Summary:
This presentation gives the fundamental message of PHL contained in our Mission Statement:
"To reach as many people as possible with the message that every human life from conception to natural death has absolute worth, irreplaceable value and the right to lifelong protection." To that end it concentrates on the beauty of life before birth (focusing on the undeniable humanity of the child) and gives an introduction to what abortion is and the laws that have kept it legal now for 30 years."
Human life begins at conception.
- Scientifically, the fertilized egg has everything to satify being human and alive.
- DNA, chromosomes, size of egg/sperm
- A separate life from the mother, though dependant on her
The developing child in the womb has three names and awesome characteristics associated with its age in weeks from conception.
- Zygote - Conception to 2 weeks; travels from Fallopian tube to uterus; amazing growth cell by cell
- Embryo - 2 weeks to three months; implantation, heartbeat at 21 days, brain waves at 6 weeks, etc.
- Fetus - 3months-birth; at 10 weeks all organ systems are functioning
Abortion is a procedure that ends a pregnancy by destroying and removing the developing child.
- Number one surgical procedure performed in the US today done sometimes with very little knowledge of the procedure by the woman
- Kills the child, harms women
- 45 million abortions in US since '73; 85 of all abortions done 8-12 weeks
Abortion was made legal in our country with the Supreme Court handing down the Roe vs. Wade decision in January 1973.
- Discuss the details of the case, what the decision said, companion case Doe vs. Bolton- the "health" of the woman
- The right to "privacy"; PA Abortion Control Act
Alternatives to Abortion
- Crisis pregnancy centers
- Adoption
