Abortion Activist Says She Aborted Her 22-Week-Old Baby Boy “Out of Love”

Women give many different reasons for having abortions, from lack of financial or emotional support, to career/education goals to a feeling of unreadiness to parent. Christy Zink, who testified in front of a U.S. Senate committee on March 15, said she aborted her son at 22 weeks of pregnancy “out of love.” Abortion activists used Zink’s story to lobby against a bill that would protect unborn babies from painful late-term abortions. The Senate is considering a piece of legislation named the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, which would ban abortions after 20 weeks when scientific evidence shows unborn babies can feel pain. Zink told the Senate Judiciary Committee that the bill would have stopped her from being able to abort her unborn son. She said she chose to abort him at 22 weeks after learning that he had a brain disorder, and she did not want him to have a life of suffering. More...