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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!

What Should We Expect in Maternal Mortality Trends Due to the Dobbs Decision?
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What Should We Expect in Maternal Mortality Trends Due to the Dobbs Decision?

This paper examines claims that pro-life laws in effect post-Dobbs would increase maternal mortality rates.

Ingrid Skop,…
June 4, 2026
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An Analysis of Colorado’s SB 25-183
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An Analysis of Colorado’s SB 25-183

This week, the Colorado State Senate will begin legislative debate on SB 25-183. This bill will require Colorado’s Medicaid and…

Michael J.…
April 2, 2025
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Fact Check: Lozier Institute Sets the Record Straight on Evidence-Based Research
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Fact Check: Lozier Institute Sets the Record Straight on Evidence-Based Research

Recently, CLI scholars Dr. James Studnicki and Dr. Ingrid Skop dug into the question of whether induced abortion can be…

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August 1, 2024
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Online Mail-Order Chemical Abortion: A Threat to Abuse and Trafficking Victims
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Online Mail-Order Chemical Abortion: A Threat to Abuse and Trafficking Victims

As the summer of 2023 proceeds, a federal appeals court is continuing its deliberation over a lawsuit against the Food…

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July 18, 2023
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The Life-Saving Impact of State Actions Following the Dobbs Decision: A Case Study of Plummeting 2022 Abortion Totals in Oklahoma and Arkansas
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The Life-Saving Impact of State Actions Following the Dobbs Decision: A Case Study of Plummeting 2022 Abortion Totals in Oklahoma and Arkansas

In a world obsessed with “following the science,” it is surprising that some in the government and American culture do…

Mia Steupert,…
July 14, 2023
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A Second Chance at Life: Reversing the Abortion Pill
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A Second Chance at Life: Reversing the Abortion Pill

Abortion Rill Reversal (APR) is a program that seeks to provide medical support to women who have taken mifepristone, the first of two drugs in the RU-486 abortion regimen, and then changed their minds, wanting to continue their pregnancy and save their baby’s life. APR connects with these women through its website (www.abortionpillreversal.com) and a 24/7 emergency hotline (877-558-0333) staffed by nurses and an international network of doctors and pregnancy medical clinic (PMC) hubs.

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February 24, 2015
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Canada’s Assisted Suicide Ruling Opens a “Pandora’s Box”
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Canada’s Assisted Suicide Ruling Opens a “Pandora’s Box”

On February 5, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) voted unanimously to strike down the blanket prohibition on physician-assisted suicide (PAS) and euthanasia that was in place since 1992. The ruling of Carter v. Canada is historic in that it would permit assisted suicide for psychological illness as well as physical.

A woman with long dark hair and glasses smiles at the camera. She is wearing a dark blazer, dangling pearl earrings, and a necklace, set against a neutral gray background—her look exudes confidence and professionalism in science. Genevieve Plaster, M.A.
February 12, 2015
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Canada’s Supreme Court Strikes Down Existing Criminal Prohibition on Assisted Suicide
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Canada’s Supreme Court Strikes Down Existing Criminal Prohibition on Assisted Suicide

In a decision today with serious international ramifications, Canada’s highest court has overturned an absolute ban on assisted suicide/euthanasia and has given Parliament one year to create a "stringently limited, carefully monitored system of exceptions." The decision was unanimous, 9-0, and it should be viewed as a victory for advocates of assisted suicide and euthanasia.

Andrea Mrozek
February 6, 2015
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Holding, Listening, Rocking – and a Blessing in Turn
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Holding, Listening, Rocking – and a Blessing in Turn

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February 5, 2015
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Brave New Britain: The U.K. Approves Production of Three-Parent Embryos
Fetal Tissue, Stem Cells & Bioethics

Brave New Britain: The U.K. Approves Production of Three-Parent Embryos

The concept of “designer babies” may sound like science fiction, a literal Brave New World, but it is decidedly not fictional –  it is here now and being pushed rapidly into fertility clinics. After only a brief debate today in the House of Commons, British Members of Parliament (MPs) approved a proposal to create genetically-engineered babies who contain the DNA of three parents.

David Prentice, Ph.D.
February 3, 2015
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Science Supports Pain-Capability of Unborn by 20 Weeks
Fetal Development

Science Supports Pain-Capability of Unborn by 20 Weeks

A woman with long dark hair and glasses smiles at the camera. She is wearing a dark blazer, dangling pearl earrings, and a necklace, set against a neutral gray background—her look exudes confidence and professionalism in science. Genevieve Plaster, M.A.
February 3, 2015
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Late-Term Abortion: Many-Layered Social Injustice
Abortion

Late-Term Abortion: Many-Layered Social Injustice

The issue of late-term abortion is among the most agonizing and controversial areas within the larger, contentious debate on the morality and legality of abortion.  To begin with, by the 20th week or fifth month of pregnancy, the fetus is clearly recognizable as a neonate and she is routinely described on professional medical websites in terms that stress her individuality and humanity; in addition, the methods used to terminate fetal life after five months are particularly grim and are often cited by abortion practitioners themselves in ways that indicate their ethical or aesthetic revulsion.

Charles A. “Chuck”…
January 20, 2015
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Honoring Pre-Existing Convictions: Lawsuits Question Abortion-Only Plans in Rhode Island and Vermont
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Honoring Pre-Existing Convictions: Lawsuits Question Abortion-Only Plans in Rhode Island and Vermont

Last Tuesday, two individuals from Rhode Island and Vermont filed separate lawsuits in federal court to challenge the abortion surcharge mandate. Both men are pro-life and reside in states whose marketplaces currently offer only plans that include elective abortion. Because of this, every individual enrolled in a plan through these states’ marketplaces is required by law to pay a separate abortion surcharge each month.

A woman with long dark hair and glasses smiles at the camera. She is wearing a dark blazer, dangling pearl earrings, and a necklace, set against a neutral gray background—her look exudes confidence and professionalism in science. Genevieve Plaster, M.A.
January 19, 2015
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