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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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Momentum for Late-Term Abortion Limits

In the last three years, an increasing number of states have debated and/or passed statutes limiting abortions beyond a certain point in pregnancy.  Most recently, Texas legislators voted to ban abortions after five months of pregnancy and to increase the health and safety regulation of the state�...

Elizabeth Ann M. Johnson, M.D.
August 5, 2013

The Reality of Late-Term Abortion Procedures

Of interest to the medical, moral, sociological, and political issues surrounding late-term abortion is the question of why women seek abortion after twenty weeks gestation. Any data considered to answer this question must be examined carefully for limitations. However, a greater understanding of ...

Elizabeth Ann M. Johnson, M.D.
January 20, 2015

An Analysis of How Medicaid Expansion in Alaska Will Affect Abortion Rates

This May, the Alaska state legislature will consider legislation that would expand Alaska's Medicaid program. In this timely analysis, CLI Associate Scholar Michael J. New, Ph.D. elaborates four ways in which a Medicaid expansion in Alaska would likely increase the state's abortion incidence.

Michael J. New, Ph.D.
May 13, 2015

Abortion Reporting: Toward a Better National Standard

Charles A. “Chuck” Donovan Rebecca Gonzales
August 24, 2016

Abortion Reporting: Toward a Better National Standard

Charles A. “Chuck” Donovan Rebecca Gonzales
August 24, 2016

Connecticut’s Annual Abortion Report Leaves Ample Room for Improvement

Connecticut’s 2016 abortion report provides a useful, yet lacking, snapshot of abortion in the state. Though not published online, the annual abortion report is made available to individuals upon request by the Connecticut Department of Public Health.

Tessa Cox
September 14, 2017

Abortion Reporting: Oklahoma (2017)

In a Charlotte Lozier Institute study of abortion reporting across the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and New York City, Oklahoma’s reports were ranked at first place. Oklahoma’s reports are detailed and comprehensive, and the state releases them in a timely manner. However, Oklahoma could...

Tessa Cox
August 30, 2018

Abortion Reporting: North Dakota (2017)

North Dakota’s 2017 abortion report shows that abortion in the state is trending downward. Just one abortion center operates in North Dakota.

Tessa Cox
October 8, 2018