Abortion Statistics

According to The Guttmacher Institute here are some statistics on abortion.

1.21 million abortions were performed in 2005
1.31 million abortions were performed in 2000
From 1973 through 2005, more than 45 million legal abortions occurred
45 million abortions is equal to 15% of the current population of the United States
Each year, about two percent of women aged 15-44 have an abortion
47% of them have had at least one previous abortion
Forty-three percent of women obtaining abortions identify themselves as Protestant, and 27% as Catholic
Women who have never married obtain two-thirds of all abortions
About 60% of abortions are obtained by women who have one or more children
Even without specific parental involvement laws, six in 10 minors who have an abortion report that at least one parent knew about it.

The reasons women give for having an abortion:

· Three-fourths of women cite concern for or responsibility to other individuals;
· three-fourths say they cannot afford a child;
· three-fourths say that having a baby would interfere with work, school or the ability to care for dependents;
· and half say they do not want to be a single parent or are having problems with their husband or partner.

I found these numbers to be staggering. What if, we changed the word abortion in these statistics to the word murder, would we view this issue differently? Please take the time to re-read these statistics out loud with the new word inserted.

1.21 million murders were performed in 2005
1.31 million murders were performed in 2000
From 1973 through 2005, more than 45 million legal murders occurred
45 million murders is equal to 15% of the current population of the United States
Each year, about two percent of women aged 15-44 murder
47% of them have had at least one previous murder
Forty-three percent of women murdering identify themselves as Protestant, and 27% as Catholic
Women who have never married obtain two-thirds of all murders
About 60% of murders are obtained by women who have one or more children.[
Even without specific parental involvement laws, six in 10 minors who murder report that at least one parent knew about it.

The reasons women give for murdering:

· Three-fourths of women cite concern for or responsibility to other individuals;
· three-fourths say they cannot afford a child;
· three-fourths say that having a baby would interfere with work, school or the ability to care for dependents;
· and half say they do not want to be a single parent or are having problems with their husband or partner.

If you believe life begins at conception then you have to believe abortion is really murder. How can we, as a nation professing to be Christian, condone and continue to allow the murdering of innocent children. Who would want to be a part of a faith that allows this kind of thing to happen? Seventy percent of women having abortions identify themselves as Christians. What?

Fellow Christians let’s not be fooled – Just because our government says that abortion (MURDER) is okay does not negate the fact that our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ clearly tells us it is not okay!