On Sunday, April 25th, abortion supporters are scheduled to appear in Washington, D.C. for the so-called “March for Women’s Lives.”  This title attempts to suggest that “legal” abortion is safe (it is certainly not), and that banning abortion would lead to women dying from illegal abortion. 

Dr. Bernard Nathanson, co-founder of NARAL (National Abortion Rights Action League), but now a defender of life, has debunked the statistics cited about deaths from illegal abortion.  While the actual number of such deaths was 39 in 1972, NARAL was claiming that over 5000 women died each year from illegal abortions.  Nathanson admitted that NARAL  fabricated this statistic for political gain.

 

Is "legal" abortion safe for women?  "Legal" abortion was certainly not safe for the millions of women who now regret their abortions.  Nor was "legal" abortion safe for the nearly 23 million unborn women who have been aborted since 1973. 

 

And how can abortion supporters seriously claim abortion is a safe medical procedure?  Recent administrative rulings in abortion cases have declared perforation of the uterus "a known and common complication of an abortion" (Florida) and death after a second trimester abortion "normal, because these complications are expected with this type of abortion" (Michigan).  In both these cases, the abortionist was declared to have no responsibility for the bad outcome of those abortions.  Apparently, the word “safe” has been redefined to mean that the abortionist is safe from prosecution!  Calling Sunday's pro-abortion event a "March for Women's Lives" is clearly a misnomer. 

 

Many women who regret their abortions are becoming brave enough to speak about those regrets.  Some of them will even be going to Washington to share their message of regret with pro-abortion marchers on April 25th.  At least three organizations are working to share the truth with pro-abortion marchers.  The Silent No More Awareness Campaign is bringing together women who regret their abortions.  Operation Witness, under the leadership of Randall Terry, has secured sidewalk space along eight blocks of the pro-abortion march route to allow a variety of truth-filled Pro-Life messages to be proclaimed.  The Christian Defense Coalition is also attempting to obtain space for a Pro-Life presence, but the National Park Service is denying their right to obtain that space.

 

Now that the leaders of the pro-abortion march have invited anti-war and anti-IMF (International Monetary Fund) protesters to bolster their numbers, the National Park Service must be getting nervous about the potential of violence and rioting.  The anti-war and anti-IMF groups have a history of causing serious trouble.  They present a real danger to the Pro-Life truth teams that will appear along the march route. 

 

Some threats have already been expressed publicly, suggesting that those interested in violence should direct these tendencies toward Pro-Lifers.  One suggestion given was to use paint to destroy Pro-Life signs.  Now that organizers have extended an invitation to these violent, radical groups to participate in their march, even calling it a pro-abortion march is misleading.  The common cause shared among the marchers will be anti-Bush rather than pro-abortion.