortion, but nowfelt instantly relieved to know I was still pregnant.

I decided to muster every ounce ofcourage to deal with my pregnancy.My ambivalence turned into love for

my preborn daughter, Melanie. It tookenergy and creativity to support thethree of us, but my two daughtersinspired me to do great things. Ifinished my degree; then I went onto get my Master’s and Ph.D.

When we endure somethingtough, our character and self-esteem arestrengthened. Many women who haveconfessed to me that they’ve hadabortions have discovered that the“easy way out” is just an illusion. Someare in abusive relationships, on anti-depressants, or just seem detached fromlife. Some sadly remember their abortedchild’s “would be” birthday each year.

I cannot promise that it will be easy. Ican only promise that the anguish will passand that there are people who will helpyou through this trying time. One dayyou will look back on the birth ofyour child and know that youdid the right thing.

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hat week-long horror of a roller coaster ride when mythen-fiancée found out she was pregnant. She asked if I’dlike to do the nursery in a Warner Brothers theme or

Disney. My first thought was “Oh NO! NO!!!!!!” I wasterrified. I regretted immediately that conversation we had atthe very beginning of our relationship— that we would neverget an abortion should she become pregnant. Now I wasstuck. I wanted an escape hatch. I wanted out... any way out.Although I said I would support her, I was really trying tofind that escape hatch.

Telling my parents was hard. My father encouraged usto have the baby; my mum cried, not knowing “whether to behappy or sad” for us. Her parents were worse. After we toldthem the news, her father demanded that we “take care ofthis” because he didn’t want there to be unseemly appear-ances in his family. I had found my escape hatch. Eventhough I argued fiercely with him before we left, once wewere alone I started gently emphasizing her father’spositions. What would everyone say? Are we really

ready for this? What about the wedding? What about ourplans? I didn’t think of the baby... not really. Not then. I wasin a panic and I wanted out and that was the way I wasplaying it.

I don’t remember how I finally changed her mind— ittook about a week, but I did it. I remember being with her atthe clinic, with one of her friends, smoking outside and thendriving her home thinking “Thank God it’s over!”

The child would be about 13 or 14 years old now.When I look at our two children, I know there ought to bethree. I don’t know if the baby was a boy or a girl. I keepthinking it was a girl, probably because my wife wanted oneso badly. Although I still struggle with depression and guilt,I eventually found forgiveness. My wife is not ready to takethat step. So I must continue to try and help her bear thatburden and make up for the crucial time I failed her.

I Still Remember...

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ince I had already enlisted in the Air Force, I thought I had to havean abortion in order to make something out of my life. My bestfriend drove me to the abortion clinic. It was like an assembly line.

When the ultrasound was being performed, I asked to see it, but this wasn’tallowed. So much for “an informed decision.” Then I asked how far alongI was. I was told I was nine-and-a-half weeks pregnant. That hit me hard.I started doubting and wanted to talkto my friend, but I wasn’t allowed todo that either.

When it was my turn, the nursetold me that I was going to feel somediscomfort, like strong menstrualcramps. The truth is that the abortion was more pain than I’ve ever feltin my life. It felt like my insides were literally being sucked out of my

body. Later, I went into shock.After the abortion, I tried to make up for it by trying to get pregnant

again. I wanted my baby back, but I never got pregnant again. I don’tknow if I can ever have another baby. I named my baby. Later I found outthis is part of the grieving process.

Two-and-a-half years later, I ended up in the hospital with bulimia. Ifelt that no one had punished me for what I had done, so I was punishingmyself. I was obsessed with women who were pregnant, and my life wasin shambles! I was suffering from post-abortion trauma. When I was 21years old, I received help from a woman who was involved with pro-life

activism. I went through a programme called “Conquerors.” Not onlydid I experience forgiveness, but I was also challenged to help others. Ianswered the challenge and started sidewalk counselling.

There is a healing process that comes from getting involved inthe pro-life movement. I talk to youth groups and students and sharemy testimony. To them, and to you, I plead, “Please don’t make thesame mistake I did.”

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hey tell you, “It’s a quick fix.” They say, “It willsolve your problems and allow you to get onwith your life.” They’re wrong. Few women

have been told that having an abortion carries lastingphysical and psychological consequences. If they hadbeen warned, would their “choice” have beenabortion?

One woman who wishes she had known better isAnn Marie. As a post-abortive woman, she shares,“Abortion changes you forever. I thought the abortionwould free me up from a responsibility I felt I was notready for. Instead it held me in bondage to feelings ofregret, remorse, depression, and despair. My soulbecame a slave to self-hatred and worthlessness. Mysanity was the price I would pay. Women deserve betterthan abortion.”

These feelings of depression and despair are someof the common psychological complications fromabortion. Pregnant women who abort have a six timeshigher rate of suicide than those who carry their babiesto term.1 Teenagers who abort are 10 times more

likely to attempt suicide than teens who have not had anabortion.2 A recent study found that, compared to womenwho gave birth, women who aborted were 65% morelikely to be at risk of long-term clinical depression.3

In addition to these psychological problems,women are susceptible to serious physical complicationsdue to the nature of the procedures used to abortchildren. Women can face perforation of the uterus,hemorrhaging that requires transfusion, cardiac arrest,endotoxic shock, major unintended surgery, infectionresulting in hospitalization, convulsion, undiagnosedectopic (tubal) pregnancy, cervical laceration, uterinerupture, and death.4

Women who abort are more likely to experience

future ectopic pregnancy, infertility, hysterectomy,stillbirth, miscarriage, and premature birth than womenwho have not had abortions.5

Women who abort are not only putting their ownlives and health at risk; they also endanger the lives oftheir current and future children. Women who abort are144% more likely to physically abuse their children.6In addition, women who have undergone previousabortions have a 60% higher risk of miscarriage.7

The physical and psychological consequences ofabortion are devastating. Ann Marie is just one of themany voices of hurting post-abortive women.Countless other women have come forward to sharetheir stories about the aftermath of abortion. Readsome of their accounts at www.silentnomoreawareness.org/testimonies/index.aspx. There is hope andhealing after abortion—see page two for post-abortiveresources. `1 European J. Public Health. 2005.│2Stress, Depression and Suicide:A Study of Adolescents in Minnesota. (Minneapolis: University of MinnesotaExtension Service, 1986).│3 Medical Science Monitor. 2003.│4AbortionPractice. 1990.│5 Detrimental Effects of Abortion: An Annotated Bibliographywith Commentary. 2002.│6Acta Paediatrica. 2005.│7 BJOG: An InternationalJournal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. Dec. 2006.│*For full citations visitwww.40daysforlife.com/london.

The Long-Term Effects of Abortion

“Abortion Changes YouForever...” _ Ann Marie

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According to scientific research, all hormonalcontraceptives have the capability to cause anabortion (the pill,1 patch,2 mini-pill,3 jab,4 vaginal

ring,5 emergency contraception,6 intrauterine devices,7,8

etc). Hormonal contraceptives work in three ways: byattempting to stop ovulation (the release of the egg fromthe ovary), by thickening cervical fluids to preventfertilisation, and by thinning the lining of the uterus toprevent implantation. The first two methods arecontraceptive, but if they fail, the third method cancause an abortion since it occurs after fertilisation.

Hormonal contraception does not always stopovulation. When breakthrough ovulation occurs, thereis a possibility of fertilisation. Studies have shown thatovulation rates in women taking oral contraceptivesranged from 1.7 to 28.6 percent per cycle. Ovulationrates for women taking progestin-only pills (the mini-pill) ranged from 33 to 65 percent.9 When thesecontraceptives do not stop fertilisation, they aredesigned to cause an abortion by making it difficultfor the embryo to implant and receive nourishmentfrom the mother. Birth control manufacturers insist thattheir products do not terminate an existing pregnancy.However, they have redefined the terms “conception”and “pregnancy” to mean implantation rather thanfertilisation (implantation happens 7-10 days afterfertilisation).10

Emergency contraception (EC) is a large dose ofthe common birth control pill. EC is also known as the

morning-after pill and is designed to be taken as a singledose after “unprotected sex.” Documented side effectsfrom EC include nausea, abdominal pain, fatigue,headache, dizziness, vomiting, diarrhea, breasttenderness, menstrual changes,11 and ectopic pregnancy.12

Contrary to popular arguements, increased access to ECdoes not decrease the rate of pregnancies and surgicalabortions.13 In England, sexually transmitted infectionrates have increased significantly since EC becamewidely available.14

Contraceptive failure is the most common reasongiven for abortion. In one UK study, 62% of women whohad abortions were using contraception at the time whenthey fell pregnant.15 To give an idea of the failure rates, if100 sexually active women used condoms for one year,15 would fall pregnant. For the mini-pill, 8 would fallpregnant out of 100.16 `

1 Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceuticals. “Full US Prescribing Information.”│2 Ibid.│3 Ibid.│4 Pfizer Inc. “Depo-Provera and Depo-subq Provera USPhysician Prescribing Information.”│5 Shering-Plough Corporation. “NuvaR-ing Prescribing Information.”│6 Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc. “Plan B Full USPrescribing Information.”│7 Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc. “Paragard Full USPrescribing Information.”│8 Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals. “HowMirena works.”│9 Larimore and Stranford. Archives of Family Medicine.Feb. 2000.│10 American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Sep.1965.│11 Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc. “Plan B Full US Prescribing Informa-tion.”│12 Harrison-Woolrych, Mira, MD. “Progestogen-Only EmergencyContraception and Ectopic Pregnancy. Prescriber Update 2002.”│13ObstetGynecol. Dec. 2007.│14 Paton, David. “Random Behavior or RationalChoice? Family Planning, Teenage Pregnancy, and STIs.” Nov. 2003.│15 London: Marie Stopes International. 2009.│16 The British PregnancyAdvisory Service. Accessed 2010.│*For full citations visit www.40daysforlife.com/london.

Emergency Contraception – Plan B(The Morning-After Pill)Emergency Contraception (EC) contains syntheticprogestogen (not to be confused with naturally occur-ring progesterone) and is a large dose of the commonbirth control pill, designed to be taken as a single dosewithin 72 hours after “unprotected sex.”

EC works in three ways. First, it attempts to stopovulation. Depending on where a woman is in hercycle, ovulation may or may not have already occurredbefore EC was taken. Second, EC attempts to stopfertilisation by impeding the transportation of thesperm and the egg. Third, EC tries to stop implantationby altering (thinning) the lining of the endometrium(or uterus) so the embryo cannot implant and receivenourishment from the mother. The first two methodsare contraceptive, but if they fail, the third method cancause an abortion because it occurs after fertilisation.(See “What About Birth Control?” below.)1

ellaOne – Ulipristal Acetate (UPA)EllaOne is a selective progesterone receptor modulator(SPRM). SPRMs block the action of the hormoneprogesterone, which is necessary for ovulation andimplantation to occur. Progesterone also maintainsthe lining of the uterus and supports the embryo.Currently, the only other legal SPRM drug availablein the United Kingdom is RU-486 (mifepristone).Although ellaOne acts similarly to RU-486, it isbeing billed as an emergency contraceptive.2 EllaOneis designed to be taken as a single dose within 5 daysof “unprotected sex.” It is thought to inhibit anddelay ovulation, attempting to prevent fertilisation.However, ovulation may or may not have alreadyoccurred before ellaOne was taken. EllaOne also alters

the lining of the uterus, which, if fertilisation occurs,can prevent an embryo from implanting, causing anabortion.3,4

RU-486 – Mifeprex (The Abortion Pill)Mifeprex blocks the action of the hormone proges-terone which is needed to maintain the lining of theuterus and provides oxygen and nutrients for the baby.Without it, the baby dies. Mifeprex is used inconjunction with the drug Cytotec (misoprostol),which is taken two days after Mifeprex, causinguterine bleeding (sometimes profuse), strongcontractions, and expulsion of the baby.

The pregnant woman first visits the abortionist toobtain the Mifeprex pills, returns two days later toreceive misoprostol, and returns a third time to verifythat the abortion is complete. The failure rate of thismethod is about 8 percent if the pills are taken within7 weeks and up to 23 percent at 8-9 weeks. If the babysurvives the abortion, there is a high risk that he or shewill suffer mental and/or physical birth defects fromthe misoprostol.5,6

Vacuum AspirationIn this first trimester procedure, the abortionist insertsa hollow plastic suction tube into the dilated cervix.The uterus is emptied by either a manual syringe orhigh-powered suction machine. The baby is torn intopieces as he or she is pulled through the hose.7,8,9

Dilation and Suction Curettage (D&C)This is similar to the vacuum aspiration but is gener-ally used after 14 weeks. After the baby is suctionedout of the uterus the abortionist inserts a curette, aloop-shaped, steel knife, into the uterus. With this the

abortionist cuts the placenta and umbilical cord intopieces and scrapes them out into a basin. The uterus isagain suctioned out to ensure that no body parts havebeen left behind. Bleeding is usually profuse.10

Dilation and Evacuation (D&E)Once the cervix is dilated considerably farther thanin first trimester abortions, the abortionist inserts anarrow forceps that resembles a pliers. This instrumentis needed because the baby’s bones are calcified, as isthe skull. The abortionist inserts the instrument intothe uterus, seizes a leg or other part of the body and,with a twisting motion, tears it from the baby’s body.The spine is snapped and the skull crushed. Body partsare then reassembled and counted to make certain thatthe entire baby has been removed and that no partsremain in the womb.11,12,13,14

Induction or Prostaglandin AbortionLabour is induced using prostaglandin drugs, and thecervix is dilated. To ensure the baby will be dead upondelivery and to start uterine contractions, the abortion-ist may inject saline (salt water) or urea (a substancefound naturally in urine and blood). To guaranteeagainst a live birth and legal complications, doctorswill inject the drug Digoxin or potassium chloridedirectly into the baby’s heart to kill the child beforedelivery. Other times the baby is delivered alive andleft without medical intervention until he or she dies.15

This method is used in the second and thirdtrimester.16 `

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DDaayy 11:: FFeerrttiilliissaattiioonnThe sperm joins with the egg to form one cell. Thissingle cell contains the complex genetic makeup forevery detail of a new human being—the child’s sex,hair and eye colour, height, skin tone, etc. Afterfertilisation, nothing new is added but oxygen, nutrition, and time.1

11sstt MMoonntthh** ((11--44 WWeeeekkss)) The first cell divides in two, and cell division continues as the newly formed individualtravels down the fallopian tube to the uterus.More than 500 cells are present when thistiny embryo (the blastocyst**) reaches theuterus 7 to 10 days after fertilisation.2

Foundations of the brain, spinal cord, andnervous system are already established, and by day 21 the heart begins to beat in a regular fashion with a blood type oftendifferent from the mother’s.3 Muscles areforming, and arms, legs, eyes, and earshave begun to show.

* From Conception**The blastocyst is the stage at which many researchers want to destroy the embryo inorder to harvest stem cells.

22nndd MMoonntthh ((55--88 WWeeeekkss))By six weeks, brain waves can be detectedby electroencephalogram, and the brain iscontrolling 40 sets of muscles as well as theorgans.4 The jaw forms, including teeth and tastebuds.5 The baby begins to swallow amniotic fluid, andsome have been observed hiccupping.6 During thistime, the stomach produces digestive juices, and thekidneys begin to function.7 Fingers and toes are developing, and at seven weeks the chest and abdomen are fully formed.8 Swimming with a natural swimmer’s stroke in the amniotic fluid, she now looks like a miniature human infant.9, 10

33rrdd MMoonntthh ((99--1122 WWeeeekkss))Unique fingerprints are evident and never change.11

The baby now sleeps, awakens, and exercises hermuscles by turning her head, curling her toes, andopening and closing her mouth. Even though mumcannot feel movement yet, the baby is very active.She breathes amniotic fluid to help develop her

respiratory system. The gender can be visually determined, and family resemblances may appear aswell.12 By the end of the month all the organs and systems of her body are functioning.13

44tthh MMoonntthh ((1133--1166 WWeeeks)By the end of the fourth month, the baby is 8-10inches in length and weighs about one-half pound.Her ears are functioning and she hears her mother’s

heartbeat, as well as external noises like music. Mumbegins to feel baby’s movement—a slight flutter atfirst that will become stronger.14 Lifesaving surgeryhas been performed on babies at this age.

55tthh MMoonntthh ((1177--2200 WWeeeks)If a sound is especially loud, the baby may jump in reaction to it. Thumb-sucking has been observed during the fifth month.15

66tthh MMoonntthh ((2211--2244 WWeeeks)Oil and sweat glands are functioning. The baby’s delicate skin is protected in the amniotic sac by a special ointment called vernix. She grows rapidly insize and strength while her lungs become more

developed.16 In a recent study, 70% of babies born between 22 and 26 weeks lived past age one, thanksto modern medicine.17

7th Month (25-28 Weeks)The baby can now recognize her mother’s voice. Sheexercises by stretching and kicking as she growseven bigger. She uses the senses of hearing, touch,and taste, and she can even look around with openeyes at her watery home.18 If the baby is a boy, his

testicles descend from the abdomen into thescrotum.19

8th Month (29-32 Weeks)The skin begins to thicken, with a layer offat stored underneath for insulation andnourishment. The baby swallows a gallon ofamniotic fluid per day and often hiccups.20

Though movement is limited, due tocramped quarters, the baby’s kicks arestronger, and mum may be able to feel anelbow or heel against her abdomen.21

9th Month (33-36 Weeks)Gaining one half pound per week, the babyis getting ready for birth. The bones in herhead are soft and flexible to more easilymould for the journey down the birth canal.22

Of the 45 generations of cell divisions before adulthood, 41 have already takenplace. Only four more come beforeadolescence. Ninety percent of aperson’s development happens inthe womb.23 `

1 American Baby. 1989.│2 Mayo Clinic Family Health Book.2003.│3 Moore and Persaud. The DevelopingHuman.│4JAMA. 1964.│5 Langman’s Medical Embryology.1995.│6Early Human Development. 1985.│7 The Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine. 2nd ed. │8 Mayo Clinic FamilyHealth Book. 2003.│9 Valman & Pearson. British Medical Journal.│10 Mayo Clinic Family Health Book. 2003.│11 Moore and Persaud. The Developing Human.│12 Flanagan. Beginning Life. │13 Cunningham, MacDonald et al. Obstetrics.│14 Flanagan. BeginningLife.│15 Clinical Reference Systems Annual 2001.│16 The Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine. 2nd ed.│17JAMA. 2009 | 18 Ibid.│19 Clinical Reference SystemsAnnual 2001.│20 Ibid.│21 Ibid.│22 Ibid.│23 Sassone,Robert L. “Interview with Prof. Sir A. William Liley.”The Tiniest Humans.│*For full citations visitwww.40daysforlife.com/london.

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Social Justice Begins in the Womb.

“I want the general public to knowwhat the doctors know—that this

is a person; that this is a baby. Thatthis is not some kind of

blob of tissue…”Dr. Anthony Levantino, Former Abortionist