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   QUICK FACTS
- Heart begins to beat around 22 days from conception
- There have been more than 40 million abortions since 1973.

- Women have cited 'social reasons’, not mother's health or rape/incest as their motivation in approximately 93% of all abortions.

-  A June 1999 Wirthlin poll found that 62% of Americans support legal abortion in only three or fewer circumstances:  when the pregnancy results from rape or incest or when it threatens the life of the mother.
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Suggested Readings
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Education is paramount at The Powhatan Chapter of the Virginia Society for Human Life. The following are recommended readings for your enjoyment.

TITLE AUTHOR YEAR RELEASED DESCRIPTION
Struggling for Life Dr.Kelly Hollowell 2006 Your tax dollars and the unborn
No Shepherd’s Cry Rev. Childress 2006  
Gianna/Aborted…and Lived to Tell Jessica Shaver 1995 A Story Of Life even When Abortion Was Tried
Dehumanizing the Vulnerable William Brennan 1995 When Word Games Take Lives
Gianna/Aborted…and Lived to Tell Jessica Shaver 1995 A Story Of Life even When Abortion Was Tried
Dehumanizing the Vulnerable William Brennan 1995 When Word Games Take Lives
Margaret Sanger’s Eugenic Legacy: The Control of Female Fertility Angela Franks 2005 Find out about Sanger, the Founder of Planned Parenthood, and her roots with eugenics
Who Broke the Baby? Jean Stqker Garton 1998 Examines pro-choice slogans and the mindset behind them
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