The Pulse
Newsletter of Georgia Right to Life
Sanctity of Human Life Act
The Sanctity of Human Life Act was introduced in 2015 by Georgia Congressman Jody Hice. This bill declares that: (1) the right to life guaranteed by the Constitution is vested in each human and is the person's paramount and most fundamental right; (2) each human life...
Fetal Pain Bill (2015)
The Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, or Fetal Pain Bill, is a federal ban on abortion after 20 weeks when medical science shows a baby can experience pain in the womb. HR 36, reintroduced by Rep. Trent Franks, contains dangerous exceptions that allow babies...
Fetal Pain Bill (2013)
The Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, or Fetal Pain Bill, is a federal ban on abortion after 20 weeks when medical science shows a baby can experience pain in the womb. HR 1797, authored by Rep. Trent Franks, contains dangerous exceptions that allow babies...
Federal Abortion Funding Ban
The Federal Abortion Funding Ban is a federal ban on funding for abortions in the District of Columbia or under the Affordable Care Act. HR 7, authored by Rep. Christopher Smith, contains dangerous exceptions that allow federal funds to be spent on murdering babies if...
Federal
Georgia Right to Life has an associated Political Action Committee (PAC) that follows federal legislation, issues support or opposition statements and holding your elected officials accountable to standing strong on the sanctity of human life. Sanctity of Human...
Georgia’s “Personhood Amendment” Passes With a Super Majority
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.
Abortion Myths
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...
Forced Abortions
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 .......
Third Trimester
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...
Second Trimester
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...
First Trimester
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...
Fetal Development
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...