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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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Fact of Life: American Cars (and Their Drivers) Exhibit Decidedly More Pro-life than Pro-choice Views

If you have spent any time on American roads in the past five years, you have likely noticed cars with pro-life license plates sharing the road with you. Pro-life license plates are currently available in the District of Columbia and 29 states. ...Curiously, there is a notable absence of “pro-choice” license plates on the road.

Jeanneane Maxon, J.D.
February 28, 2019
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Abortion Cases in the Higher Federal Courts

Challenged abortion laws that may be reviewed by the United States Supreme Court in the near future can be divided into three main groups: (I) Limitations on the availability of taxpayer dollars to abortion providers; (II) restrictions on abortion procedures and discriminatory abortions; and (III) health, safety, and informed consent laws.

Mary E. Harned, J.D.
February 12, 2019
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Fetal EEGs: Signals from the Dawn of Life

Neuroscientist Dr. Katrina Furth examines evidence of fetal brain activity 45 days after conception.

Katrina Furth, Ph.D.
November 27, 2018
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Physician-Assisted Suicide: The Path to Active Euthanasia

The founding intentions of the PAS movement, the grim practical realities of suicide by oral overdose, the legal principles at stake, and the state of public opinion all argue that the move from PAS to euthanasia, once the former is more widely accepted, would be not only a “slippery slope” but a virtual free fall.

Richard Doerflinger, M.A.
November 2, 2018
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Abortion Cases in the Higher Federal Courts

The challenged abortion laws that may arrive at the United States Supreme Court in the near future can be divided into three main groups: (I) Limitations on the availability of taxpayer dollars to abortion providers; (II) restrictions on abortion procedures and discriminatory abortions; and (III) health, safety, and informed consent laws.

Mary E. Harned, J.D.
October 23, 2018
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Ten Truths about Title X

Title X was enacted in 1970 as an addition to the Public Health Service Act,, becoming the only federal grant program directed solely at providing individuals and families with comprehensive family planning and related reproductive health services.

Jeanneane Maxon, J.D.
October 10, 2018
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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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Planned Parenthood: Denying the Medical Science of Fertility Awareness

Planned Parenthood data analyzed by the Charlotte Lozier Institute reveal that, over its past five years of annual reports, Planned Parenthood’s client numbers have declined by 20 percent  – from 3 million to 2.4 million.

Teresa A. Donovan, M.P.H.
March 21, 2018
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