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The eyes begin to develop early in the fourth week after conception.
During this extremely critical week the esophagus, gallbladder, liver, lungs, pancreas, pharynx, stomach, and trachea also begin to form.
And, toward the end of the week, the nose, tongue, and spleen also start to develop.
At the average time when a woman is aware that she is pregnant
(the fifth to sixth week after conception),
the preborn human being living inside her is metabolizing nutrition, excreting waste, moving, sucking his or her thumb, growing, and doing many other things that non-living things just do not do.
As early as 21 days after conception, the baby’s heart has begun to beat his or her own unique blood-type, often different than the mother’s.
(Moore & Persaud, The Developing Human, p.310;
Nilsson & Hamberger, A Child is Born, p.86; Rugh & Shettles,
From Conception to Birth, p.217.)
At 40 days after conception, brain waves can be read on an EEG, or an electroencephalogram.
(Dr. H. Hamlin, Life or Death by EEG, JAMA, Oct.12, 1964, p.113.)
A lot of pro abortionists - like me - don't weigh the development of the fetus in with our personal issues that, we deem, are more important than satisfying someone else's need to decide if we're going to have more kids. . . or the fetus' future.
I already have kids and I know what it will demand of me to have more (physically, emotionally, mentally)
While I don't mind people's efforts to make having an abortion more difficult (in part because I'm not affected by such things) I do mind people trying to force their beliefs on me when they don't understand the mindset behind my beliefs.
If you don't understand why people feel the way they do and make the choice to abort - then you won't have much sway when you're confronting them.
Eyes, hair, a coo and all that baby sweetness does NOT make being pregnant, birthing or otherwise raising a child some sort of easy street of blessings.