When is abortion legal?
Abortion is legal through all nine months of pregnancy.
It is legal to have an abortion in the first, second, and third trimesters, even up until the day the child is born.

Fatalities
Abortion fatalities (US): 49 million
WWII fatalities (all countries): 61 million
WWI fatalities (all countires): 21 million
Iraq war fatalities (US): 4 thousand
Black Death fatalities (total): ~75-100 million

Reasons for Abortion
Percent of abortions for potential health reasons: 6%
Percent of abortions for rape: 1%
Percent of abortions for social reasons (i.e. child is inconvenient or not worth economic costs): 93%

Roe v Wade and Doe v Bolton
Date of Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton Supreme Court Cases: Jan 22, 1973
Roe and Doe were the women used in the cases to overturn laws limiting abortion
Roe and Doe are now both pro-life advocates
Both felt they were deceived by their pro-choice lawyers
Source: "Mary Doe" of Doe v. Bolton Files Motion to Overturn Companion Case to Roe v. Wade, Kaiser Daily Reproductive Health Report, (2003-08-27) and CNN.com - Who is 'Jane Roe'? - Jun. 18, 2003.

What do these people have in common?
John Lennon, Nelson Mandela, Babe Ruth, Jamie Fox,
Nancy Regan, Bill Clinton, J.R.R. Tolkien, Tim McGraw,
Faith Hill, Dave Thomas, Sarach McLachlan, "D.M.C" McDaniels,
Steve Jobs, Jesse Jackson, Newt Gingrich, Willie Nelson, and Elanor Roosevelt

Answer: They were all adopted.
See the commercial, "Imagine spot 2" at www.catholicvote.org

How much choice are women really given?
84%: Women surveyed who say the clinic and doctor did not help them explore their decision (1)
64%: Women who feel the were pressured (encouraged) by others to have an abortion (2)
86%: Women who feel they wouldn't have chosen abortion if they were encouraged otherwise (1)
Source: (1) Reardon, DC. Aborted Women: Silent No More. and (2) VM Rue et. al., "Induced abortion and traumatic stress: A preliminary comparison of American and Russian women,2004.

Legal and Illegal Abortion Deaths
1972: Year abortion was Federally Legalized
24: Known deaths from legal abortions in 1972
39: Known deaths from illegal abortions in 1972
Source: CDC

Psychological Problems
25%: Women visiting psychiatrists within 5 years of an abortion
3%: Women visiting psychiatrists within 5 years for control group (1)
67%: Women who said "being involved in an abortion" would make a person feel "bad about himself."
55%: Men who said "being involved in an abortion" would make a person feel "bad about himself." (2)
(1) Wathan, "Perinatal bereavement," British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1990; 97: 759-60. Michels, et al., eds. Psychiatry, vol. 1, Ch. 41, Philadelphia: B. Lippincott Co., 1990:8.
(2) Adler, "The Curse of Self-Esteem," Newsweek, February 17, 1992; 119: 46-51.

Breast Cancer
12.5% Lifetime risk of breast cancer for American women (1)
140%: Possible increased risk of breast cancer after abortion (2)
40,000 to 50,000: Estimated additional cases of breast cancer due to abortion per year by 2020 (3)
(1) Ries LAG, Harkins D, Krapcho M, et al. SEER Cancer Statistics Review, 1975-2003. Bethesda, MD: National Cancer Institute, 2006.
(2) Pike MC et al., British Journal of Cancer 1981; 43:72-6.
(3) www.abortionbreastcancer.com

Adoption Stats
2,200,000: Women ages 15 to 44 who had ever sought to adopt a child
620,000: Women who succeeded in adopting (1)
120,000: Approximate number of adoptions per year (2)
3.3: Adoption seekers for every actual adoption (3)
(1) Bachrach, London, Maza, 1991.
(2) Flango and Flango, 1994.
(3) National Survey of Family Growth, 1988.

Stem Cells
Treatments using ethical adult stem cells: 73
Treatments using embryonic stem cells: 0
Clinical trials involving adult stem cells: ~2000
Clinical trials involving embryonic stem cells: <5.
Source: www.stemcell research.org and http://clinicaltrials.gov