Abortion
Unborn Development
When Does Life Begin?
While birth is certainly a milestone that we celebrate with joy, it is actually the culmination of an amazing journey that began months earlier… at fertilization.
Modern medicine and science tell us more about the development of each human being from fertilization to birth than ever before. Check out: The Voyage of Life
Factsheet: The Basics (PDF)
Pictured: An unborn baby at 16 weeks gestation
By this stage, unborn babies have beating hearts and their hearts use their own blood, which is sometimes a different blood type than the mother’s. They also have detectable brainwaves, the ability to kick and swim, and they can experience pain.
The Science Behind Embryonic Heartbeats
Abortion
National Right to Life: Status of Abortion Report – 2026
Abortion Techniques (PDF)
The Abortion Pill
Mifepristone Safety & Efficacy
Factsheet: Abortion Pill Complications (PDF)
Report: Why Abortion Pill Complications Are Underreported
Study: Many Women Blindsided By Abortion Pill Complications
Factsheet: The Abortion Pill Aftermath: The experiences of women in their own words (PDF)
Charlotte Lozier Institute Report: Reproductive Coercion and Abortion
Abortion Pill Reversal
Do you regret taking the abortion pill? It may not be too late to save your baby.
Abortion Pill Reversal Hotline: 1-877-558-0333
abortionpillreversal.com
There is an effective process called abortion pill reversal that can reverse the effects of the abortion pill and allow you to continue your pregnancy, but time is of the essence. The abortion pill is the common name for a chemical abortion process that combines two medications.
After taking the first pill, some women regret their decision and want to reverse it. That’s where abortion pill reversal comes in. Using the natural hormone progesterone, medical professionals have been able to save 64-68% of pregnancies through abortion pill reversal.
Maryland Abortion Policy
Abortion Regulation and Enforcement in Maryland
Abortion Data Reporting in Maryland
Taxpayer Funding of Abortion
Studies show that more public funding for abortion results in more abortions. Polling reveals consistent majorities of Americans oppose the use of their tax dollars to pay for abortions. A Marist poll conducted in January 2026 found that 54% of Americans oppose funding domestic abortions while 69% oppose funding abortions in foreign countries.
In Maryland, our tax dollars are used to pay for abortions and to fund abortion providers like Planned Parenthood. Maryland Right to Life estimates Governor Wes Moore’s 2027 budget will spend upwards of $40 million dollars to fund abortions and abortion providers.
On the federal level, the Hyde Amendment, which prevents taxpayer funding of elective abortions in many federal programs, has proven to be the single greatest domestic abortion-reduction measure ever enacted by Congress, saving more than 2.6 million lives since it was first adopted in 1976. The Hyde Amendment has been renewed in every appropriations cycle since—with only limited modifications—reflecting enduring bipartisan recognition that taxpayers should not be compelled to fund abortion.
Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion provider, receives state and federal taxpayer dollars.
Factsheet: Planned Parenthood: Abortion- No Matter What (PDF)
Download and circulate a petition to let your elected representatives know that you do NOT support your hard-earned tax dollars being used to pay for abortions.
Pregnancy Help Centers
Pregnancy Center State Impact Report- Maryland
Pregnancy help centers offer compassionate support and material resources to pregnant women, their babies, and families. From the first phone call to long-term care, every part of a pregnancy help center’s work is designed to meet women where they are and walk with them through what comes next.
There are currently more than three dozen pregnancy help centers in the state of Maryland. In 2024, materials and services provided in the state of Maryland by pregnancy help centers were valued at an estimated $5.43 million dollars, serving more than 10,000 women, men, and children.
Among the services provided by many pregnancy help centers are pregnancy tests, options counseling, childbirth and parenting classes, ultrasound scans, temporary housing programs, STI/STD testing, adoption referrals, post-abortion support, miscarriage and stillbirth support, abortion pill reversal, and material resources like diapers, wipes, bottles and formula, baby and maternity clothing, car seats, strollers, high chairs, cribs, children’s books, and more.
Stem Cell Research
Maryland Right to Life opposes experimentation that involves the destruction of living human embryos. We celebrate the great advancements made by adult stem cell research, which does not use human embryos. While researchers, lawmakers, and the public continue to debate the ethical questions raised, science and clinical treatments are moving away from embryonic and toward adult and induced pluripotent(iPS) stem cell research.
Adult Stem Cell Research and Transplants
Born-Alive Abortion Survivors
Report: “After-Birth” Abortions or Modern Infanticide: Abandoning Babies to Die
Babies do sometimes survive abortions. These newborn infants deserve the same degree of medical care as any other baby born at the same gestational age.
Where there is abortion, there is unsuccessful abortion. But where there is life, there is hope.
For additional resources, check out the Abortion Survivors Network.
Safe Haven
Safe Haven laws save babies from unsafe abandonment. The law states that parents who do not harm their infant will not be prosecuted for abandonment if they hand their newborn to a responsible adult at a Safe Haven location or utilize an infant safety device if one is available. It gives a desperate parent a responsible alternative. In Maryland, the infant must be 60 days old or younger.
For immediate assistance, call or text: Safe Haven Crisis Helpline: 1-888-510-BABY (2229) – Help is available 24/7.
Factsheet: Maryland’s Safe Haven Law (PDF)
Additional Resources
NRLC Resource QR Codes
Maryland Right to Life Foundation, a registered 501(c)(3) charitable organization, is dedicated to educating the public about abortion, infanticide, assisted suicide, and euthanasia.
Maryland Right to Life | Who We Are (PDF)
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