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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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Ben Cook, Ph.D.

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Ben Cook is Deputy Editor and Research Associate at Charlotte Lozier Institute, where he assists with rigorous editorial review of the wide range of scientific and statistical research published by CLI.   

Prior to working with CLI, Ben earned his Ph.D. in philosophy from Syracuse University. His graduate work centered on issues in metaphysics and the philosophy of religion, with additional research interests in ethics and metaethics. He has a paper published in the peer-reviewed academic journal Religious Studies and has taught and given talks on philosophy in a variety of academic and non-academic settings. He was also one of a small number of individuals selected to participate in a Jack Miller Center Summer Institute in 2019 on the theoretical and practical foundations of republican government. 

Ben has a passion for applying the logical, analytical, and discursive skills used widely in philosophy to his editorial work on behalf of CLI. 

In his spare time, Ben enjoys hiking, playing guitar, and reading theology. 

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Maternal & Public Health

Abortion Reporting: Wisconsin (2023)

Wisconsin’s 2023 abortion statistics were published online in August 2025 by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. The report shows that Wisconsin abortions decreased in 2023. The data published by the state does not include the total number of abortions obtained by Wisconsin residents out of state or the number of self-managed abortions performed by women outside of the healthcare system. The report also does not contain the number of mail-order abortion drugs obtained by Wisconsin residents prescribed by licensed abortion providers in other states.

Mia Steupert, M.A. Ben Cook, Ph.D.
August 28, 2025
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