Adopting the amendment—which would be the first in the country—would allow the use of many contraceptives, continue to grant women essential health care, permit in-vitro fertilization and most stem cell research, as well as allowing abortion to save the life of the mother.
MYTH: Abortion is only legal through the first trimester. FACT: Due to the radical scope of the Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton U.S. Supreme Court Decisions, abortion is legal through all nine months of pregnancy. FACT: More than 152,000 abortions take place every...
The Un-Choice In a national study of women, 64% of those who aborted felt pressured to do so by others.1 This pressure can become violent.2 65% suffered symptoms of trauma.1 In the year following an abortion, suicide rates are 6-7 times higher.3 Forced Non-Choice .......
Weeks 27 thru 32 - Gestational Age (Fetal Age - Weeks 25 thru 30): The fetus really fills out over these next few weeks, storing fat on the body, reaching about 15-17 inches long and weighing about 4-4 ½ lbs by the 32nd week. The lungs are not fully mature yet, but...
Weeks 14 thru 16 - Gestational Age (Fetal age - Weeks 12 thru 14): The fetus’s skin is transparent and a fine hair called lanugo begins to form on the head. The fetus begins sucking and swallows bits of amniotic fluid. Fingerprints which individualize each human being...
Week 1 & 2 - Gestational Age: Your menstrual period has just ended, and your body is getting ready for ovulation. For most women, ovulation takes place about 11 - 21 days from the first day of the last period. During intercourse, several hundred million sperm are...
Chronology of a New Life The life of a baby begins, of course, long before birth. Every new and unique human being begins his or her life at the moment of fertilization and, if not interrupted, will someday grow into an adult man or woman. Following are some facts of...
The Georgia “Safe Place for Newborns Act of 2002” became effective August 13, 2002. This law allows a mother to leave her newborn baby within seven days of birth at any hospital in Georgia. The newborn must be left with a hospital employee and the mother must leave...