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Providing the instrument through which the truth about the unborn can be seen by mothers contemplating abortion.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Catholic Online) – Project Ultrasound is a non-profit organization committed to raising awareness about the effectiveness of ultrasound machines in preventing abortion. More importantly, it raises funds for the purpose of assisting crisis pregnancy centers in purchasing ultrasound machines and ultrasound training.

According to an article in the Washington Examiner, between seventy and ninety-percent of "abortion minded" mothers who see an ultrasound choose life, making this pre-natal portrait one of the most important allies of the unborn.

While these machines can make a significant impact, only 40% of crisis pregnancy centers nationwide are equipped with ultrasound machines due their extremely high cost.

Syndicated Columnist and Pro-life supporter Michelle Malkin wrote about her experience as a new mother when seeing her ultrasound. “Perhaps the most priceless pictures we will ever have of our firstborn child are the ones that were taken before she was born: black-and-white sonograms with close-ups of tiny knees and elbows, two curled feet, a waving hand, and a beating heart.”

“Ultrasound is an innovation that not only affirms life, but also saves lives,” Makin writes. “Those who believe in protecting the unborn can do more good, more immediately by helping to spread this technology across the country than by counting on fair-weather politicians in Washington.”

Project Ultrasound declares, “We believe that life begins at the moment of conception, and that all life is a precious gift from God.

“It is with this understanding that we have made it our mission to help provide the instrument through which this truth about the unborn can be seen by mothers contemplating abortion.

“Such a crucial decision should not be based merely upon what a mother hears, but all mothers should be given the right to see the truth about their unborn child with their own eyes on an ultrasound.”

A small used ultrasound unit can cost around $15,000 and a refurbished machine can run as much as $80,000, so the organization has taken on a major challenge to help pregnancy centers obtain the important piece of equipment.

While state congresses and the courts continue to battle regulations that would require an ultrasound before abortions, Project Ultrasound continues to work toward the availability of these life-saving machines.

With somewhere around 3,300 women obtaining abortions every day, pro-life supporters see the importance of giving each one the opportunity to view their baby in the womb.

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Randy Sly is the Associate Editor of Catholic Online. He is a former Archbishop of the Charismatic Episcopal Church who laid aside that ministry to enter into the full communion of the Catholic Church.