FEMALE

• Human life is precious – born or unborn
• Nothing good comes from an abortion
• Think seriously about sex and wait until marriage
• It is important for my friends to hear because more teenagers are getting pregnant
• Thank you – I already believe abortion is not the right choice for me
• Abortion is not the right answer – I can now make a better choice
• This presentation would help my friends too so they know what is a better way
• I know a lot more information about the development of the unborn baby
• Abortion is so much more than just getting rid of a baby – it is good information
• It gave me good facts I can share with my friends – I know the consequences now
• It provided me with reliable information
• One of my friends has had an abortion – she’s only 16 and I know it will affect her all her life
• I didn’t know abortion causes breast cancer
• Now I know the consequences about abortion – everyone should know
• We are all special and it confirmed what I believe that abortion should not be done

MALE

• Abortion should never happen – it is taking the life of a human being
• Most of my friends don’t know about abortion and they need to hear
• Put God first in your decisions – you are not in charge of your body “Your body is the temple of God” – very helpful
• Abortion effects both men and women
• My friends need to know this information
• I need to be careful in my choices about sex – wait until marriage
• It is confronting and well informed – it showed me the value of life
• Abortion is bad no matter what – we need to spread the word
• I need to tell my friends to save themselves

FEMALE

• I believe everyone should know this truth – now that I know the truth I can make the right choices
• Thank you for making me feel like I’m worth something to someone
• Abortion leads to all kinds of suffering
• It has helped me feel more in control of my own decisions  
• People must be cherished – God has a plan
• Respect your partners/friends as someones future husband or wife
• I was already anti-abortion and NEVER would have one but this presentation made me more convinced
• Before I was thinking abortion is OK in some circumstances but now I know it’s never the answer
• We should think carefully about abortion and what we are really doing
• I enjoyed this greatly
• It helped me make my opinion on abortion more definite and strong – it’s helped me realise what I would do
• I feel I am destined to be a mother and it has changed my view on abortion now so I’m much more definite – if it has helped me to see more clearly it will help others
• The story about the girl who is praying for her future husband that he will save himself for her really spoke to me and now is really important to me
• It showed me many things you’re often not told about abortion – it has influenced me to maintain my morals
• It outlined the presence of life even early in the pregnancy – I may be able to help others through this issue
• Saying no to abortion is the right decision, no matter what
• Very good presentation – I believe 100% in the information you gave and it is great to hear a true Christian perspective. Thank you
• I was neither for or against abortion and that a woman can choose what she wants to do but you have helped me to see that a baby is a life and shouldn’t be destroyed.

MALE

• Influenced me to keep my virginity until married
• I need to be a lot more helpful and positive in life and God will help me throughout life
• The presentation helped me realise how valuable life is – we are the only life created in God’s image
• I realised how early the baby is formed
• It is a very helpful and relevant topic
• This presentation was extremely enlightening, convincing and intriguing – it changed my view on abortion and helped me spiritually – very helpful if debating this issue
• Led me to continue to believe what I already believed
• Abortion is an issue that affects everyone
• The information we know may not be true – we are dealing with human life
• I thought abortion had nothing to do with the father – but it does
• I am now more determined to remain a virgin until marriage

FEMALE:

• From the presentation I realised that we are precious to God and that life is valuable
• Even though the baby is not born it is still a person
• I didn’t realise the consequences of abortion before – makes you realise how intricate we are 
• I disagree with abortion strongly and the presentation gave me more information and affirmed my beliefs
• I learned that actions have consequences and you need to think about what you are doing
• The presentation gave me a greater understanding of life and the consequences of bad choices
• Abortions can lead to many physical and emotional problems so we should prevent this ever happening to us
• I will tell my friends that abortion is not a simple way to get rid of problems but it actually leads to problems
• I would like Government schools to give more sex education due to the high amount of teenage abortions 

MALE:

• Sex has consequences and guys need to respect girls – abortion affects both male and female
• The presentation informed me of things I did not previously know – allows me to act with wisdom
• Abortion doesn’t just affect the woman, but also family and friends
• Abortion has many consequences and shouldn’t be taken lightly
• I would recommend this program because it’s something everyone should know about

FEMALE:

• You shouldn’t take your baby’s life because it is worth something – it is not just a blob of cells
• Every life is independent and special
• A baby is someone – it has a heart, it’s not a blob of cells
• The program confirmed to me that we were made by God and we’re all different and special and that every person matters - however small
• It was helpful to understand the major changes and development of our bodies throughout pregnancy
• It’s not just a bunch of cells in you, but someone’s life
• Abortion takes away the rights of a living being

MALE:

• It’s not just about you if you get someone pregnant – it’s about two other people
• The presentation gave me a better understanding of how we are before we are born
• Each person is special, so don’t kill them with abortion
• Don’t have safe sex, but save sex until after marriage
• You shouldn’t take a little baby’s life away and I wouldn’t want my wife to have an abortion

SOME PERCEPTIVE YEAR 12 FEMALE STUDENTS

• The presentation shows the truth and opens your eyes that the choices you make you must deal with the consequences – Life is so precious
• I never realised how massive the abortion problem is. I have always been brought up with morals but these facts are massive and the choices I make are definitely going to be thought through more thoroughly
• People need to know the truth, even just the facts of the issue. It is so confronting and disturbing to realise that abortion is legalised, how an innocent life is taken – they are so helpless
• It spoke straight to my heart – I hope and pray I will be able to pass on the information I have obtained to help someone else
• It’s amazing the facts everyone needs to know of such dangers!
• “I wish someone had told me” – I love it how you are!
• Such injustice is incredible but what you are doing has inspired me so much – thank you so much – you have helped me IMMENSELY.
• Every presentation promoting life is a presentation that we can get something to define and solidify what I believe in and why
• Absolutely Pro-life is 100% truth in my heart – no sex before marriage and no abortion have always been my strong values
• The government and society think they are doing what’s best for us – when people don’t know the truth about abortion. Society is lying to us and I hate it. It encouraged me to look at things more clearly

REFLECTIONS OF A YEAR 12 AND A YEAR 11 STUDENT

• I have two-year old nephew and he has brought so much joy to so many lives including mine. His parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and friends pour so much loveinto his life and he has an incredible potential and future with God. That’s how every child should have it – or at least have the chance to have it.
• I just want to say how much society, movies, music and television are ripping you off – the media and the government may think that what they are telling you is right or true … but we need to stand up for ourselves and find out the truth and the facts for ourselves. Don’t always believe everything you hear. 

FEMALE

• Abortion is really something that is hard to deal with and that once you have it you regret it
• I know that I won’t ever have an abortion but it also helped me to become more compassionate towards those that have had an abortion
• I would never have an abortion but I have friends that have and I have seen the effects afterwards
• Abortion is a drastic option and that it affects the male and female – spiritually, physically and emotionally
• It helped me understand the value of life even more and how abortion is such a massive issue in our society
• It helped me to understand that an unborn child is a human being not just a bunch of cells. I would never consider the abortion option but today fully encouraged me that abortion shouldn’t be an option for anyone else
• It’s important that other people of our age learn and gain an understanding of abortion and how it is such a horrible issue
• More people need to hear this and something needs to be done about those statistics in Australia
• I saw the importance of justice to the helpless and the effect our choices have on the innocent – God has a heart for justice
• Be very careful to save sex for marriage – if ever anything went wrong I know God can bring good out of it – the child is a precious gift

MALE

• The presentation reminded me that all our decisions made in life add to our purpose and it helped me to understand the importance of every life and no one has the right to take away another life.
• The presentation has built stronger the beliefs I already have about sex and the male – female relationship
• Some of my friends don’t fully understand how large the decision is about sex in their lives and why it is one of the most serious and sacred things between a male and female
• This information highly values human life and reveals the truth into some of the society’s major issue that are unseen to the general public