Partial Birth Abortion Facts

What is Partial Birth Abortion?

Does the Baby, at this stage of development, feel any pain?

"The Fetus within this time frame of gestation, 20 weeks and beyond , is fully capable of experiencing pain . . . without question, all of this is a dreadfully painful experience for any infant subjected to such a surgical procedure."

Prof.. Robert White, Director
Division of Neurosurgery & Brain Research Laboratory
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

How Common is this Brutal Practice?

"There are 13,000 abortions annually after 4-1/2 months, according to the Alan Guttmacher Institute, whose estimate should be regarded as conservative. There is really no way to know how many doctors are using the partial birth abortion method, or how many partial birth abortions are performed."

Douglas Johnson
Washington Post

What are the Circumstances?

"In my Particular case, probably 20% are for genetic reasons. And the other 80% are purely elective"

Dr. Marthin Haskell, abortionist
Dayon, Ohio

Dr. McMahan, (now deceased) was a leading proponent of this procedure and the director of abortion training at a major training hospital. Dr. McMahon used the partial birth abortion method through THE ENTIRE 40 WEEKS OF PREGNANCY! He prepared a graph showing that, even at 26 weeks of gestation, half the babies he aborted were perfectly healthy, and many of the babies he described as "flawed" had conditions that were compatible with long life, either with or without a disability. For example, Dr. McMahon listed nine partial birth abortions performed because the baby had a cleft lip.