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| Those who favour abortion have, for many years, misled thousands concerning the true (human) nature of the foetus. Often objections to abortion are waved aside because, "it is only a blob of jelly" (unquote). Wrong, the foetus is a person who is..... |
| Never Less Than Human |
| Week No. | The Baby's Development |
| 1: | Growing bundle of cells enter uterus |
| 3: | Eyes, ears and blood vessels begin to form |
| 4: | Heart starts beating |
| 6: | All major organs present in rudimentary form |
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| Week No. | The Baby's Development |
| 7: | Embryo is the size of a grape |
| 9: | Fingernails begin to form, eyelids close over eyes |
| 10: | Baby about 2.5 in long |
| 11: | Baby can move its thumb to its finger; the two halves of the palette fuse; vocal chords in place |
| 12: | Form of the genitals is established |
| 13: | Skeleton begins to turn to bone |
| 14: | Circulation is effective with the heart pumping 28 litres a day |
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| Week No. | The Baby's Development |
| 15: | Baby thought to be aware of loud external noises. Head hair, eyelashes and eyebrows visible |
| 16: | Mother begins to feel the baby's movements. Thumb sucking begins |
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| Week No. | The Baby's Development |
| 19: | Baby is half the length it will be at birth |
| 20: | Baby developes a pattern of activity and sleep; arms and legs reach relative birth proportions |
| 22: | Small chance the baby would live in born now; lungs immature |
| 24: | Half of babies born at this stage survive given sophisticated care |
| 25: | 80% of premature babies survive at this stage |
| 26: | Lungs sufficiently developed to survive |
| 28: | Baby responds to Mother's voice |
| 29: | Baby settles in to head-down position |
| 30-34: | Pupils show reflex response to light |
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| Week No. | The Baby's Development |
| 35: | Baby orientates spontaneously towards light; begins practising breathing movements and can get hiccups |
| 37: | Growth slows or stops; baby is about 16-18 inches long |
| 38: | Birth, although only 5% make their 'due date', and 8-12% wait another 3 weeks |
| The above photos are probably by Pam Smith, Lennart Nilsson, Landrum Shettles, M.D., or T. Busch Christensen. All Copyrights acknowledged and remain in the ownership of the original person/s concerned. |
| A final thought: In early 1998, in a UK hospital, a child was born 122 days too soon at 22 weeks - 2 full weeks before the cut-off point for an abortion. Given little chance of survival, the baby boy not only survived, but thrived; a testimony to the skill of doctors and nursing staff.
Ironically, the baby was safer outside the womb than inside. Outside he could enjoy the full protection of the law, but inside that same UK law says he would have been young enough to be legally terminated. |
See some amazing 3D/4D scans at Create Health
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