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2776 S. Arlington Mill Dr.
#803
Arlington, VA 22206

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In the fourth week, the embryonic heart starts beating. The neural tube, which becomes the brain and spinal cord, forms. At this point, a woman has likely only been aware of her pregnancy for one week.

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In the seventh week after conception, networks of neurons produce brain waves that have been recorded as early as 6 ½ weeks after conception. The embryo spontaneously moves his arms, hands, and legs, and may even hiccup. The embryo’s heart now has all four chambers.

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By the seventeenth and eighteenth week after gestation, the fetus shows a clear response to pain in multiple studies, and at least one brain pathway is mature enough to create a perception of pain. The fetus also practices breathing, crying, and breastfeeding in the womb. The fetal heart has beat over 20 million times and circulates about 55 quarts of blood per day.

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In the eighth month of pregnancy the fetal brain is ready to learn! At 32 weeks after conception, neurons are creating 40,000 new connections, called synapses, every second! With repeated exposures, the fetus can learn flavors, nursery rhymes, songs, and even words that she will recognize after birth!

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Legislative and Litigation Overview of 20-Week Abortion Laws

Since January 2010, twenty-three states have enacted statutes prohibiting abortion at 20 weeks of pregnancy. All but one of these laws make at least some explicit reference to fetal pain in either the legislative title, legislative findings, statement of legislative purpose or intent, or some combin...

Amanda Stirone Mansfield, J.D.
September 10, 2021
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BBC’s “A World Without Down Syndrome?” Documentary Challenges Practice of Disability-Selective Abortion

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October 26, 2016
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Pro-Life Laws Protect Mom and Baby: Pregnant Women’s Lives are Protected in All States

Every state with strong pro-life laws allows doctors to intervene to save a woman’s life in a medical emergency.

Mary E. Harned, J.D. Ingrid Skop, M.D., FACOG
September 11, 2023
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The Constitutional Viability of Five-Month Abortion Laws

Five-month abortion laws restrict abortion at 20 weeks of pregnancy—when an unborn child can feel pain from abortion. Opponents of five-month abortion laws argue they violate the “viability rule” created by the U.S. Supreme Court. The viability rule provides that government “may not prohibit...

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January 19, 2015
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The Role of Adoption in Dobbs-Era Pro-Life Policy

In discussions about the Dobbs era for America, adoption is mentioned often by those across the ideological spectrum.

Elizabeth Kirk, J.D.
July 20, 2022
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Abortion “Shield Laws”: Pro-Abortion States Seek to Force Abortion on Life-Affirming States

In post-Dobbs America, lawmakers in abortion-promoting states are predictably repealing their paltry life-affirming statutes and solidifying the special legal status that their states afford to abortion.

Mary E. Harned, J.D.
August 24, 2023
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State Regulation of Telemedicine Abortion and Court Challenges to Those Regulations

In this paper, Associate Scholar Amanda Stirone reviews statutes in 19 states regulating the practice of telemedicine abortion, then reviews litigation involving those regulations.

Amanda Stirone Mansfield, J.D.
July 3, 2018
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Overview of U.S. Pro-Life Bills & Provisions Advanced in the States from January to April 2022: Preparing for the Impact of the Supreme Court’s Decision on Abortion Laws

As of April 21, 2022, 42 states have introduced a total of 417 pro-life bills (or bills containing at least one pro-life provision) in 2022 or the current legislative session. This includes 273 bills introduced in 2022, and 144 bills introduced in 2020-2021 for the current legislative session. Thes...

Genevieve Plaster, M.A.
April 28, 2022
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