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Hekate

(90,496 posts)
18. Depends on who you ask. They aren't even embryos yet, just people's hopes & dreams...
Sun Sep 5, 2021, 07:22 PM
Sep 2021

… and very expensive they are, too, and difficult to attain.

I know couples who’ve tried it, and one couple only stopped when after many repeated cycles two things occurred: she finally produced three (3) eggs and they had spent $100,000 in savings. This was about 20 years ago. It was heartbreaking, but they were people of good sense and had set a financial limit.

A couple of decades ago, the fanatics used the unchosen frozen as another way to twist people’s hearts & bypass their brains. Because they are stored in liquid nitrogen, the fanatics started referring to them as “Snowflake Babies,” isn’t that adorable? They encouraged pro-lifers to volunteer to accept any unwanted snowflake babies into their own uteri and raise them as their own. This is neither sensible nor legal, but it makes good propaganda.



Yes - as I understand it KT2000 Sep 2021 #1
the pulse helps the cells align. at 6 wks, it's a tube of cells. mopinko Sep 2021 #4
And the heart's circulation isn't "set" until birth, or Ilsa Sep 2021 #9
it pumps the fetuses own blood around mopinko Sep 2021 #22
What about all those frozen embryos that people discard Bev54 Sep 2021 #7
Depends on who you ask. They aren't even embryos yet, just people's hopes & dreams... Hekate Sep 2021 #18
👍 Joinfortmill Sep 2021 #2
And it doesn't matter. I can't be forced to give blood or donate a kidney RandomNumbers Sep 2021 #3
I think that should be -34 weeks instead of 6 weeks MiniMe Sep 2021 #24
Zygote for ten weeks? LakeArenal Sep 2021 #5
Thanks for sharing that. littlemissmartypants Sep 2021 #19
It is not a fetus but an embryo at that stage. Bev54 Sep 2021 #6
Thank you. evolves Sep 2021 #8
Doesn't matter how big it is. If someone doesn't want to be pregnant, they shouldn't have to be. WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2021 #10
Exactly. SammyWinstonJack Sep 2021 #12
This gentleman (well, I try) agrees...nt Wounded Bear Sep 2021 #26
Kick and recommend. bronxiteforever Sep 2021 #11
And unless I am wrong, iwannaknow Sep 2021 #13
my understanding is that barbtries Sep 2021 #14
+100000 Pachamama Sep 2021 #23
Somebody ought to tell this to baby center.com, they talk about a heartbeat, etc. Jon King Sep 2021 #15
It's a flutter, not a heartbeat. BC should clarify that. ecstatic Sep 2021 #31
Good points. At that stage, it's just an embryo. TheRickles Sep 2021 #16
Honestly, it shouldn't even matter. I know what you mean though. tymorial Sep 2021 #17
I'm weeping with you... albacore Sep 2021 #21
I never heard that before. Its really wonderful tymorial Sep 2021 #25
You deserve it... ALL of it. The shot of "pain in the ass" and everything. albacore Sep 2021 #29
... markie Sep 2021 #20
No, scientific fact never stands in their way. Collimator Sep 2021 #27
I appreciate your post and breakdown tavernier Sep 2021 #28
Kickin' for Truth Faux pas Sep 2021 #30
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