Graphic via the Endowment for Human Development [This is part 28 of a multi-part series chronicling a pregnancy through the lens of “Baby Chris.” Click here for other parts.] 27 weeks after fertilization (29 weeks LMP), Baby Chris is 15 inches long and weighs 2 and a half pounds—about the size of a butternut squash. Baby […]
Most people who identify as pro-life are advocates of legal restrictions on abortion. But there are some also who actively oppose abortion, yet do not want it to be outlawed, or at least do not want to make any efforts to outlaw it; their focus is on cultural attitude changes made possible mainly by better […]
The above image shows a 26-week-old fetus with an unhappy facial expression. Perhaps (s)he can taste something bitter in the amniotic fluid? [This is part 27 of a multi-part series chronicling a pregnancy through the lens of “Baby Chris.” Click here for other parts.] 26 weeks after fertilization (28 weeks LMP), Baby Chris is 14 ¾ […]
I recently began a series looking at a new article/book released by pro-choice philosophers Nathan Nobis and Kristina Grob (hereafter NG). You can read the article here. And if you’d like to read the book before you read my responses to it, you can read it for free on-line here. 3. Fetal Consciousness and Facts […]
Graphic via the Endowment for Human Development [This is part 26 of a multi-part series chronicling a pregnancy through the lens of “Baby Chris.” Click here for other parts.] 25 weeks after fertilization (27 weeks LMP), Baby Chris is 14 and a half inches long and weighs 2 pounds—about the size of a head of […]
Our friends at Rehumanize International are organizing a conference to take place October 18-20 at Loyola University in New Orleans. Secular Pro-Life is pleased to participate as both sponsor and presenter. In fact, we are on the schedule twice; SPL president Kelsey Hazzard will reprise her “Secular Case Against Abortion” speech, and will also moderate […]
Graphic via the Endowment for Human Development [This is part 25 of a multi-part series chronicling a pregnancy through the lens of “Baby Chris.” Click here for other parts.] 24 weeks after fertilization (26 weeks LMP), Baby Chris is 14 inches long and weighs 1 and 3/4 pounds. The major milestone this week is that […]
Nathan Nobis and Kristina Grob recently published a book called Thinking Critically About Abortion: Why Most Abortions Aren’t Wrong & Why All Abortions Should Be Legal. The book was designed to teach people on both sides of the aisle, pro-life and pro-choice, how to have better conversations on the topic by pointing out bad arguments, […]
[This is part 24 of a multi-part series chronicling a pregnancy through the lens of “Baby Chris.” Click here for other parts.] 23 weeks after fertilization (25 weeks LMP), Baby Chris is 13 and a half inches long and weighs a pound and a half—roughly the size of a rutabega. Illustration via BabyCenter.com At this […]