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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!

Fact Sheet: Abortion Complications and Related ICD-10 Codes
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Fact Sheet: Abortion Complications and Related ICD-10 Codes

Research shows that a majority of abortion-drug-related ED visits are miscoded, and these miscoded visits are more likely to be…

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December 18, 2025
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Fact Sheet: State Alternatives to Abortion Funding
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Fact Sheet: State Alternatives to Abortion Funding

As of December 2025, 19 states had authorized some form of alternatives to abortion (A2A) funding for life-affirming Pregnancy Help…

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December 18, 2025
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Fact Sheet: Introduction to Maternal Mortality
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Fact Sheet: Introduction to Maternal Mortality

This fact sheet lays out basic definitions and data related to maternal mortality, with a focus on false narratives surrounding…

Ingrid Skop,…
December 3, 2025
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Fact Sheet: Problems and Limits of the Turnaway Study
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Fact Sheet: Problems and Limits of the Turnaway Study

The Turnaway Study examined the impacts of unwanted pregnancy on women’s lives, and has been interpreted to show that receiving…

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November 25, 2025
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Fact Sheet: Abortion Up to Birth
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Fact Sheet: Abortion Up to Birth

“Abortion up to birth” is sometimes used to describe abortions in the seventh, eighth, or ninth month of pregnancy. Although…

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November 21, 2025
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Fact Sheet: Dismemberment Abortion

“Dismemberment abortion” is a layman’s term describing a dilation and evacuation (D&E) procedure that is intended to end the life of an unborn child via induced abortion, typically performed in the second trimester. During this procedure, the unborn baby and other pregnancy tissue are removed in a piecemeal fashion with suction and instruments. There is substantial evidence that unborn babies are capable of experiencing pain by at least 15 weeks of gestation, and as early as 12 weeks, around the point in pregnancy when dismemberment abortions are first performed. Even abortionists who perform dismemberment abortions have testified to the brutality of tearing apart an unborn baby at this stage of development.

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January 28, 2025
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Fact Sheet: Abortions at or after 15 Weeks in the United States

Modern scientific literature shows that unborn babies can feel pain by 15 weeks gestation, and possibly as early as 12 weeks. The majority of abortions occur in the first trimester, but a substantial number are performed at 15 weeks or later on unborn babies who are capable of experiencing pain. Available data suggests that tens of thousands of abortions on unborn babies who feel pain are performed at 15 weeks or later each year.

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December 19, 2024
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Fact Sheet: Questions and Answers on Born-Alive Abortion Survivors

This fact sheet unpacks the reality of born-alive abortion survivors in the United States.

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December 19, 2024
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Fact Sheet: A Summary of the CDC’s 2022 Abortion Surveillance Report
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Fact Sheet: A Summary of the CDC’s 2022 Abortion Surveillance Report

The CDC released its annual abortion surveillance report on November 28, detailing 2022 abortion data in 48 reporting areas (46 states, NYC, and D.C.). Included in this fact sheet are key data points from that report.

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December 18, 2024
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Fact Sheet: Are Pro-Life State Laws Preventing Pregnant Women from Receiving Emergency Care?

Articles highlighting poor quality medical care in pro-life states have raised concerns that state laws are preventing pregnant women from obtaining necessary emergency care. However, all pro-life state laws allow doctors to treat women with pregnancy emergencies, no law requires “imminence” before a doctor can intervene, and every pro-life state permits doctors to treat women suffering from miscarriages or ectopic pregnancies. Doctors who fail to provide patients with necessary emergency treatment therefore may be committing malpractice.

Tessa Cox Ingrid Skop, M.D.,…
September 13, 2024
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Dobbs and Medical Deserts: Will Pro-Life Laws Drive Away Doctors and Lead to Hospital Closures?

Post-Dobbs, pro-life states’ efforts to protect life have been met with pushback, including widespread claims that the laws are contributing to hospital closures and driving doctors away. A close look at the data shows that these claims are unjustified. Pro-life states continue to train medical students, recruit future doctors, and position themselves for further growth.

Tessa Cox Ingrid Skop, M.D.,…
August 27, 2024
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Fact Sheet: Reasons for Abortion

After the Supreme Court ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, states across the country have enacted laws that limit abortion. Frequently, these laws make exceptions for abortions for certain reasons, such as rape and incest, risk to the mother’s life or health, or a fetal abnormality. This fact sheet documents how common, or uncommon, these various reasons for abortion are.

Elyse Gaitan Mia Steupert, M.A.
May 24, 2024
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Fact Sheet: Planned Parenthood’s 2022-23 Annual Report

In April 2024, Planned Parenthood released its annual report for 2022-2023. In this fact sheet, data from that report is summarized.

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April 17, 2024
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