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The Miracle ofFetal Development

At 24 days,

the baby’s heartis already beating

(photo of feet at 7 weeks)

The preborn child meets all of the scientific and legal conditions for life by the time he or she is

only five weeks old ― beating heart, measurable brainwaves, consuming nutrition, excreting

wastes, and so on.

"A zygote is the beginning of a new human being (i.e., an embryo)" [The Developing Human: Clinically Oriented Embryology (2003, 7th Edition), page 16:2].

"Development begins with fertilization, the process by which the male gamete, the sperm, and the female gamete, the oocyte, unite to give rise to a zygote" [Langman's Medical Embryology (2006, 10th Edition), page 11].

"[The zygote], formed by the union of an oocyte and a sperm, is the beginning of a new human being" [Before We Are Born: Essentials of Embryology (2008, 3rd Edition), page 2].

Take any cell from a preborn baby ― eye cell, skin cell, liver cell, any cell ― and any microbiologist can tell you that it is both living and human by examining its chromosomes.

The unborn child is a living human being…

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At 43 Days,

Baby’s brain waves can be recorded

(photo of hands at 7 weeks)

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At 8 Weeks,

Baby’s heart energy is 20% of an adult’s

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At 8 Weeks,

Baby’s lips are sensitive to touch

At 8 Weeks,

All of baby’s organs except her lungs are complete and fully functioning

At 8 Weeks,

Baby responds to external stimulus

At 10 Weeks,

30 of 45 lifetime cell replications have already taken place

At 12 Weeks,

His fingernails and toenails are complete

At 12 Weeks,

Baby’s taste buds areworking

At 15 Weeks,

Her personality showsthrough her movements

At 15 Weeks,

Baby can be identified as a girl or a boy

At 15 Weeks,

Babies have been heard crying in

rare cases when air enters the

uterus

At 15 Weeks,

Baby’s facial expressions

(squints, smiles) are

similar to his parent’s

At 17 Weeks,

Her mother will usually feel

her first movements

At 17 Weeks,

He will cover his eyes with his hands to avoid bright

light

At 17 Weeks,

Rapid eye movements (REM) are recorded, indicating dreaming

At 22 Weeks,

Baby’s hearing acuity exceeds adults in both high and low

frequency ranges

At 22 Weeks,

Baby can be soothed to

sleep by gentle music

At 6 Months,

Baby has eyelashes and

fine hair

Actual 4-D Ultrasound at 7 Months

Actual 4-D Ultrasound at 7 Months

If Born Now, This Baby Hasa 90% Chance of Survival

Actual 4-D Ultrasound at 7 Months

Babies can still be aborted at any time until the moment of birth for any reason in

North America and Europe

At 7 Months,

“Pro-choicers” still refer tothis baby as a “blob of tissue.”

The Messageis Clear!

Reference: Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary [New York City:  Eliot Books], 1983, or any other textbook

on embryology and fetology.

Brian ClowesHuman Life International4 Family Life LaneFront Royal, Virginia USATelephone: (540) 636-1106E-mail address: [email protected] site: http://www.hli.org

Brian ClowesHuman Life International4 Family Life LaneFront Royal, Virginia USATelephone: (540) 636-1106E-mail address: [email protected] site: http://www.hli.org