Tempted

American Mothers in Crisis Pregnancies Tempted by Abortion

Dr. Nathanson admitted NARAL denied what they knew to be true, that abortion kills a living human being.

Women have been told by NARAL and promoters of abortion that their pregnancy is just a blob of tissue, when in fact it has been well known in the medical and scientific community since the 19th century that a new human being was created and began development as a human being at conception. This false understanding of what a pregnancy is has caused many American women in crisis pregnancies to be tempted to abort their babies.

This lie has led to many abortions not being made by fully-informed mothers. In fact, in a 2005 study of 2,000 post-abortive women, most women reported that if they had known they were aborting a child rather than just undifferentiated tissue, they would never have had the abortion. Sadly, many women in crisis pregnancies have been successfully tempted to undergo an abortion based on this lie.

Abortion being a legal right granted to women, has encouraged boyfriends, husbands, parents and friends to pressure women into having an abortion by telling them they must take advantage of their right. The 2005 study reported that between 11-64% of abortions are coerced, and women who have undergone abortions are three times more likely to be victims of domestic violence. For loved ones, abortion has been used as a self-serving solution to their fears rather than finding true help for the woman in a crisis pregnancy. This phenomenon has led to many abortions not being fully voluntary.

Most women who choose abortion make that decision because they feel they have no other choice. Research has shown that women view their prior life as being over upon discovering an unexpected pregnancy and that the only way they can "get it back" is to have an abortion. Thus, abortion becomes a very tempting quick way to "solve" a complex problem.

Sadly, many people do not appreciate that once a woman is pregnant, she is already and forever a mother and her prior life can never be retrieved. It's too late. She will either be a mother of a live child or be the mother of a child who never has life outside the womb. Many women who have abortions later come to realize this truth and deeply grieve the loss of the child they never knew and regret their decision to abort.

Expectant mothers in crisis pregnancies are also tempted into believing that their pregnancy will prevent their future education and career. Many do not consider the option of adoption or are unable to imagine that there are people and resources willing to help them manage parenting, education and work. Many do not realize that despite the crisis, bringing a child into their life will bring them great joy and their concerns about education and work have solutions that do not require them to abort their child.

With the advent of sonogram machines, lately in 4-D, there is now no doubt at all about the presence of a separate human being in the womb. Further, modern science has confirmed that the unborn child from conception has its own unique DNA distinct from its mother's DNA.