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SURGICAL AND CHEMICAL ABORTION
... About 1,300,000 surgical abortions occur annually in America.
... Many common contraceptives such as "the pill", IUDs, and other chemical birth control means are
actually abortifacients. These contraceptives, if failing in their primary purpose of preventing
conception, act to prevent implantation and thus abort the newly conceived child.
... The number of chemical abortions due to abortifacients is believed to be perhaps 10,000,000
annually in America.
NEVADA ABORTION
... Nevada has an abortion rate 50% above the national average.
... Nevada's abortion rate is the highest of any state west of the Mississippi River.
... About 14,000 surgical abortions occur annually in Nevada.
LAS VEGAS ABORTION
... About 60% of Nevada's abortions occur right here in Las Vegas!
... The Las Vegas area drives Nevada's abortion rate.
MAJOR MILESTONES AFTER CONCEPTION
| Week 1 |
Baby attaches to the uterus |
| Week 2 |
Baby rapidly developing |
| Week 3 |
Heart starts beating |
| Week 4 |
Brain and spinal cord developing |
| Week 5 |
Facial features are visible; Hands and feet forming |
| Week 6 |
About 3/4 inch tall; Brain waves measurable; Fingers and toes forming |
| Week 7 |
Baby coordinates movements and sucks thumb; Genitals forming |
| Week 8 |
About 1 1/2 inches tall; Baby feels pain; All organs functioning |
| Weeks 9-12 |
About 3 1/2 inches tall; Baby can smile, sleep, wake and clasp hands |
Baby approximately 7 weeks after conception.
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