Late-term abortion is an act so heinous, nearly all Americans are opposed to it. What you may not know, however, is the staggering number of late-term abortions that result in a live birth, a fact the abortion industry works tirelessly to conceal.
For years, abortion advocates have engaged in an aggressive campaign of lies, attempting to gaslight the public into believing these abortions do not occur. When outright denial fails, they offer morally bankrupt justifications for the killing of viable children in the later stages of pregnancy.
A recent study, titled Second-Trimester Abortion and Risk of Live Birth, published in the pro-abortion American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecologists tells the shocking truth.
Researchers examined 13,777 abortions performed between 15- and 29-weeks’ gestation and found that a staggering 1,541 resulted in a live birth. That means 11.2% of these babies were born alive—only to be left to die without medical intervention or outright killed.
We know that nearly 36% of babies born at 22 weeks survive with proper care, and 82% survive at 25
weeks. Many of the babies born alive in these botched abortion attempts could have lived if only they had been provided the life-saving treatment they deserved. Instead, they were abandoned to die. Some babies even survive at 21 weeks.
The abortion-friendly media plays its part in this nightmare, carefully avoiding stories of premature babies who survive and thrive. They ignore advances in neonatal care that continue to push the limits of viability earlier and earlier, instead perpetuating the lie that these children are not yet human, not yet worthy of protection.
The reality of late-term abortion is not just a political issue—it is a human rights crisis. If we are to call ourselves a civilized society, we must confront this evil and demand justice for the most vulnerable among us.
Defending Life,
Brad Mattes,
President, Life Issues Institute
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