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• Abortion has killed more than 44.7-million unborn babies in America, since being legalized in January 1973.
• Abortion will kill another 1.3-million unborn babies in America this year. One baby is killed by abortion every 20-24 seconds. More than 3,500 babies are killed every day.
• Abortion is the leading cause of death in America, accounting for more than the next two leading causes of death (heart disease and cancer) combined.
• One out of every three pregnancies in American women ends in induced abortion (abortion received at the mother's request in an abortion clinic).
• Almost all abortions (95%) are performed as a means of birth control. Of the remaining, only 1% are performed for rape or incest and 1% for fetal abnormalities.
• 700,000 abortions are performed each year on unborn babies who are 9 weeks or older. By this time in the pregnancy:
  The baby's heart is beating;
  The baby has measurable brain waves, a functioning stomach, kidney, and liver, and even fingerprints; and
  The baby can feel pain.
• Every abortion results in two victims- a dead baby and a wounded mother, a mother who may bear emotional scars of lifetime remorse and sadness, and such physical scars as infertility or sterility and, many feel, increased risk for breast cancer.
• Abortion cheapens life. At least part of America's increasing violent disregard for life may be traced to the violent disregard for the lives of unborn children.

1. At what point do you believe that life begins?
... A. At conception
... B. After 16 weeks of gestation (pregnancy)
... C. In the third trimester (last three months) of pregnancy
... D. At birth

2. Do you support or oppose taxpayer funding of abortions for low-income women?
... A. Support public funding
... B. Oppose public funding

3. Should physicians be required to provide counseling for women seeking abortion, the counseling to include advising women of medical risks, information about services and options other than abortion, and answering any questions the woman may have about abortion and her pregnancy?
... A. Yes- they should be required to do so
... B. No- they should not be required to do so

4. Should a woman who is considering to have an abortion be required to wait 48 hours after she first consults her physician before the abortion is performed?
... A. Yes- she should wait
... B. No- she should not wait

5. Should abortion clinics be held to the same standards of cleanliness, safety, and health standards as other medical clinics in Tennessee?
... A. Yes- all clinics should have the same standards
... B. No- abortion clinics should be exempt from these standards

6. Although voters consider numerous issues in an election, how important to you is a candidate's position on abortion? Poll results of Tennessee voters:
... A. 65% very important, 15% somewhat important
... B. 44% very important, 32% somewhat important
... C. 20% very important, 8% somewhat important
... D. 7% very important, 2% somewhat important

ANSWERS (RESULTS OF POLL OF TENNESSEANS):

(Source: Statewide poll of Tennesseans commissioned by Tennessee Right to Life)