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National Survey of Prolife Pregnancy Centers Shows Major Influence of Ultrasound on a Mother's Choice for Life
 Contact: Thomas A. Glessner, National Institute of Family and Life Advocates, 540-372-3930
FREDERICKSBURG, Va., March 3, 2015 /Christian Newswire/
-- The National Institute of Family and Life Advocates (NIFLA), a
national legal network of prolife pregnancy centers, has unveiled the
results of a survey of its medical members indicating the powerful and
effective impact of ultrasound upon an abortion-minded patient
empowering her to choose life.
NIFLA has a membership of more
than 1,350 pregnancy resource centers, of which 1050 currently operate
as medical clinics providing ultrasound confirmation of pregnancy to
patients who are abortion-minded or abortion-vulnerable. NIFLA's
medical clinics were asked to report the number of ultrasounds provided
in 2013 to such abortion-at-risk patients and what percentage of such
patients decided against abortion and for life.
Four-hundred and
ten (410) of NIFLA's medical membership (less than one-half) reported
providing 75,318 ultrasound confirmations of pregnancy in 2013 on
patients identified as either abortion-minded or abortion-vulnerable. Of
these abortion at risk patients, 58,634 chose to carry to term,
indicating that 78% of those mothers who saw an ultrasound image of
their unborn child before deciding about abortion chose life.
When
asked whether ultrasound confirmation of pregnancy has a positive
impact upon a mother considering abortion to choose life 83.5% said
"Absolutely," 15.76% said "More than likely," and 0.74% said, "Only a
small impact."
"These results show conclusively what we have
known for many years. When a prolife pregnancy center becomes a medical
clinic and provides ultrasound confirmation of pregnancy the vast
majority of patients receiving such services will choose life," said
attorney Thomas Glessner, President of NIFLA.
"Planned
Parenthood has tried over the years to downplay the significance of
ultrasound examinations for a pregnant mother considering abortion,"
continued Glessner. "However, the results of this survey, which is the
largest national sampling to date on this issue, conclusively show that
when a mother considering abortion sees an ultrasound image of her
baby she will, more than likely choose life."
Glessner also
noted that the sampling was from less then one-half of NIFLA's current
medical membership. NIFLA will be conducting this survey on an annual
basis.
NIFLA's current network of more than 1,350 prolife
pregnancy centers is the nation's largest pregnancy resource and
medical clinic network. For more information call Thomas A. Glessner at
540-372-3930.
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