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Maraya1969

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Sun Oct 5, 2014, 11:37 AM Oct 2014

Well look what the Mayo Clinic just told me about abortion. Please spread this very well concealed [View all]

information around! Consider that most abortions happen in the 1st to 6th week.


http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-living/pregnancy-week-by-week/in-depth/prenatal-care/art-20045302


Weeks 1 and 2 - You are NOT even pregnant.

"Weeks 1 and 2: Getting ready

It might seem strange, but you're not actually pregnant the first week or two of the time allotted to your pregnancy. Yes, you read that correctly!

Conception typically occurs about two weeks after your last period begins. To calculate your due date, your health care provider will count ahead 40 weeks from the start of your last period. This means your period is counted as part of your pregnancy — even though you weren't pregnant at the time."

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Week 3: Fertilization



Illustration of fertilization and implantation Fertilization and implantation
The sperm and egg unite in one of your fallopian tubes to form a one-celled entity called a zygote. If more than one egg is released and fertilized, you might have multiple zygotes.

The zygote typically has 46 chromosomes — 23 from you and 23 from the father. These chromosomes help determine your baby's sex, traits such as eye and hair color, and, to some extent, personality and intelligence.

Soon after fertilization, the zygote travels down the fallopian tube toward the uterus. At the same time, it will begin dividing to form a cluster of cells resembling a tiny raspberry — a morula.

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Week 4: Implantation

By the time it reaches the uterus, the rapidly dividing ball of cells — now known as a blastocyst — has separated into two sections.

The inner group of cells will become the embryo. The outer group will become the cells that nourish and protect it. On contact, the blastocyst will burrow into the uterine wall for nourishment. This process is called implantation.

The placenta, which will nourish your baby throughout the pregnancy, also begins to form.

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Week 5: The embryonic period begins - IT IS NOT EVEN AN EMBRYO UNTIL THE 5TH WEEK!

The fifth week of pregnancy, or the third week after conception, marks the beginning of the embryonic period. This is when the baby's brain, spinal cord, heart and other organs begin to form. (More at the link)

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Week 6: The neural tube closes -

Growth is rapid this week. Just four weeks after conception, the neural tube along your baby's back is closing and your baby's heart is pumping blood

(More at the link)

Why wasn't I ever told this and why is not common knowledge? The morning after pill is just like taking the birth control pill. You are not even pregnant!

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Uh, Jesus. God's Will. It's a mystery. Science is only a theory. valerief Oct 2014 #1
Well if they are you are in the whistler162 Oct 2014 #8
Speaking of America being a Christian nation... TheVisitor Oct 2014 #14
Blech! This is such a goddam theocracy. valerief Oct 2014 #16
I totally agree with you... TheVisitor Oct 2014 #22
It was a state senate Bartlet Oct 2014 #25
Are you saying the first amendment in the Bill of Rights doesn't apply in TN? valerief Oct 2014 #28
PLUS ONE, a whole bunch! Enthusiast Oct 2014 #23
Denial of science & basic facts is epidemic. baldguy Oct 2014 #31
don't forget the "Weeders" 1dogleft Oct 2014 #39
... TBF Oct 2014 #40
One couple answered the fundies protestors like this KurtNYC Oct 2014 #43
K&R n/t Feral Child Oct 2014 #2
The birth control pill prevents conception. Chemisse Oct 2014 #3
Not quite Bartlet Oct 2014 #27
Details details AlbertCat Oct 2014 #4
I thought it was the stork brought babies... Moonwalk Oct 2014 #7
When I was a wee child... ReRe Oct 2014 #37
You were ahead of your time! Moonwalk Oct 2014 #50
Wow... ReRe Oct 2014 #52
Alas, no, as it will be very expensive and only available to the 1%.... Moonwalk Oct 2014 #53
God forbid that women actually know demigoddess Oct 2014 #5
Mayo Clinic? tooeyeten Oct 2014 #6
Nah... that is the Miracle Whip Clinic. whistler162 Oct 2014 #9
Is that where they combine miracles with flagellation? valerief Oct 2014 #11
KICK! calimary Oct 2014 #10
According to Anti-choice plackards, it's already a rosy-cheeked Gerber baby by then. SunSeeker Oct 2014 #12
Duh. I thought everybody already knew this stuff. kestrel91316 Oct 2014 #13
You're confusing counting with reality. Igel Oct 2014 #15
This does not mean what you think it means. nt. Umbram Oct 2014 #17
Right. This is well known. zentrum Oct 2014 #18
This is complicated in two ways gollygee Oct 2014 #19
Well there you go again lobodons Oct 2014 #20
Thank you! I've been looking for something to share on FB and other public sites. nolabear Oct 2014 #21
Anti abortion has nothing to do with saving babies. Kablooie Oct 2014 #24
I think it has more to do with subjugating women. Maraya1969 Oct 2014 #33
I think subjugating women is probably the underlying motive. Kablooie Oct 2014 #34
Because having sex ashling Oct 2014 #46
I think the "morning after" is just a larger dose of whats in a birth control pill nt 7962 Oct 2014 #26
Correct Freddie Oct 2014 #32
Interesting chart at link below. Scroll down. peace13 Oct 2014 #51
Words and concepts like fertilization, implantation, embroyo, and fetus are too sciency locdlib Oct 2014 #29
Their understanding is so deep, I assume they think of women as tribbles. AtheistCrusader Oct 2014 #36
If by "them" you mean the Mayo clinic, Ms. Toad Oct 2014 #59
Most women have had multiple "abortions" SoCalDem Oct 2014 #30
The 'Morning After Pill' IS contraception. AtheistCrusader Oct 2014 #35
dont need it because iamthebandfanman Oct 2014 #38
since when does that matter indivisibleman Oct 2014 #42
If you ever want to actually see when life begins watch this video of an elephant giving birth Maraya1969 Oct 2014 #55
the Mayo Clinic article indivisibleman Oct 2014 #41
Why would they not know they are pregnant at 6 weeks? n/t Ms. Toad Oct 2014 #44
The article makes this claim. n/t indivisibleman Oct 2014 #54
It does not claim that women who are having abortions Ms. Toad Oct 2014 #57
No, what is says is this: indivisibleman Oct 2014 #60
I just realized that it only states it this way indivisibleman Oct 2014 #61
Remind them that some women never know they are pregnant until a baby pops out. Maraya1969 Oct 2014 #56
How Old Are You? RobinA Oct 2014 #45
The part about weeks 1 and 2 do not mean what some people think it means. Skinner Oct 2014 #47
Okay, good I'm not the only one confused by some of the responses here. tammywammy Oct 2014 #49
Apparently not (common knowledge). n/t Ms. Toad Oct 2014 #58
Scientific facts and rationality beat ignorance and superstition hifiguy Oct 2014 #48
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