Abortion

(An Overview of Abortion in the United States, Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health, and the Alan Guttmacher Institute, January 2003) www.agi-usa.org

·        47% of all unintended pregnancies end in abortion, while only 40% end in birth

·        Abortion is the most common medical procedure in the United States

·        In 2000, 1.31 million abortions were performed in the United States alone

·        33% of women having abortions are ages 20-24

·        23% women having abortions are ages 25-29

·        18% women having abortions are ages 15-19

·        Women who have abortions are mainly young, single, from minority groups and low-income

·        The number one reason for abortion is lack of financial support, while number two is not enough emotional support

 

Stem Cells and Cloning

·        Adult stem cells, ethical research, have had over 50 successes and embryonic stem cell research, unethical because it kills human life, has had no successes (www.stemcellresearch .org)

·        Embryonic stem cell research is done by Kentucky Universities

·        30 humans were cloned in South Korea (The New York Times, The Cloning Successes in Korea, 2/13/04)

·        New Jersey Bill S1909 allows human cloning and the development of unborn clones in a woman’s womb until birth. The clone must be killed before birth.

“It is the public policy of this State that research involving the derivation and use of human embryonic stem cells, human embryonic germ cells and human adult stem cells from any source, including somatic cell nuclear transplantation (human cloning), shall: be permitted in this State…” (New Jersey Bill S1909, www.njleg.state.nj.us/)

 

Euthanasia

·        Over 20 newborns killed by doctors because of disability in the Netherlands (www.lifenews.com, Dutch Journal of Medicine)