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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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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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Thomas M. Messner, J.D.

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Thomas Messner, J.D., is Senior Fellow in Legal Policy at CLI where he researches and writes on issues involving life and conscience. Messner earned his law degree from Notre Dame Law School and his Bachelor of Arts degree from Grove City College in Pennsylvania. After law school, Messner clerked for Judge William H. Pryor Jr. of the U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, and practiced law in Washington, D.C. Previously Messner served as a Visiting Fellow in the Richard and Helen DeVos Center for Religion and Civil Society at The Heritage Foundation, where he researched and wrote about religious liberty and other issues.

 

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Life & the Law

Baltimore Pregnancy Center Refuses to Stop Fighting, Wins another Legal Victory against Local Ordinance

A pro-life pregnancy help center (PHC) in Baltimore has won another legal victory in its fight against a city ordinance. The Baltimore ordinance would have forced Greater Baltimore Pregnancy Concerns Center to post a disclaimer in its waiting room stating that it does not provide or make referrals for abortion or birth-control services.

Thomas M. Messner, J.D.
October 31, 2016
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Three Life Policies that Challenge Supreme Court Abortion Standards

Thomas M. Messner, J.D.
May 16, 2016
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On Top of Everything Else, Contraception Mandates Don’t Work

Thomas M. Messner, J.D. Michael J. New, Ph.D.
March 23, 2016
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Testimony of CLI Legal Policy Fellow in Support of Ohio’s Defund Planned Parenthood Bill

Thomas M. Messner, J.D.
November 24, 2015
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March for Life Wins Major Victory in Federal Court

Thomas M. Messner, J.D.
September 2, 2015
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Little Sisters of the Poor Ask Supreme Court to Hear Case

Thomas M. Messner, J.D.
August 13, 2015
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Constitutional Law Scholar Urges Constitutionality of Five-Month Abortion Laws

Thomas M. Messner, J.D.
May 11, 2015
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Faith-Based Charities Serving Vulnerable Children Should Not Be Required to Facilitate Abortion

Federal regulations issued by the Obama Administration have raised concerns that Christian charities operating federally funded care provider facilities housing unaccompanied alien children could be required to facilitate access to abortion.

Thomas M. Messner, J.D.
March 12, 2015
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Supreme Court Ruling on Texas Abortion Regulations: What Happened and What Now?

The Supreme Court issued an order that will stop certain abortion laws in Texas from being enforced until the federal courts decide whether those regulations are constitutional.

Thomas M. Messner, J.D.
October 16, 2014
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The Women’s Health Protection Act of 2013: The Sweeping Impact of S. 1696

If enacted in current form, S.1696 would jeopardize or outright invalidate a wide range of State and Federal abortion-related regulations.

Thomas M. Messner, J.D.
July 1, 2014
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