The Canadian Institutes for Health Information has disclosed that 133 late-term abortions happened in the province of Alberta in the twelve month period up to the end of 2024. 33 of the unborn babies survived the abortion and were left to die – which is 25% of all the late- term abortions that occurred.
According to a report on the Live Action website, the most common gestational age of the babies that survived was between 21 and 24 weeks. The piece also correctly pointed out that abortion advocates have consistently insisted that abortion survivors are a “myth,” despite the evidence to the contrary.
We know in Ireland from the findings of researchers in UCC and published in the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology that babies have also survived late-term abortions here since the law changed in 2019.
Typically babies in these situations are given no medical care and are left to die unaided, but there are also cases like that of Melissa Ohden and Claire Culwell, both of whom were aborted as babies but were rescued and resuscitated by caring members of the medical team in the hospitals where they were listed to die. Incidentally, both women have visited Ireland and spoken at events organised by the Pro Life Campaign.
These latest grim statistics out of Alberta, while not surprising, should prompt sober reflection from all people of conscience and goodwill.