By Cassy Fiano-Chesser
Live Action News
This weekend, pro-lifers gathered in our nation’s capital for the annual March for Life, remembering the Roe v. Wade decision, which was decided on January 22, 1973 — exactly 46 years ago. An estimated 200,000 to 300,000 people attended the March this year. The theme was “Unique From Day One,” highlighting that science is not incompatible with the pro-life movement; in fact, it is science that bolsters many pro-lifers’ beliefs.
It didn’t take long for pro-abortion articles to begin appearing attacking this theme. Rewire, formerly called RH Reality Check, published a list of six “facts” about abortion to ostensibly “prove” that the pro-life movement is anti-science, calling it a “co-opting” of science.
“Knowing that the myths promoted at March for Life may drive another year of policymaking, correcting this narrative before Friday’s event is important,” Laura Huss wrote. “In the list below, the evidence about abortion appears first. Because leading with the real science—the science backed by evidence, and supported by leading experts all over the country—is the best way to drown out the misinformation.”Julie Tulbert took to Media Matters to likewise try to argue that the pro-life movement is anti-science. Lev Facher and Megan Thielking wrote for Stat News claiming that scientists have disproved pro-life claims.
These are but a few examples, and interestingly, they all have one thing in common: they ignore the scientific facts of fetal development itself. In all of their debunking efforts, none of them acknowledge the science that matters, and that is the science proving the inherent humanity of preborn children.
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It’s a scientific fact that life begins at conception, something that has been confirmed by numerous medical experts and written in medical textbooks. In fact, scientists have been able to pinpoint the exact moment the new life has been formed.
The Endowment for Human Development (EHD) is a non-profit organization that is committed to neutrality on controversial bioethics issues, like abortion. Their mission is to apply “the science of human prenatal development is increasingly recognized as an indispensable and unique way to improve children’s health, enhance their development, and prevent certain birth defects and chronic diseases”. The EHD lays out numerous facts proving that the preborn child is a human being, even at the earliest stages of development, including:
- The heart begins beating just three weeks after fertilization.
- Kidneys are formed by five weeks.
- Brain waves can be measured as early as six weeks.
- Preborn babies respond to touch by seven weeks.
- Hiccups can be seen at seven weeks.
- By eight weeks, the baby’s dominant hand (right or left) is determined.
- Preborn babies begin sucking their thumbs at nine weeks.
- At 10 weeks, they have their own unique fingerprints.
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