Abortion Lobby Denies Science Concerning Beginning of Human Life

By Dr. Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.
Breitbart

In a bold new article, abortion advocates attack President Trump’s HHS plan promising protection for Americans “at every stage of life, beginning at conception” by claiming that “life doesn’t begin at conception.”

The article, which appeared in Romper, cites all the usual suspects of Big Abortion, such as Planned Parenthood and the Center for Reproductive Rights, to back up its incredible assertion that a human zygote is not a human being.

Curiously, the one authority not cited is the one that really matters: embryology texts for medical schools.

In her piece titled “3 Ways Science Proves Life Doesn’t Begin At Conception, Despite What The HHS Strategic Plan Is Telling You,” writer Alana Romain embarks on the herculean task of defending the indefensible claim that human life starts sometime after conception.

Readers may already start wondering about the cogency of Ms. Romain’s argument when only one of the “3 ways science proves life doesn’t begin at conception” even deals with the question.

Points 2 and 3 propose the unremarkable and universally accepted notions that “Many Complications Can (And Often Do) Occur Between Fertilization & Birth” and “Without The Mother, The Embryo Wouldn’t Survive.” The only problem with these self-evident propositions is that they have absolutely nothing to do with the thesis that “science proves life doesn’t begin at conception.”

Point 1 is the only argument worth addressing, and bears the odd title “A Fertilized Egg Can Turn Into A Baby — But That Doesn’t Mean It Will.”

The heart of Ms. Romain’s contention is that ideological opposition to abortion leads to an oversimplification of what is really a very complex biological reality:

But as medical experts have pointed out, fertilization shouldn’t be considered the beginning of life, because, well, biology is much more complicated and flawed than our ideological opinions might like it to be.

This isn’t much of an argument, and unfortunately for Ms. Romain and other abortion advocates, it doesn’t correspond to what science actually teaches. Even a cursory look through basic human embryology textbooks reveals an unmistakable pattern: a genetically unique human individual comes into being at the moment that the sperm fertilizes the ovum.

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If You Have Two Eyes and Half a Heart, You Know Post-Abortive Trauma is Real

 “I Still Have Her Due Date Circled on a Calendar” 

By Kurt Walden
Pregnancy Help News

Reading John Ensor’s article on the abortion doc who may be re-evaluating his thinking on why he is in the life-ending business (it’s a great read—check it out) reminded me of a moment when I came face-to-face with post abortion trauma, perhaps for the first time.

She was a college student, a client in for a pregnancy test at the center where I once served. As she waited for her results, we began talking and she brought up the fact she had an earlier abortion. 

“Tell me about it,” I said. “Did you experience any after-effects?”

I was trying to be open-ended with my question, to see what she might say. I knew statistics. What I didn’t know was about to surprise me.

“It was fine,” she said. “No problems. I just kind of went in, it happened. I’m okay.”

Fortunately, I said nothing. This was not a time for argument or even more questions. Maybe it was the Lord reminding me (as He does often) that my best response is usually to keep my mouth shut.

Her pregnancy test came back. It was negative. For her, a crisis averted. She could go back to class without worry. But we had a chance to talk again. 

“You mentioned everything went okay with your abortion,” I said. “I don’t hear that often.” 

Again, trying to be open-ended. No reason to fight about it if this was her perception. She looked at me. In her eye, a tear began to form.

“They gave me a valium before I even signed the consent form,” she blurted out. “They just ran me through like I was a number. No counseling, no nothing. They just kept pushing all of us through to the next station until we were done and they sent us home.

“It was awful,” she continued. “I don’t think I could ever do it again.”

How things can change in a matter of minutes. Before receiving her test result, abortion was okay; no big deal. Was it because she knew she was considering the same option again?  Before seeing her results, I wonder if she felt forced to see abortion as a positive, empowering decision. But after the test, without having to worry about a pregnancy, the truth poured out.  I’ll never forget her closing words regarding her abortion.

 “I still have her due date circled on a calendar,” she told me.

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