Sanctity of Human LIfe Sunday

Did you know...

• An unborn baby's heart begins to beat 18-21 days after fertilization.
• Brain waves can be detected as early as 40 days after fertilization.
• Since 1973, there have been more than 55 million abortions in the United States.
• Women have cited "social reasons," not mother's health or rape/incest, as their motivation in approximately 93% of all abortions.
• A March 2013 poll by The Polling Company found that 53% of Americans oppose legal abortion except in only three or fewer circumstances:  when the pregnancy results from rape or incest or when it threatens the life of the mother.