The advocates of abortion claim that the unborn child is a mere clump of cells. Furthermore, the unborn child while still in the womb can now be viewed by ultrasound and have many of its functions monitored by various sophisticated techniques. He or she can receive blood transfusions and medications and even be treated surgically. Abortion brings that young life to an end. It is a sad reflection on our times that precisely when scientific and technological advances provide us with the means to keep unborn children alive at earlier and earlier stages of pregnancy, more and more of these children are being killed by abortion.
Abortion helps to prevent child abuse.
Abortion is not a cure for child abuse. In 1997, a time when abortion is widely available, the statistics show an escalating number of child abuse cases are being reported across Canada including intimidation, neglect, beatings, burnings, sexual interference and killings. Every child a wanted child. It also fails to take into account the fact that the feelings of a woman toward her pregnancy during the early months often differ markedly from what they will be at later stages of her pregnancy or after the birth of her child. Human life has an intrinsic value which has nothing to do with the fact that this tiny human being may or may not be wanted.