Yet despite society's collective revulsion towards these atrocities, similar acts of terror occur every day and go unnoticed in the name of “choice.” Abortion supporters condone the practice of killing the most innocent, which studies indicate is a mercilessly cruel and painful form of death. This ongoing war in our own cities and towns has claimed the lives of 52 million Americans over the past 40 years. The fetal heart begins beating at 20 days and the brain emits brain waves at 40 days. If these factors are used by law to determine death, why can't they be used to determine life? Abortion is a war within America, and people must speak for those who cannot speak for themselves. Besides that, case studies have shown that abortion is unsafe and even deadly for the mother. Compared to other medical procedures, the abortion industry is largely unregulated. While there are no exact statistics on the number of women who die from failed procedures, there is a compiled list of 347 confirmed women