Born to die! A disturbing study in Quebec has revealed that over one in ten babies aborted in the second trimester are born alive, but only 10 percent live over three hours.
In June, the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology published “Second-Trimester Abortion and Risk of Live Birth,” a Quebec study which found that 11.2 percent of abortions in the second trimester have resulted in live births.
“It is more common for infants to be born alive following abortions than most people recognize,” pro-life advocate Melissa Ohden wrote in her weekly newsletter. “Sadly, most people don’t even know that babies survive abortions at all, or they’re led to believe there are just a few of us.”
“The terms ‘abortion survivor’ and ‘born alive infant’ are often polarizing terms, equated as fictional stories fabricated to restrict ‘reproductive rights,'” she continued “Still, these circumstances are simply a relatively understood, underreported, and under-studied reality.”
Indeed, the Quebec study revealed that a staggering number of babies are born alive after being aborted. The study analyzed 13,777 abortions performed on babies in the second trimester, between 15-29 weeks’ gestation, at Quebec hospitals from April 1, 1989, to March 31, 2021.
“Second-trimester abortion carries a risk of live birth, especially at 20 to 24 weeks of gestation, although feticidal injection may protect against this outcome,” the study concluded.
The study found that babies aborted in Labor Induction Abortions had a 15.4 percent chance of being born alive, while those aborted in Dilation and Evacuation (D&E) Abortions had a 0.2 percent chance.
Additionally, babies in weeks 20-24 had a 21.7 percent chance of being born alive, compared to a 3.4 percent chance at 15-19 weeks and an 8.5 percent chance at 25-29 weeks.