I've been wanting to volunteer at a crisis pregnancy center for a while and do the ultrasounds there. Normally they send nurses to across the country then they have to have 50 ultrasounds hand-on. Since I have experience in other fields of ultrasound they are going to let me volunteer there after I practice on 50 women who are pregnant. I want to do this because there is a huge percentage that change their mind about having an abortion after they see the heart beating in there.
Please read these statistics regarding abortion. I was shocked when I read them. We need to all pray that this would end. The government just passed a law to illegalize partial birth abortions on babies in the third trimester. That means that babies 28 weeks and under are still being aborted legally.
Number of abortions per year: 1.37 Million (1996)
Number of abortions per day: Approximately 3,700
Who's having abortions (religion)?
Women identifying themselves as Protestants obtain 37.4% of all abortions in the U.S.; Catholic women account for 31.3%, Jewish women account for 1.3%, and women with no religious affiliation obtain 23.7% of all abortions. 18% of all abortions are performed on women who identify themselves as "Born-again/Evangelical"
Why women have abortions
1% of all abortions occur because of rape or incest; 6% of abortions occur because of potential health problems regarding either the mother or child, and 93% of all abortions occur for social reasons (i.e. the child is unwanted or inconvenient).
Likelihood of abortion:
An estimated 43% of all women will have at least 1 abortion by the time they are 45 years old. 47% of all abortions are performed on women who have had at least one previous abortion.
Abortion coverage:
48% of all abortion facilities provide services after the 12th week of pregnancy. 9 in 10 managed care plans routinely cover abortion or provide limited coverage. About 14% of all abortions in the United States are paid for with public funds, virtually all of which are state funds. 16 states (CA, CT, HI, ED, IL, MA , MD, MD, MN, MT, NJ, NM, NY, OR, VT, WA and WV) pay for abortions for some poor women.
I found these statistics at www.abortionno.org/Resources/fastfacts.html if you want to read more.
5 comments:
i hope you are able to volunteer. that is a great opportunity for you to minister to these women!
hope you had fun in iowa this weekend! we missed you guys on sunday.
wow, I have missed a lot of blogs from you! :) I am so excited for your oppurtunity at the crisis pregnancy center!!
It was so wonderful to spend time with you this wekeend! You are a dear friend and I miss you much!! I am so thankful we could share with each other some of the things we've learned in mist of trials. God is so faithful and helps us grow in so many ways!! xoxoxo!
Wow! It looks like the abortion rate is catching up with the divorce rate. Did it say how many babies are aborted per year?
I'm so glad you finally got in contact with someone about volunteering. Will you be practicing the ultrasound on women at the crisis center or somewhere else?
I don't know what is wrong with my format, sorry it's so hard to read. The number of abortions per year is 1.37 million in 1996 (I'm sure it's more now). I will be practicing at a clinic after the ultrasound tech does the exam.
This really does make you sick. Can't believe that 43% of women have at least 1 abortion.
I'm sure the Lord will use you in this.
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