CHOOSE LIFE STOP ABORTION NOW

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CHOOSE LIFESTOP ABORTION NOW!

• Every time your heart beats, somewhere in
• this world an unborn babys heart is
• stopped by abortion...

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1997 Abortion on demand in SA

• Since the legalisation of abortion in SA, more
  than 150 000 babies were denied their legal right
  to live.
• Abortion-on demand laws give to one person
  (mother) the legal right to kill another (baby)
  in order to solve the first persons social
  problem and personal problems.

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DID YOU KNOW?

• 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.

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DEVELOPMENT LANDMARKS

• 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
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MOST COMMONLY METHODS USED TO KILL

• Dilation and curettage (DC) - baby cut into
  pieces with a steel knife in the womb and scraped
  out.
• Partial birth (brain suction abortion)
• It is a proven fact that a foetus feels pain!!!

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Devastating Physical after effects for the mother

• 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

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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

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CHOOSE LIFE!

• Give your child the ultimate gift LIFE!!!
• Adoption is a loving choice
• Pro life organisations are more than willing to
  assist you with your various struggles
• Doctors For Life and pregnancy crisis centres
  are available to assist.

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What does GOD say?

• 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 mothers womb, I will praise You, for I am
  fearfully and wonderfully made (Psalm 139 13)

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Christians responsibility?

• We will have to give an account for the life of
  our fellow men (Genesis 91-5)
• If we remain silent, we are equally GUILTY of the
  blood of these babies.

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WHAT CAN I DO?

• Resist this evil practice
• Help those in need
• Warn the uninformed
• Stand for the truth
• Spread the message of the
• Love of Jesus and salvation.
• Get involved in 11th Hour Counselling which
  involves pro-life volunteers that stand nearby an
  abortion clinic and try to get the pregnant
  mother to talk to them, offering her counselling.
  
• Pray for the existing 11th Hour Counselling
  teams that the mothers would soften their hearts
  and abortion staff would convert.
• If you have been seeking an opportunity to put
  feet to your faith, then you can contact Ronell
  at DFL Tel [phone] or ronell_at_dfl.org.za
  about the training course in 11th Hour
  Counselling.
• Speak up for those who cannot speak for
  themselves!

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Doctors For Life

• P.O.Box 6613
• Zimbali, 4418, South Africa
• Tel [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• 24 Hr Help line 27(0) 72 77 5757
• www.dfl.org.za
• mail_at_dfl.org.za