Secular Pro-Life co-leader Terrisa Bukovinac here. Last week, I had the opportunity to attend a symposium at the United States Senate entitled “Trafficking and Women’s and Children’s Health.” The event brought survivors of sex trafficking together with doctors and legal experts to discuss the serious and pervasive concerns of sex trafficking in America and how […]
[This is part 10 of a multi-part series chronicling a pregnancy through the lens of “Baby Chris.” Click here for other parts.] One week into the fetal period, Baby Chris is exhibiting new behaviors. According to the Endowment for Human Development, “thumb sucking begins and the fetus may swallow amniotic fluid. The fetus can also […]
Original FB post here. At the time I started organizing these answers, there were about 200 comments. Many people became pro-life because of their own pregnancy experiences: Sasja: I was pro choice, and even against the gestation of embryos that showed signs of hereditary diseases or birth defects … And then I fell in love […]
[This is part 9 of a multi-part series chronicling a pregnancy through the lens of “Baby Chris.” Click here for other parts.] Since his or her conception eight weeks ago, Baby Chris “has grown from a single cell into nearly 1 billion cells forming over 4000 distinct anatomic structures” and “now possesses more than 90 […]
Wednesday, May 22 (Washington, D.C.): A coalition of anti-human-trafficking and pro-life organizations will hold a symposium entitled “Human Trafficking and Women and Children’s Health” in the Russell Senate Building from noon to 5:00 p.m. The organizers state: Human trafficking impacts all aspects of the victim’s health, but especially gynecological, reproductive, procreative, and other related health […]
Figure via the Endowment for Human Development [This is part 8 of a multi-part series chronicling a pregnancy through the lens of “Baby Chris.” Click here for other parts.] Seven weeks after fertilization, Baby Chris has brainwaves! In fact, brainwaves have been detected by EEG as early as six weeks and two days. Baby Chris’s […]
[This is part 7 of a multi-part series chronicling a pregnancy through the lens of “Baby Chris.” Click here for other parts.] Six weeks after conception, Baby Chris has reached several major milestones, particularly when it comes to nervous system development. Neurons are growing in the newly formed cerebral cortex, a brain structure crucial for […]
In 1996, the Clintons used the phrase “safe, legal, and rare” to describe the supposed goal for abortions. Since then, many people have dropped the “rare” from their list of stated expectations, but they have continued to proclaim that they are concerned about the safety of women getting abortions. In fact, a primary purported reason […]
Came across this article recently and the headline caught my eye. There, fixed it. Broadly speaking, pro-choice people treat abortion as if it prevents a child from coming into existence, rather than destroying a child who already exists. Diana Greene Foster—the article’s author and principal investigator of the study being summarized—suggests as much when she says: […]
[This is part 6 of a multi-part series chronicling a pregnancy through the lens of “Baby Chris.” Click here for other parts.] Animation via Virtual Human Embryo Five weeks after his or her conception, Baby Chris is rapidly developing new organs. The kidneys have appeared, the liver is producing blood cells, and the yolk sac is […]
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