"I would like to say a special word to women who have had an abortion. The Church is aware of the many factors which may have influenced your decision, and she does not doubt that in many cases it was a painful and even shattering decision. The wound in your heart may not yet have healed. Certainly what happened was and remains terribly wrong. But do not give in to discouragement and do not lose hope. Try rather to understand what happened and face it honestly."
Pope John Paul II, Evangelium Vitae
About abortion
- Defining "Abortion"
- An Informed Choice
- Abortion History Timeline
- Selecting children
- Living Together: Pregnancy and Parenthood
Catholic Teaching
- Abortion - Catechism of the Catholic Church
- Abortion - Evangelium Vitae March 25, 1999
- The Catholic Church and Abortion
- The Bible's Teaching Against Abortion
- Blessed Mother Teresa on Abortion
After an Abortion
Partial-Birth Abortion
- What is partial-birth abortion?
- Legislative efforts in the United States to prohibit 'partial-birth abortion'
- Actions taken by the Bishops of the United States
- Standing up for Life
- Why is it called "Partial-Birth"?
- A Diagram of the Partial Birth Abortion Procedure
- Are Partial-Birth Abortions Common?
- Partial-birth Abortion: What's next?
- Bishops' letter to President Clinton condemning Partial Birth Abortion Veto
- Life, Death, and Partial-Birth Abortion
Abortion Techniques
- Hysterotomy
- Partial-Birth Abortion
- Prostaglandins
- Urea
- Salt Poisoning
- Instillation Methods
- Dilatation (Dilation) and Evacuation (D&E)
- Methotrexate
- Dilatation (Dilation) and Curettage (D&C)
- Suction Aspiration
Abortion Alternatives
- Bethany Christian Services
- Birthright
- Crisis Pregnancy Center
- Gabriel Project
- National Life Center
- OptionLine
- Real Alternatives
- Several Sources Foundation
- The Nurturing Network
RU - 486
- What about psychological after effects?
- Are chemical abortions safer than surgical abortions?
- What sort of medical conditions might keep a woman from being offered the chemical abortion method?
- How long does a typical RU486/PG abortion take and how many steps does it involve?
- Is this the "morning after" pill I've heard so much about?
- How does RU 486 work?
- What is RU 486?
Testimonies
- He made me feel so stupid for becoming pregnant
- I bought the Pro-Choice rhetoric
- I have a long road ahead of me
- I lived a total HELL within myself
- I was hoping the sermon would help…
- I was petrified to tell my parents
- I’ve never known a feeling so bad
- In the basin was a red, tiny perfectly formed baby
- It was then that I realized the horrible mistake I had made
- My body knew it had been robbed
- Nobody said it would hurt so much
- They didn’t want the others to hear me
- Two days I wish I could re-live
Defending Life
- Rape, Incest, Fetal Abnormality
- If abortion is made illegal women will die in back alleys
- What will we do with all the unwanted kids? (Poor babies, overpopulation, abuse, etc.)
- It's my body/ a women's choice
- It's not a baby- it's just a blob of tissue
Articles and Addresses
- The Sanctity of Human Life from Conception to Natural Death
- Respect Life Mass homily - 2003, Archbishop Chaput
- Archbishop Chaput’s statement on Supreme Court legalization of partial-birth abortion
- Instruction on Respect for Human Life in its Origin
- Pope John Paul II Letter to Cardinal Bernard Law
- Partial-birth Abortion Reflection by Cardinal Alfonso Lopez Trujillo
- Among The Rights Of The Child, The Right To Life Is The First
- Declaration on Procured Abortion
- A logical argument against abortion
- An Ex-Abortionist speaks
- Rep. Chris Smith’s address to the 2008 March for Life
