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ABORTION FACTS

Planned Parenthood performed 332,278 abortions in 2009.

Source: http://www.plannedparenthood.org

Planned Parenthood's current ratio of abortions to adoption referrals is 340:1

In 2009 they performed 332,278 abortions, and made 977 adoption referrals.
Source: http://www.plannedparenthood.org

There were, 25,196 abortions reported in Cook County, Illinois in 2009.

On average, that equates to one life destroyed every 21 minutes.

Source: Illinois Department of Public Health
http://www.idph.state.il.us/health/abortion/abort09.htm

African American Abortion Ratio in New York City (2009): 59.8%

Live Births: 27,405
Induced Abortions: 40,798

Source: New York City Department of Heath and Mental Hygiene/ Bureau of Vital Statistics for 2009
http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/downloads/pdf/vs/2009sum.pdf
http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/vs/vs.shtml

Percent of lives lost to abortion in New York City (2009):

• 46.7% African American (national average is 37%)
• 32.5% Hispanic
• 11.3% Caucasian

Source: New York City Department of Heath and Mental Hygiene/ Bureau of Vital Statistics for 2009
http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/downloads/pdf/vs/2009sum.pdf
http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/vs/vs.shtml

Since 1973, the year of the Supreme Court Decision Roe vs. Wade, 13 million African American lives have been lost to abortion.

Source: Center for Disease Control (CDC)

More African American babies have been killed by abortions since 1973 than the total number of African American deaths from AIDS, violent crimes, accidents, cancer and heart disease combined.

Approximate number of African American deaths since 1973:
Abortion: 13+ Million
Heart Disease: 2.26 Million
Cancer: 1.64 Million
Accidents: 307,723 Violent Crimes: 306,313 AIDS: 203,649

Source: Based on cumulative statistics provided by the US center for Disease Control; accessed at: http://blackgenocide.org/?negro.html

An African American baby is three times more likely to be aborted than a white baby.

Today, African Americans account for 12.8% of the American population, but African American women receive 35% of all abortions.

Source: 2010 US Census Data http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/00000.html
CDC Abortion Surveillance Report 11/26/04 http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/?preview/mmwrhtml/ss5212a1.htm

Of the approximately 4,000 abortions that are performed daily in the United States, 1,452 of them take the lives of African American children.

Source: Center for Disease Control (CDC)

Total U.S. Abortions since 1973: 52,000,000+

Source:, Center for Disease Control and Prevention Statistics (CDC), Guttmacher Institute, National Right To Life Fact Sheet, http://www.christianliferesources.com/?/library/view.php&articleid=104

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Sexual Activity Outside Marriage: The Reality

The Actual Health and Medical Information regarding the effects of sexual activity outside marriage.

If you have been raped or sexually molested in any way, click here for a list of confidential helplines. You will find caring people to help you through this difficult time.

*** For organizational purposes, the webpages in this section that deal with STDs, have been moved to the STD section -- click here.

Teaching Abstinence On a Shoe-String Budget ( 30 items )
It’s Never Too Late to Start Saying NO -- the word that Eliminates the risk 100% of the time!

If you think saying NO is hard, wait till you say "yes"...

NO REGRETS -- ABSTINENCE UNTIL MARRIAGE
Abstinence Research and Studies ( 50 items )
More and more research is currently being conducted by private and governmental agencies.

Abstinence always protects physically against STD infection, and avoids pregnancy. Abstinence also protects our youth emotionally.

Some recent "research", produced by groups opposed to sexual abstinence, has "shown" that abstinence is not good for our youth. If you hear of these studies, keep in mind who is publicizing them, and why.

No one makes money on abstinent youth, only on contracepting, condom-using, abortion-procuring youth...
Abstinence Outside Marriage: No Regrets, Just Reality. ( 15 items )
SEXUAL ABSTINENCE = RISK ELIMINATION
THAT'S REALITY...

The Benefits of Abstinence Until Marriage

www.frc.org/get.cfm?i=IS06B01&f=WA06B33
Abstinence Facts: Abstain to Avoid the Pain ( 7 items )
Purity Protects

Have a PASSION 4 Purity
What Is Sexual Abstinence? ( 15 items )
Abstinence is the power which frees love

from selfishness and aggression...

It allows you to avoid life-damaging diseases

and attain your dreams and goals...

It is a way of living life to its fullest, without regrets...

SEXUAL ABSTINENCE

"To love somebody

is not just a strong feeling;

it is a decision, it is a judgment, it is a promise.

If love were only a feeling,

there would be no basis

for the promise to love each other forever."

-- Eric Fromm
Dating ( 13 items )
Dedicated Dating doesn't mean dating one person exclusively.

Actually, it means being dedicated to your whole self, to your intellectual, social, mental, physical, and innermost being.

It means recognizing your own very special and unique worth, and not selling yourself short...

Dedicated Dating means dating - or not dating...

...to protect yourself and those you date from doing anything you will regret in the future;

...to protect yourself from harmful diseases and adverse life changes;

...to draw you to be the person you dream to be so that you can attain the career you want, the security you need, and the happiness you long for...
Physicians Series Brochures Promote Abstinence ( 4 items )
There are five brochures available through this website: Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Female Puberty, Male Puberty, Safe Sex, and Medical Information Regarding Abortion. They are on 8.5" x 14" glossy paper and are packed with facts.

Contact us at info@physiciansforlife.org for more information.
Parents: Help Your Teens & Tweens Abstain ( 38 items )
This section provides help for parents in talking to your teens. They are waiting to hear from you...

You don't have to tell them about your past -- just urge them to abstain to protect their futures!

For more help in talking to your tweens and teens about avoidance and refusal skills to protect them from risky behaviors that can kill or harm them for life, visit Teaching Abstinence on a Shoe-String Budget.
International News on Abstinence ( 10 items )
Abstinence news from around the world.
Advocates for Authentic (Until Marriage) Abstinence ( 12 items )
This section contains resources and legislation for abstinence. For additional information on abstinence advocacy, go to http://www.abstinence.net, to our WebLinks section, and to "Teaching Abstinence" in this section.
Comprehensive "Safer" Sex Education ( 13 items )
Abstinence: Archives ( 36 items )
Past, interesting items about Abstinence and about sexual activity outside marriage.

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