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Statistics show 54 million abortions since Roe v. Wade
There have been more than 54 million abortions performed in the US since the infamous Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton court decisions were handed down by the US Supreme Court Justices. That action legalized abortion in all 50 states through all nine months of pregnancy in January of 1973. The most recent statistics show 22,357 abortions were performed in Michigan in 2009, and there have been 1,017,229 abortions in Michigan since statistics were first kept in 1980. To learn more about the realities of abortion, visit Right to Life of Michigan at www.rtl.org.

Abortionists arrested for murder
Abortionists Steven Brigham and Nicola Riley have both been charged with murder in the state of Maryland. Brigham is a notorious abortionist and abortion clinic owner who has a long history of problems with the law. After Brigham and Riley botched an abortion on a young woman in 2010, authorities investigated Brigham's clinic and found evidence of Brigham performing illegal late-term abortions. Pregnancy help organizations and people around the state are ready and willing to help those who are facing untimely or crisis pregnancies. Call 1-800-57WOMAN, a toll-free hotline, to be connected to a caring, confidential help agency.

Planned Parenthood remains America's #1 abortion provider in 2010
Planned Parenthood Federation of America recently released their 2009-2010 annual report. The report shows that once again, Planned Parenthood is America's leading abortion provider. In 2010, they provided 329,445 abortions. The report also reveals the number of adoption referrals at Planned Parenthood clinics dropped from 977 to 841, a 13.9 percent decrease. To learn more about Planned Parenthood's abortion agenda, visit Right to Life of Michigan at www.rtl.org.

Coercive abortions are real, Michigan legislators have a plan
Michigan legislators have introduced legislation called the Coercive Abortion Prevention Act which hopes to prevent coercive abortions in Michigan. If passed the law would make coercing a woman into an abortion a specific crime, requiring abortion clinics to screen women to insure they aren't being coerced. An example of coerced abortion is currently occurring in Texas where the family of a 14-year-old pregnant girl attempted to force her into having an abortion. The girl sought help and a prolife law firm in Texas was able to get a temporary restraining order to protect the 14-year-old and her unborn child from her family. To learn more about prolife legislation in Michigan, visit Right to Life of Michigan at www.rtl.org.