Yes late Term Abortions Are Real and They Happen Every Day

There is a concerted effort from the abortion lobby and its allies in media to convince Americans that there is no such thing as late term abortion.

Just recently, Planned Parenthood President Alexis McGill claimed that: "Like Nessie and Bigfoot, the term 'late-term abortion' is completely made up. It's anti-abortion propaganda with no basis in medicine, intended to confuse people.”

Former White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki echoed that "No one supports abortion up until birth," and then later defended this claim on her MSNBC show: "This claim that Democrats support abortion up until the moment of birth is entirely misleading," she said.

The truth is that 10,000 babies' lives are lost every year to late-term abortions, the majority of which take place for elective reasons.

These denials of the harsh reality reveal one positive thing – the deniers at least recognize that support for limitless abortion is unpopular.

One poll shows that 70 percent of Americans believe that abortion should be limited at least after 12 to 15 weeks into pregnancy, and other polls demonstrate the same consensus on the issue.

As a Virginia resident, I will never forget the day when our former Governor Ralph Northam admitted publicly that he believed it permissible, both as a physician and as governor, to allow survivors of botched abortions to be left to die even after they were born alive.

The result of such policies was on display about a year ago when pro-life advocates discovered the mutilated remains of five fully formed babies, including possible victims of illegal partial birth abortions, originating from a Washington D.C. abortion clinic.

Some in Congress and the White House have also been fighting to pass the deceptively named "Women's Health Protection Act," which would allow abortion on demand, up until birth, for any reason at any time.

Supporters often claim that the WHPA's mention of "Viability" constitutes a limit on late-term abortion.

This brings me enormous grief, especially since I have spent the past decade leading an organization that works and marches to ring in a new era where Psaki's words ring true – when "No one supports abortion up until birth." Unfortunately, we are not there yet, even though a large majority of Americans believe that second- and third-trimester abortions should be illegal.

The 10,000 lives lost each year to late term abortions should compel even those who do not call themselves pro-life to join us as we work to end the violence and provide women and children with the resources, love and support they need to thrive.