THE UNBORN CHILD -ONE OF US

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At conception, a babys sex is decided, a boy or a girl

18-21 days after conception the babys heart is beating.

At 8 weeks, everything to be found ina fully-grown person is formed.

By 12 weeks fingerprints and fingernails appear; the babys lips can open and close.

At 16 weeks the baby reacts to sound, sucks, swallows and yawns.

At 18 weeks most mothers feel the babys movements. Pushing with feet and head, the baby exercises the developing muscles. The baby now sucks his/her thumb.

At 20 weeks the baby sleeps and wakes like a born baby.

With advances in medical care, babies born as early as 21 weeks can survive and thrive.

At 30-40 weeks, if left undisturbed, the baby grows stronger until it is time to be born.

NEW ULTRASOUND TECHNOLOGY IS BRINGING US BETTER IMAGES OF THE ASTONISHING JOURNEY WE ALL FOLLOW FROM CONCEPTION TO BIRTH, SHOWING THAT HUMAN LIFE BEGINS AT CONCEPTION.

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Each of us, as a vulnerable unborn child, completed the journey from conception to birth. How can we then say that the unborn child is not entitled to protection on that journey?

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