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You have been quoted as saying that the fetus has no constitutional rights.
You have been quoted as saying that the fetus has no constitutional rights.
but I'm willing to bet that if I were the fetus, I'd be saying, "Put the cigarette out, Mom.
but I'm willing to bet that if I were the fetus I'd be saying
In our story, the placenta is now the new home of the fetus - an enormous fortress, protecting it from microbes that could infect and kill it in its still pretty fragile state.
Other placental cells creep along the inside of the mum's blood vessels, stretching them and connecting the fetus through the umbilical cord on the other side.
You can have XY chromosomes and can appear female with a vagina, but have testes internally due to conditions along chemical pathways that happen after six weeks in the fetus.
but have testes internally due to conditions along chemical pathways that happen after six weeks in the fetus.
For one thing, urine, unlike feces, is sterile, so it doesn't contain bacteria that could make the fetus sick.
Also, the waste products we normally get rid of by urinating, like excess nitrogen, are instead filtered from the fetus and delivered through the umbilical cord back to the mother for disposal.
The fetus isn't good for Bella.
"The fetus isn't good for Bella."
About a month into pregnancy, a thick, gelatinous mucus plug is formed and fills the cervical canal and contains antibodies to protect the fetus from infection;
thus, the fetus is well protected.
For instance, if a mother in the late stages of pregnancy suffers extreme emotional stress, flooding her system with cortisol, a stress hormone, the nervous system of that unborn child could be predictably compromised in a negative way for the rest of his or her life, for the fetus itself technically is learning about what the world is going to be like.
for the fetus itself technically is learning
and actually that this heightened sensitivity may be protecting the fetus because one of the results is mothers aren't eating bitter tasting foods that could contain toxins.
may be protecting the fetus.
and about this potential damage to the fetus later.
There needs to be a lot of awareness about the virus and about this potential for damage to the fetus later.