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<p>I&#8217;m going to talk about something that&#8217;s been weighing on my mind for quite a few years now. Considering recent media coverage, it&#8217;s probably been on yours, as well, though it&#8217;s a sensitive topic.</p>



<p>Well, sometimes the hardest things, such as the pro-life/pro-choice debate, are the most worthwhile. There&#8217;s a reason certain topics are controversial. There&#8217;s a reason certain statements are hard to swallow.</p>



<p class="has-medium-font-size">Because they should have never been an issue in the first place.</p>



<p>Change is crucial. Those taking a pro-life stance know a baby is human from the moment of conception. It&#8217;s simply in a different stage of life, much like a toddler grows into a child, a child into a teenager, and so on. This is simple truth. But a good way to reach the pro-choice side is with pain logic. Most Americans agree that abortion should be illegal after the fetus can feel pain. So today I&#8217;m going to focus on that argument, although there are many you can research.  </p>



<p>Before we delve into the hard stuff, lets start with an elementary science lesson, compliments of my son&#8217;s library book. As we were reading, this illustration caught my attention.*</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="alignleft is-resized"><img loading="lazy" src="http://www.audrasanlyn.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/magic-school-bus-image-498x1024.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-275" width="218" height="449"/></figure></div>



<p>A one-celled animal will react to its surroundings in order to protect itself.</p>



<p class="has-medium-font-size">A One-Celled Animal. </p>



<p>Yes, we know that unlike a fetus, this animal is fully formed, but hear me out. By 10 days after conception, a fetus has formed into a blastocyste consisting of hundreds of cells.**</p>



<p>If all things science bore you, I apologize. My nerd self enjoys this stuff, and I do have a point&#8230;</p>



<p>By day 10-12 the embryo can direct its own development with no input from the mother&#8217;s tissues.***</p>



<p>At 16 days the neural plate forms. (This is the beginning of the nervous system, which is responsible for relaying pain responses to the brain.) At 6-7 weeks, the neural tube closes and forms 3 sections: the fore brain, mid brain and hind brain. Sometime between week 7 and 16, the baby&#8217;s neural system has formed enough to feel pain. ****</p>



<p>Abby Johnson, a former director for Planned Parenthood, witnessed a <strong>13 week old </strong>baby struggle for its life against abortion instruments. This would spur Abby to walk away from her position of authority at the country&#8217;s largest abortion provider and write<em> Unplanned</em>, which became a movie of the same name in 2019.</p>



<p>Now, all of this information I just shared with you I found in just a few minutes. And I&#8217;m certainly not an expert on the subject.  All scientists on both sides of the argument agree a fetus can feel pain at 20 weeks, but more recent studies have proven it&#8217;s earlier. My point is that we still don&#8217;t know exactly when a baby can feel pain inside the womb. It&#8217;s most likely between weeks 7-16, and babies develop at different rates.</p>



<p class="has-text-align-left">This is a really hot topic right now and one that&#8217;s been close to my heart for a long time. <strong>So if there&#8217;s any time to speak out, it&#8217;s now. </strong></p>



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<p>At Liberty University&#8217;s Convocation, David Nasser pointed out that <strong>there&#8217;s a difference between being convinced and being convicted. </strong></p>



<p>If you&#8217;re pro-choice, I highly doubt this short blog post has convinced you. So do your own research. Find out the truth. Because since 1973 when Roe v Wade passed, the media has done everything it can to keep Americans in the dark. </p>



<p>If you&#8217;re pro-life, are you convicted? Because so many lives are being lost. 2,899 per day average from 1973-2013, to be exact. ****</p>



<p><strong>Here&#8217;s what you can do:</strong> </p>



<ol><li>Pray</li><li>Research and learn</li><li>Share with love (because the whole point of this is to care for the woman and child)</li><li>Vote</li><li>This is the fun one: support pro-life brands like COL1972. This clothing company donates 10% of all proceeds to pro-life organizations. <a href="https://col1972.com/">https://col1972.com/</a> </li></ol>



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<p>* The Magic School Bus Explores the Senses: Joanna Cole/Bruce Degen. 1999 </p>



<p>** <a href="https://medlineplus.gov/ency/anatomyvideos/000025.htm">https://medlineplus.gov/ency/anatomyvideos/000025.htm</a> </p>



<p>***<a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://youtu.be/0gAsdEUNUJY">https://youtu.be/0gAsdEUNUJY</a></p>



<p>**** <a href="https://www.all.org/learn/abortion/abortion-statistics/">https://www.all.org/learn/abortion/abortion-statistics/</a> </p>



<p>heart Photo by&nbsp;<a href="https://unsplash.com/@michaelfenton?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText">Michael Fenton</a>&nbsp;on&nbsp;<a href="https://unsplash.com/images/feelings/heart?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText">Unsplash</a> </p>
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