“For You formed my inward parts; You covered me in my mother’s womb, I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made…” (Psalm 139: 13)

The Fight for Life Every time your heart beats, somewhere in this world a pre-born baby’s heart is stopped by abortion...

1997: Abortion on demand in SA Since the legalisation of abortion in SA, more than babies were denied their God-given right to live. That means about 238 babies are being murdered each day!

When Does Life Begin? From day 1 at conception, all the information needed to become a person, is already present (e.g. colour of eyes, sex, etc.); Except for oxygen & nutrition, nothing more is added to ensure growth and maturity into a perfect baby.

Milestones of Early Life THREE WEEKS: HEART IS BEATING SIX WEEKS: BRAIN WAVES ARE MEASURABLE (able to feel pain, touch and movement) 2½ MONTHS: BODY COMPLETELY FORMED ( even fingerprints!) 3 MONTHS: ALL ORGANS AND SYSTEMS ARE FUNCTIONING. Picture: 3½ months old

MOST COMMONLY USED METHODS TO KILL Most common: the 'abortion pill' (Misoprostal or RU 486) Vaccuum suction: baby parts sucked out of the womb with a vacuum apparatus It is a proven fact that a pre- born baby feels pain!!!

Maternal Physical Complications 1) Severe bleeding 2) Perforation of the uterus 3) Bowel and bladder injury 4) Laceration of Cervix (the mouth of the womb) 5) Breast cancer 6) Infection 7) Infertility

POST ABORTION SYNDROME Women and men suffer Symptoms such as guilt, anger, fits of crying, fear, grief at loss of baby Sleep, appetite and sexual disturbances Depression and thoughts of suicide Nightmares, flashbacks Depression and thoughts of suicide

The Hard Cases - Rape Only about 1 in every rapes result in pregnancy The after-effects of an abortion last far longer than the trauma of a rape No-one should deny that the woman has been the victim of another’s cruel violence. But does that give her the right to subject the innocent life inside her to similar violence?

Threat to the Mother’s Physical Health Difference btw abortion for a mother’s health vs. life Serious complications occur in third trimester – premature baby has good chance of surviving. The aim is to save both lives!

What if the baby is deformed or retarded? The doctor’s diagnosis could be wrong A person’s worth and value are not dependent on their physical or mental “normality”.

What about….? 1. The woman’s right to her own body? -The baby is not part of the mother’s body 2. Back street abortions? -Making abortion legal does not stop them. In fact, it increases them. 3. Overpopulation? -It is a lie.The problem is over-urbanisation. 4. “I can’t afford another child!” -Children are a blessing (Psalm 127:3-5, 37:25)

“But women were dieing from back-street abortions – abortion needed to be legalised to save their lives…” This argument seems ridiculous, however, when you use the right words: Because people (women) die or are being harmed while killing innocent people (i.e pre-born people), the state should make it safe for them to do so.

The Pro-life Teaching of the Bible Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer and the One who formed you from the womb, “I, the LORD, am the Maker of all things.. (Isaiah 44: 24) For You formed my inward parts; You covered me in my mother’s womb, I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made… (Psalm 139: 13)