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Women Hurt by Abortion After 12 Weeks Applaud Arkansas Abortion Statute, Senator Jason Rapert and Representative Ann Clemmer

Contact: Allan E. Parker, President, The Justice Foundation, 210-614-7157, info@txjf.org

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, March 22, 2013 /Christian Newswire/ -- Women of Operation Outcry, a national movement of women hurt by abortion, support the Arkansas Human Heartbeat Protection Act limiting abortions terminating the life of an unborn human individual whose heartbeat has been detected and is 12 weeks or greater gestation.  The following women of Operation Outcry actually experienced abortions after 12 weeks.  They all wish that the Arkansas type statute had been in effect when they had their abortions:  Kay Painter, Kathy Hill, Julie Thomas, Joyce Zounis, and Kathy Rutledge.  These women and many others like them are willing to testify publicly in defense of the Arkansas statute.  (Available for media also.)  They all wish a similar statute had prevented their abortions.

Kathy Rutledge stated:  "My late term abortion would not have happened if an Arkansas law had been in effect in my state.  My parents would not have forced me if it was illegal.  I thank Senator Jason Rapert, Representative Ann Clemmer and the Arkansas legislature for helping other women like me avoid the years of nightmares, grief, suicidal thoughts, and damage to family relationships that I suffered."

Julie Thomas states:  "I wish every legislature would pass a bill like Arkansas.  My abortion after 12 weeks devastated me."

Kathy Hill stated: "I had three abortions.  I would not have had any if I had heard my child's heartbeat.  I thank the Arkansas legislature for protecting women and children in crisis.  I needed help, not the cruelty of abortion."

Kay Painter said:  "My abortion after 12 weeks brought destruction, pain and sorrow."

Joyce Zounis said:  "As I exercised my 'reproductive rights,' each of my abortionists told me the procedure was simple and would be over quickly.  They lied.  The inconceivable pain and sorrow has altered my life for 36 years, destroyed my hopes and dreams and denied my living children their siblings."

Millie Lace, founder of the National Helpline for Abortion Recovery, and Director of Concepts of Truth, Professional Counseling & Care Pregnancy Center in Arkansas, testified in favor of the Arkansas bill and who is also ready to help defend it to the highest level, said, "My abortion was based on advice of a doctor, but I was devastated by my abortion.  Abortions often occur after 12 weeks because of conflicting feelings by the mother or coercion by others.  Both are risk factors for adverse psychological reactions.  Even abortionists claim that the risks of abortion are greater the longer a woman waits, usually using this as sales pressure to make a quick, uninformed decision.  So later abortions are the most unsafe."