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Abortion Present: Election returns cannot keep down the pro-life movement | Russ Pulliam

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Last November brought the worst political setback for the pro-life movement since Bill Clinton's 1992 victory. And yet, one result of the movement's increased emphasis on compassionate help is that pro-lifers could face that political change without a sense of panic.

Yes, Barack Obama favors partial-birth abortion and pledges to name Supreme Court justices who promise to uphold the 1973 pro-abortion Roe v. Wade decision, but it's likely that more unborn lives will be saved regardless of what happens in Washington. One reason is that more pregnancy resource centers are technologically up-to-date, making use of sophisticated ultrasound machines so that pregnant mothers in a crisis can see their babies.

Seeing a child usually prompts a decision not to kill him or her. "Well over 80 percent of women who see the ultrasound choose life," says Brian Boone, president of the central Indiana Life Centers, which provide help for pregnant women.