Fetal Development
The Miracle of Fetal Development
There are two ways to define the time period that marks various milestones in fetal development: gestational and fertilization age. These terms can be somewhat confusing since they are based upon different starting points. Fertilization age is a framework of time based upon the point of view of the unborn child. The gestational (or menstrual) age…
Read MoreWhen Does a Fetus Develop a Heartbeat?
Throughout a woman’s pregnancy, her baby undergoes many stages of development in the womb before being born, and among these milestones which indicate life is the fetal heartbeat. When Does a Fetus Develop a Heartbeat? Through the use of ultrasounds, modern science can detect the waves of the baby’s heartbeat as early as three weeks…
Read MoreOf Acorns, Eggs and Captive Violinists: When Does Human Life Begin?
The abortion issue is very complex, possessing many dimensions: personal, legislative, judicial, religious and scientific. There is, however, one central debate around which every other point revolves ― the status of the unborn child. Is it human? Is it alive? And, most importantly, is it a person? Science: When Does Life Begin? Pro-abortionists commonly assert…
Read MoreFetal Pain Is a Reason to End Abortion
Medical experts agree that fetal pain begins at 14 weeks gestation, maybe even as early as 8 weeks. But perhaps the best source for firsthand experience with fetal pain is an abortionist. As early as 1976, those performing abortions realized that the procedure is painful for the dying fetus. Abortionist John Szenes describes an unborn…
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